ISLAMABAD / KARACHI: Three more cases of polio have been reported in the country, two in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and one in Sindh, bringing the total number of cases to 69. An official from the Polio Virology Laboratory of the National Institute of Health (NIH) said Saturday that the cases of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa were reported in […]
SAHIWAL: Vehicles leaving the Ittefaq sugar mills on Saturday. LAHORE: The Punjab Anti-Corruption Facility (ACE) has recovered 36 kanals of land supposedly invaded by the mills of the Sharif family in Sahiwal about 37 years ago. According to ACE, Ittefaq Sugar Mills had invaded an area of state land measuring 36 kanals and was part
FIRST MINISTER Imran Khan's World Diplomacy Week at the UN General Assembly has illustrated his "star calling," his strong commitment to the security of Pakistan and the welfare of his people and a desire for justice and peace between nations and within them. Unlike the Pakistani leaders of the last decade, whose presence at the
ISLAMABAD – Four people were injured and six were killed after an unknown gunman fire broke out on a bus in the Han district of Zargari on Saturday. According to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Police, the cause of the killing ISLAMABAD – Four people were injured and six were killed after an unknown gunman fire broke out
After violent clashes the day before in Peshawar at Lady Reading Hospital during which 13 doctors were arrested, police recorded a case on Saturday nominating 26 doctors. The arrested doctors were transferred today from Peshawar to the Mardan prison. The case has been registered under Sections 148 (riots, armed with a deadly weapon), 149 (each
At least three people, including a leader of the Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F), were killed and more than a dozen more were injured in an explosion that shook the Chaman area of the Qilla Abdullah district of Balochistan, assistant commissioner of Chaman Yasir Dashti said. According to police officers, the bomb was an improvised explosive device
With one foot in two worlds, the Prime Minister raised questions that are more than relevant at this time in the journey of humanity. The following analysis is by Ted Anthony, who covered the aftermath of September 11 in Afghanistan and Pakistan and has written on international issues for The Associated Press since 1995, and
The Punjab health department revealed on Saturday that 199 cases of dengue have been reported in several hospitals in the province during the last 24 hours, bringing the account to 3,377 since the beginning of this year. According to a report issued by the department, 2,608 patients, out of a total of 3,377, were discharged
Pakistan decided to keep the main border terminals open on the border with Afghanistan, it emerged on Saturday, in a partial change in the government's decision to close all border crossings during elections in the neighboring country. The government announced on Thursday the closure of all border crossings with Afghanistan from September 27 to 28
A plane carrying Prime Minister Imran Khan and his entourage returned to New York on Friday night after developing a technical failure while heading to Pakistan. The prime minister took off from the Kennedy International Airport in New York on Friday night in a special plane made available by the Saudi government, but flew in
