Quetta, Jan 5 (IANS) One person was killed and 16 others injured in an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) attack in Panjgur district of Pakistan’s Balochistan on Monday, local media reported. Panjgur Assistant Commissioner Amir Jan stated that the IED was planted in a motor cycle and three of the injured are in serious condition, Pakistan’s leading daily Dawn reported. A Frontier Corps vehicle, which was the probably the target, escaped the attack and all personnel are safe, according to local po…
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Islamabad, Jan 5 (IANS) People held a protest in the Landi Kotal area of Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to demand an immediate reopening of the Torkham border, local media reported on Monday. Traders, transporters, tribal elders, daily wagers, activists of political parties and civil society were part of the protest held on Sunday under the banner of All Borders Coordinators Council.Representatives from various organisations and groups, who were directly impacted by the border shutdown with Afgha…
Islamabad, Jan 4 (IANS) The GB Youth Movement staged a protest in the Chinarbagh region of Pakistan-occupied Gilgit-Baltistan (PoGB) against the inclusion of controversial personalities in the so-called caretaker government, local media reported on Sunday. Political and civil society members also announced protests in Ghanche, Nagar and Shigar districts over the lack of representation in the so-called caretaker cabinet, Pakistan’s leading daily, Dawn, reported.Protesters stated that several cont…
Islamabad, Dec 30 (IANS) Hundreds of daily-wage workers and porters in Pakistan are facing financial problems due to the continued closure of the Torkham border as they have lost their part-time jobs, local media reported on Monday. As the Torkham border remains shut due to tensions between Afghanistan and Pakistan, the majority of these labourers are looking for jobs in Punjab and Sindh, while others have borrowed money from relatives and friends to manage their daily expenses. They have even s…
Islamabad, Dec 29 (IANS) Noted author and former diplomat Maleeha Lodhi on Monday joined Pakistan’s several analysts who are raising questions and expressing their doubts about the wisdom of Islamabad sending troops to join the International Stabilisation Force (ISF) under US President Donald Trump’s Gaza peace plan. Writing in leading Pakistani daily Dawn, Lodhi, a former Pakistani ambassador to the US, UK and UN, said that joining ISF will be contrary to Pakistan’s long-standing policy.”From w…
Quetta, Dec 29 (IANS) The Grand Alliance of Balochistan government employees on Monday announced a pen-down strike to hold a protest for their demands, including payment of a Disparity Reduction Allowance, local media reported. In a statement, Balochistan Grand Alliance General Secretary Ali Asghar Bangulzai stated that the protest of the employees has entered the second phase due to the “government’s apathy and incompetence,” Pakistan’s leading daily Dawn reported.He stated that the government …
Islamabad, Dec 27 (IANS) Pakistan-occupied Gilgit-Baltistan (PoGB), facing distinct civic challenges and lagging development, has been administered without local bodies for two decades, a report cited on Saturday. According to the report, decades of neglect in the PoGB’s public health system have left the region without adequate health facilities, functioning laboratories, life-saving equipment, and doctors.”People in many cases, take patients to what they call ‘down country’ for treatment, putt…