News & views from Chitral
PESHAWAR: Pakistani authorities have shared with China the preliminary findings of an investigation into a deadly attack that killed five Chinese nationals and their Pakistani driver in the country’s volatile northwest, officials said Wednesday. Authorities were doing DNA testing on the remains of a suicide bomber who rammed his explosives-laden car into a vehicle that […]
ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office (FO) said on Thursday that there remains no doubt that the suicide attaack in Besham was orchestrated by enemies of Pakistan-China friendship. FO Spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch addressed a weekly press briefing and said Pakistan was in touch with China following the “heinous attack”. She reiterated that Pakistan was “fully committed […]
LAHORE: Local cement dispatches across Pakistan are projected to increase by 10% to 14% for March 2024. Total dispatches are expected to reach around 3.20 million tonnes on a month-on-month (MoM) basis, with a projected decline of 3% to 7% on a year-on-year (YoY) basis. In February 2024, cement sales remained low, primarily due to […]
ISLAMABAD: Bar associations across Pakistan have demanded the Supreme Court’s (SC) intervention over the letter written by six Islamabad High Court (IHC) judges regarding the interference of spy agencies in judicial functions. In response to the demands, Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Qazi Faez Isa convened a full court session. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and […]
At least six people, including five Chinese nationals, were killed in an explosion when their convoy was attacked by a suicide bomber in the Bisham area of Shangla district on Tuesday, a top police officer said. A suicide bomber rammed an explosives-laden vehicle into a convoy of Chinese engineers which was on its way from […]
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has submitted a report to the Supreme Court, saying it has not yet received any funds against the Rs21 billion required to conduct elections to the Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa assemblies. Though full contents of the fresh report are not known, the two-page reply has explained the latest […]
ISLAMABAD: Security forces launched an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in the Turbat area of Balochistan and killed at least three terrorists, ISPR said on Thursday. In a statement, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said that the IBO was initiated to clear a hideout of terrorists allegedly involved in firing incidents on the security forces and civilians […]
ISLAMABAD: The federal government on Thursday announced a five-day holiday on the auspicious occasion of Eidul Fitr. All the government, semi-government and private organisations, factories banks and educational institutions will remain closed from April 21 to 25 on account of the Eid, according to a statement issued by the interior ministry.
ISLAMABAD: A highly critical report, prepared by security agencies, painted a bleak picture of the anti-terrorism mechanism in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, saying on Monday that the province’s Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) lacked capacity to fight terrorism. Express tribute has narrated the script of this eye opening report in its publication. Quoting its source the media has published that […]
CHITRAL: MPA Chitral Moulana Hidayatur Rehman has allocated 8 million government fund for his own private madrasa situated in Kari village of lower Chitral. The fund is allocated under the ADP No.668. TMA Chitral issued tender for the proposed work and it is learned that work order has been issued to local contractor. Some sources […]