• Kohlu landmine blast leaves one dead, another injured

    At least one man was killed, another injured when a landmine exploded in Balochistan’s Kohlu district on Sunday. According to Express News, Maulvi Shambu Khan was killed while Nawab Khan was injured in a landmine attack in the Chappi Kach area of Kahan tehsil. 14 killed as passenger van hits landmine in Kurram Agency The …

    October 22, 2017 | by Raheel
  • PIMS separation from SZABMU: Protesters warn complete shutdown if bill not passed

    ISLAMABAD: The protesting employees of Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (Pims) on Saturday announced that if the amendment bill that seeks the hospital’s separation from medical university is not cleared by the cabinet in its next meeting, all healthcare services will be shut down on Wednesday. The medical and non-medical employees of the hospital have been …

    October 22, 2017 | by Raheel
  • Punjab police arrest two Islamabad cops

    ISLAMABAD: Two officials of the Islamabad Police were held by Punjab Police after unlicenced weapons and liquor were recovered from them on Friday. The Islamabad cops were arrested by police in Gujar Khan and were released on bail on Saturday. Officials said Constable Muhammad Umar of Tarnol Police Station was found in possession of two unlicenced …

    October 22, 2017 | by Raheel
  • ANP loyalist Farid Toofan joins PTI

    PESHAWAR: Farid Toofan, the provincial president of the Awami National Party-Wali (ANP-W), joined the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Saturday. Toofan said he had joined the PTI at Imran Khan’s Bani Gala residence in the presence of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Pervez Khattak. He accused ANP President Asfandyar Wali Khan of expelling him from the party after the …

    October 22, 2017 | by Raheel
  • Court moved for blocking Peshawar bus project

    PESHAWAR: A writ petition has been filed in the Peshawar High Court (PHC), asking it to stay the execution of Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system, and declaring it illegal. Maulana Amanullah Haqqani of the Jamiat Ulama-i-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) filed the petition on Saturday, just two days after the project’s inauguration, citing “technical and legal flaws” in the …

    October 22, 2017 | by Raheel
  • Section officers challenge absorptions

    ISLAMABAD: A dozen section officers of different ministries and divisions have challenged permanent absorption of two “college lecturers” before the Islamabad High Court who have now been serving as grade 17 officers in the establishment division. Petitioners through their counsel contended before the court that the absorptions other than FPSC are violation of law under the …

    October 22, 2017 | by Raheel
  • Teachers build characters of nations: Lt-Gen Dogar

    ABBOTTABAD: Teachers are responsible for the character building of the students they teach, PMA Kakul Commandant and Corps Commander Multan Lieutenant General Abdullah Dogar said. “Character building and personality development should be the top priority of the academia, as they have to groom the  youth who are future of the country and thus the destiny of …

    October 22, 2017 | by Raheel
  • New VC of UoP seeks faculty’s cooperation

    PESHAWAR: University of Peshawar’s (UoP) new Vice Chancellor Prof Asif Khan has urged teachers to join hands for the varsity’s uplift. He asked the faculty to play their constructive role and help bring the institution out of financial crisis. “I am a man of merit and innovative ideas; share whatever you consider may help us, help …

    October 22, 2017 | by Raheel
  • Diplomats trek on Margalla Trail 6

    Members of the diplomatic community in Islamabad went on a nature-hike in the Margalla Hills. According to a press release Serena Hotels organised a delightful trek-trip to the Margalla Hills for members of the diplomatic community under Serena Hotels Adventure Diplomacy initiative, which encourages human engagement with nature. A fervent group of more than 40 …

    October 22, 2017 | by Raheel
  • Two houses burgled, two bikes stolen

    ISLAMABAD: Two houses were burgled while two motorcycles stolen in different parts of the capital, police said on Saturday. Cases against unidentified persons have been registered in all four instances with no arrests. Police said unidentified persons stole jewellery and cash from a house in Bani Gala on Friday, while the second burglary was reported from …

    October 22, 2017 | by Raheel