Regional News

ISLAMABAD, Dec 07 (APP):Firefighters have put out the blaze that broke out in capital’s main Weekly Bazaar in sector H-9 on late Wednesday. Deputy Commissioner Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) in a statement said that the fire that erupted in the carpet and used clothes section […]

KARACHI, Dec 07 (APP):Sindh Minister for Information, Transport and Mass Transit, Sharjeel Inam Memon, on Wednesday, announced the start of the trial service of the People’s Bus Service in Sukkur city. The minister in a statement issued here said that after the successful operation of […]

SARGODHA, Dec 07 (APP): A meeting of the District Overseas Pakistanis Commission was held here on Wednesday. Director General Overseas Pakistani Commission Ishratullah Niazi chaired the meeting. Director Revenue Overseas Pakistani Commission Aslam Ramay, ADCR Jawaria Maqbool, District Chairman Overseas Pakistani Commission Jawad Khurram and […]

PESHAWAR, Dec 07 (APP): A Sports Gala for inmates of District Jail Abbottabad was opened on Wednesday. Superintendent District Jail Abbottabad, Hamid Azam Khan opened the Sports Gala during a special ceremony. Sports including Volleyball, Badminton, Table tennis, tug of war and musical chairs will […]

LAHORE, Dec 06 (APP): Two people were killed in a firing incident in Defence C police jurisdiction, here on Tuesday. According to police, two people namely Shahzad and Hassan were going on a motorcycle when some unknown assailants opened firing on them near Defence C, […]

HYDERABAD, Dec 06 (APP):Three suspected outlaws were arrested in injured condition after separate police encounters. The police spokesman informed here on Tuesday that a police team led by SHO Rahuki police station Anwar Khanzada engaged some suspected robbers near Husri Shaakh in an exchange of […]

HYDERABAD, Dec 05 (APP):The Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) has deplored that the administrator of Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (HMC) Fuad Ghaffar Soomro appeared least bothered about the plight of the corporation’s unpaid workers. In a statement issued here on Monday, the MPAs Rashid Khilji and others […]

LARKANA,Dec 05 (APP):Former Senator and Convener of Larkana Awami Ittehad Dr. Safdar Ali Abbasi, on Monday, inaugurated 43rd two-day annual free eye camp, organized by Abbasi-Kalhora Tanzeem Larkana here at Government High School Waleed. Dr. Safdar Ali Abbasi, Barrister Kazim Ali Abbasi, Owais Ali Abbasi, […]

ISLAMABAD, Dec 5 (APP):The Ministry of Railway on Monday apprised the Senate Standing Committee on Railways that Rs.1982 million was needed to restore 59km railway track from Peshawar to Torkham and the ministry did not have enough resources to restore it. The Committee which met […]

LAHORE, Dec 05 (APP):Two policemen were martyred during an encounter with armed assailants in Manga Mandi, on Monday. A spokesman for police said that some dacoits were looting people near Shamkay Bhattian, Manga Mandi and opened firing at both police personnel – ASI Muhammad Asim […]