District administration enforces curfew in North Waziristan
North Waziristan: The district administration has announced a curfew for the entire North Waziristan district on Sunday, January 18 as a result of security forces’ planned movement through the district, which they have also issued a public alert for. As per the official announcement, the first day of the operation
Bangladesh refuses to travel to India for ICC T20 World Cup
DHAKA: The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has put forward the same reasons for not sending its national team to India for the upcoming ICC T20 World Cup security concerns and government directives. The BCB, after a meeting with an ICC delegation in Dhaka, made an official announcement stating that the
NHMP announces closure of several motorways nationwide
PESHAWAR: Dense fog has resulted in zero visibility in certain areas on the roads and the National Highway and the Motorway Police (NHMP) of the country have declared these roads closed. The public is told not to travel unless it is unavoidable. The driving conditions have become extremely dangerous due
Fire breaks out at Karachi’s busy shopping plaza, 2 dead, several trapped
KARACHI: A fire incident occurred in Gul Plaza, located on MA Jinnah Road in Karachi, resulting in two dead persons confirmed and at least eight other persons injured, who have been transferred to nearby hospitals in critical condition. Rescue personnel reported that there are several people still supposedly stuck in
Peshawar University forms inquiry committee over alleged viral video of female students
PESHAWAR (Salman Yousfzai): The Vice Chancellor of the University of Peshawar has established a fact-finding inquiry committee to investigate alleged viral modeling videos involving female students during a recent welcome party organized by the Institute of Health Sciences. According to an official order issued by the university, the committee will
Female doctors block CM KP route in Abbottabad over Dr. Warda case
ABBOTTABAD (Hamadullah Khan): Female doctors staged a protest and blocked the path of the Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa upon his arrival regarding the Dr. Warda murder case in Abbottabad. The protesters chanted slogans such as “We want justice” and demanded accountability for Dr. Warda’s death. During the protest, Chief
JPP hosts UN review screening highlighting Pakistan’s child rights progress
ISLAMABAD: Justice Project Pakistan (JPP), in collaboration with the national commission for human rights (NCHR), group development Pakistan (GDP), the legal aid and justice authority (LAJA), and the parliamentarians’ commission on human rights (PCHR), hosted a live screening of Pakistan’s review before the united nations committee on the rights of
Pashto subject made mandatory, KP education dept major decision
PESHAWAR (Salman Yousfzai): The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Education Department has made the teaching of Pashto mandatory in all government schools across the province, from primary to intermediate levels. A formal letter issued by the District Education Officer of Nowshera outlines this directive, and written instructions have been sent to schools in
Nationwide Polio threat grows as 40 sewage samples test positive
ISLAMABAD: The polio virus has been confirmed in 40 sewage samples across the country. Out of a total of 127 sewage samples sent to the National Institute of Health for laboratory testing, 40 tested positive for the polio virus, while 87 were negative. In the federal capital, Islamabad, there were
JUI leader arrested in ongoing Kohistan corruption scandal
KOHISTAN (Kamran Ali Shah): Leader of the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI) and owner of a private company, Amir Zayab Dasu, was presented today in an accountability court concerning the ongoing Kohistan corruption scandal. The court granted a 10-day physical remand to the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) for further investigation. During the
