Dar denies withdrawal of subsidy on wheat for GB
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance Ishaq Dar Saturday rejected reports about withdrawal of the subsidy on wheat for Gilgit-Baltistan as baseless. Addressing post-budget press...
Four people killed over land dispute in Gilgit
MUZAFFARABAD: Four people were gunned down on Friday as two groups clashed over a land-owning dispute after a court gave its verdict.
Reportedly, three brothers...
Two more die as number of coronavirus cases surge to 776...
ISLAMABAD: Dr Usama Riaz, who played a vital role in screening suspected patients in the region, has passed away as the number of coronavirus...
Three suspects of Nanga Parbat attack arrested
GILGIT: The security forces Friday arrested three alleged terrorists believed to be involved in killing of ten tourists at the base camp of Nanga...
Traders’ community observes strike in Gilgit-Baltistan on seventh day
GILGIT-BALTISTAN: The shutter-down strike here in all four districts against the imposition of federal taxes in entered seventh day, on Wednesday.
The strike was called...
Astore people still in trouble after interval in snowfall
ASTORE: After a break in continued snowfall for couple of days with clod breezes blowing in almost all upper areas of Gilgit-Baltistan including Astore,...
40 suspects arrested for attacks on schools in GB
DIAME:The police and security forces have arrested at least 40 suspected people on suspicion of their involvement in damaging and torching girls schools in...
Pak-Army rescues Japanese mountaineer from Broad Peak
SKARDU: Pakistan Army on Wednesday saved the life of another mountaineer through chopper in their third rescue operation of the month. Pakistan Army chopper...
Ahsan stresses coordination of federal, provincial govts to achieve development goals
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal has emphasized for close coordination between federal and provincial governments for country's development and prosperity. Speaking...
PM Imran’s visit to Skardu cancelled due to bad weather
SKARDU: Prime Minister Imran Khan’s visit to Skardu to exercise political power has on Friday been cancelled after the premier’s flight could not get...
Afghanistan
Three female media workers shot to death in Afghanistan
Three female Journalists were shot and killed in the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad on Tuesday, their TV network said, in what appeared to...
Eight dead, 31 injured as barrage of rocket fire hits Afghanistan capital Kabul
At least eight people were killed and 31 wounded Saturday when a barrage of rockets struck densely populated parts of Kabul, officials said, marking...
Thousands of Afghan refugee families benefit from emergency cash assistance
PESHAWAR: The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) has provided emergency cash assistance to over 50,000 vulnerable Afghan refugee families impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic in...
Terrorists storm Kabul University, Killing at Least 25
At least 25 people were killed and 22 other wounded when gunmen stormed Kabul University in a 6-hours-long assault that witnessed students left in...
