He urged the international community to address the “immense humanitarian tragedy” in both countries. The Pope also called for peace in the Holy Land, Ukraine, Libya, Yemen, Nigeria, Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo. And he once again referred to the persecution of Christians in many countries. Addressing the faithful in a rain-drenched St […]
The Department of Civil Aviation (DCA) flight operations director Datuk Yahaya Abdul Rahman said it was still premature to determine the cause of the crash, which reportedly occurred in bad weather, Bernama reported. “We need to look into all mechanical and electronic aspects of the aircraft before anything can be said,” he was quoted as […]
Lahore 28th March 2015, Ch. Ghulam Nabi Shahid, Chairman of Overseas Pakistani Citizens’ Organisation has expressed grave concern over the safety and safe return of Pakistani Citizens from Yemen. In a press statement, he said that “I have grave concern over the present situation in Yemen due to Civil War in the country. I am […]
The gunmen attacked the duty officers at around midnight in Kohat city, some 80 kilometres (49 miles) southwest of Peshawar, capital of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. “Three gunmen fired at the customs team indiscriminately. Four officials died on the spot and another succumbed to his injuries in hospital later, “Sohaib Ashraf, district police chief in […]
Sindh Education Secretary Dr Fazlullah Pechuho assured citizens on Tuesday that all education institutions with inadequate security measures would be closed down said that the motive of the cracker attack near schools in Karachi’s Gulshan-i-Iqbal area was to spread fear and panic. Talking to Reporter, the provincial education secretary said that the government could not […]
The minor’s body was recovered from Nazimabad’s Jalalabad area within the remits of the Rizvia Police Station, however, it is not yet clear where the rape and murder took place. Speaking to Dawn, Additional Police Surgeon Dr Rohina Hasan, who conducted the minor’s autopsy, said she was subjected to sodomy. Liaquatabad Superintendent of Police (SP) […]
Addressing a session of the National Assembly, the interior minister said that inevitably there is always a reaction to a military operation, adding that security issues should not be politicised. “Their targets are soft and easy but we are trying to strengthen our mechanism to foil their nefarious designs,” he said. Nisar said terrorists wanted […]
Pakistan is one of only three countries in the world where polio remains endemic, along with Afghanistan and Nigeria. Efforts to eradicate it have been seriously hampered by the deadly targeting of vaccination teams in recent years. Militant groups often attack polio teams as they see vaccination campaigns as a cover for espionage. There […]
Stocks extended their rally owing to the rise of oil prices in the international market, as the KSE-100 index gained more than 200 points or 0.6 per cent on Wednesday. Moreover, the corporate financial results have also begun coming in showing positive results in most cases. Both factors combined result in the high trading activity […]
The atlas will guide the management changes for sustainable intensification, said FAO’s representative in Pakistan, Patrick Evans during a symposium on ‘public-private partnership to manage soil fertility in Pakistan’ on Tuesday. “The results of the exercise will consequently lead to application of balanced inputs and ‘4R’: Right fertiliser at the Right rate at the Right […]
