Governor of Afghan province Balkh killed in suicide attack

MazariSharif, Afghanistan, March 9 (AFP/APP): The Governor of Afghanistan’s Balkh province, known for fighting against IS militants, was killed in a suicide attack at his office on Thursday, officials said. The killing, a day after he met top government officials visiting from Kabul, makes Mohammad […]

Georgia drops ‘foreign agent’ bill but faces more protests

Tbilisi, March 9 (AFP/APP): Georgia’s ruling party announced Thursday it was halting plans to introduce a “foreign agent” law similar to Russia’s, but the opposition vowed to step up protests. Concern has been growing that the ex-Soviet nation, which aspires to join the EU and […]

COAS emphasizes on socio-economic development of Balochistan

RAWALPINDI, March 09 (Online): Chief of Army Staff General Syed Asim Munir visited Gwadar. According to the ISPR, he was briefed on prevailing security situation, Formation’s operational preparedness CPEC security and efforts for ensuring a peaceful and secure environment. The Army Chief appreciated the efforts […]

PTI demands of EC to get ROs from judiciary

ISLAMABAD, MARCH 09 (Online): PTI while expressing dissatisfaction on the ROs obtained from bureaucracy in the election has demanded of Election Commission (EC) to get ROs from judiciary. This was demanded by PTI delegation during the meeting in EC. The sources said the inside story […]

Over 50,000 protesters in Greek train tragedy demos: police

Athens, March 8 (AFP/APP):Over 50,000 people were demonstrating around Greece on Wednesday, police said, in a mass outpouring of anger over last week’s rail disaster that claimed 57 lives. The protests were held as train workers, civil servants, ferry crew members, doctors and teachers staged […]

Pakistan to participate in karate Champiionship

LAHORE 08 Mar (Online): The Pakistan squad reaches Tehran on Wednesday to participate in the Nawruz-gah Cup Karate Championship being held in the Iranian capital from March 8 to 14. Besides Pakistan and hosts Iran, 22 other countries will be participating in the competition. Judo, […]

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