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AJK Legislative Assembly polling continues
Jun 26th
ISLAMABAD: Polling for 38 seats out of 41 of Azad Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly elections continue here today (Sunday) without participation of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) as it decided to boycott the elections in protest against postponement of polls in LA-30, LA-36 and LA-41. // PLEASE CHANGE DEFAULT EXCERPT HANDLING TO CLEAN OR FULL [...]
6 killed, as two militant groups clash in Orakzai
Jun 25th
PESHAWAR: Six persons were killed and four injured in a fierce clash between the two groups of militants as a dispute arose on some matters of cash transactions between them in Orakzai Agency.
Sources said that Mulla Zewar and Maulana Nabi Hanfi group…
Twin blasts in KA kill two, injure three
Jun 22nd
PESHAWAR: Twin blasts in Jamrud Tehsil of Khyber Agency killed two persons including one security man Wednesday, Geo News reported.
According to sources, first blast was reported in TD Bazar of Jamrud Tehsil where one person was injured and later succ…
LPG price increases by Rs 5 per kg
Jun 21st
ISLAMABAD: The marketing companies on Tuesday increased the price of Liquified Petroleum Gas (LPG) by Rs 5 per kg with immediate effect.
Chairman LPG Distributors Association Muhammad Irfan Khokhar said the price of a domestic cylinder was raised by R…
Years longest day today
Jun 21st
KARACHI: Today is the longest day of the year, as its duration in Peshawar would be of 14 hours and 31 minutes.
Met Department said that the duration of the day in Islamabad would be of 14.28 hours, Lahore 14.17 hours, Karachi 13.43 hours and Quetta …
Terrorists kidnapping children for use in suicide attacks
Jun 20th
LOWER DIR: Terrorists have started kidnapping innocent children to use them in suicide attacks, Geo News reported. A girl kidnapped from Peshawar on Sunday was taken into custody from the Islamdarra check post in Lower Dir. The eight-year-old was found…
Guns are a problem, not a solution
Jun 18th
http://blogs.tribune.com.pk/story/6457/guns-are-a-problem-not-a-solution/
Police check Post attacked in Peshawar
Jun 18th
PESHAWAR: At least 50 militants attacked a Police Check Post late Friday in Sarband area of Peshawar, however, no loss of life was reported in the incident. According to the media reports, the militants fired …
Attack on Police check post in Sarbanb repelled
Jun 18th
Attack on Police check post in Sarbanb repelled
PESHAWAR: Militants stormed a police check post in Sarband area, however in retaliation, the police drove away the former after a fiery gun-battle.
According to the details, unidentified armed men fired…
Journalist injured in Khyber Market blast expires
Jun 17th
PESHAWAR: Shafiullah, who was doing an internship at the Peshawar Bureau of The News International, on Thursday night succumbed to his injuries that he had sustained in the twin blasts at the Khyber Super Market here on Saturday last.
Shafiullah, who…
