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ssing in Balochistan last night was found near Musa Goth in the Lasbela district, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on Tuesday. “All 6 officers and soldiers including Lt Gen Sarfraz Ali embraced shahadat,” the media affairs wing of the armed forces tweeted. It added that the accident occurred due to bad weather, as per initial investigations. The chopper was …

MUZAFFARABAD/GILGIT: As another 27 people lost their lives in rain-related incidents in various parts of the country on Monday, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif expressed anger over non-provision of food and other facilities to the flood-affected families in Qila Saifullah district of Balochistan and ordered strict action against the provincial administration. In Azad Jammu and Kashmir’s (AJK) Tahi Khakhriyali village of …

  Mubeen Siddiqui, father of Nasir Siddiqui CEO Hiba Entertainment, was laid to rest at a cemetery in Farmersville, Texas. Dallas (Report: Raja Zahid Akhtar Khanzada) Mubeen Siddiqui, the father of Haba Entertainment CEO Nasir Siddiqui and a well-known figure in the Pakistani community, passed away this morning.  His funeral prayer was offered today at IANT Masjid after Asr prayer …

ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday expressed their grief over the loss of lives during the havoc caused by floods in the United Arab Emirates. President Alvi expressed sorrow over the loss of lives in the UAE, five Pakistanis among them, and prayed that the affected families bear their losses with fortitude. He also prayed for …

ISLAMABAD: The National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) has urged people to observe social distancing and take precautionary measures especially in light of Muharram as Pakistan reported at least 661 coronavirus infections on Sunday amid fears of an imminent Covid wave. A person in Punjab also succumbed to the virus over the past 24 hours as the country reported a …

Ten people died while four others were injured after rainfall caused the roof of a mud house to collapse in a village located in Azad Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Monday. Hajira Assistant Commissioner (AC) Waleed Anwar said the incident took place on Sunday night in Tahi Khakhriyali — the last village of Poonch district along the left bank …

No casualties were reported after an “abandoned” restaurant located at Karachi’s Do Darya collapsed, officials said on Monday. Videos being shared on social media showed that the deck overlooking the sea had collapsed. “A restaurant on Do Darya called Zaiqa collapsed but there were no casualties,” said Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) South Asad Raza. He added that police had …

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif reached Quetta on a day-long visit on Monday to oversee relief operations in flood-affected areas of Balochistan. The prime minister’s visit comes as nine more people died in rain-related incidents in Balochistan over the past 24 hours, taking the death toll to 136, according to the Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA). Speaking to the media during …

ISLAMABAD: While the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) is expected to decide the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf’s (PTI) funding case within a fortnight, the party on Saturday decided to move a reference against Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sikandar Sultan in the judicial commission, accusing him of meeting leaders of the ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N). The PTI will also get resolutions against the …

ISLAMABAD: Doctors who graduated from Pakistani colleges may not be able to work in the United States (US) after Jan 2024 as the country has failed to meet the criteria of the World Federation for Medical Education (WFME) and the deadline is approaching fast. Defunct Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC) had applied for the WFME accreditation and also invited …