Islamabad, April 18 (IANS) An earthquake of magnitude 5.5 has hit the Hindu Kush region in Afghanistan, sending tremors across Pakistan’s Islamabad, Peshawar, and several parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Saturday, according to local media reports. The Pakistan Meteorological Department’s (PMD) National Seismic Monitoring Centre (NSMC) reported that the earthquake occurred at a depth of 199 kilometres and measured 5.5 in magnitude, reports leading Pakistani media outlet Geo TV.Swat, Hangu, North Wa…
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Islamabad, April 9 (IANS) Three people have been killed and 14 others injured in rain-related incidents in Peshawar, Mohmand and Nowshera districts of Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, local media reported on Thursday. Rescue 1122 spokesman Bilal Ahmad Faizi said that a child died and two others were injured in a roof collapse incident in Mattani area of Peshawar, Pakistan’s leading daily Dawn reported. The rescue workers took the injured people to the hospital. He further mentioned that p…
Islamabad, April 9 (IANS) People in Pakistan’s Karachi continue to pay increased fares while using public transport as bus owners have been ignoring a Sindh government order to freeze fares in return for a fuel subsidy, local media reported on Thursday. Transporters, including operators of buses, minibuses, Qingqi rickshaws, school vans and goods carriers, continue to ask for higher fares. After the government issued subsidy orders, many people in Karachi were expecting that transport owners wou…
Islamabad, April 7 (IANS) A transgender woman, identified as Sara, was killed in Peshawar city of Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province after she refused to have friendship with an individual and allegedly did not pay extortion, local media reported. The incident took place outside a plaza in Peshawar’s Faqirabad, where assailants riding on a motorcycle opened fire at Sara, hitting at her for six to seven times, Pakistan’s leading daily ‘The Express Tribune’ reported. She was taken to Lady Read…
Islamabad, April 7 (IANS) At least five police personnel were injured in an explosion in the Shahbazkhel town of Lakki Marwat district in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, local media reported citing confirmation from the police department. According to leading Pakistani daily Dawn, district police’s spokesperson Qudratullah said that ‘Fitna-al-Khawarij’ carried out the attack on the Bannu-Dera Ismail Khan section of the Peshawar-Karachi Indus Highway. Pakistan uses ‘Fitna al Khawarij’ ter…
Kabul, April 6 (IANS) Taliban on Monday claimed that it has captured a Pakistani border post in Eastern Afghanistan after a clash with the soldiers of the neighbouring country, local media reported. Local officials confirmed the exchange of fire betweenTaliban forces and Pakistani soldiers in a border area, Amu TV reported citing Taliban-run national broadcaster RTA. They said that an outpost was captured during the clashes and casualities have been reported on the Pakistani side.The incident co…
Islamabad, April 6 (IANS) Residents in Peshawar and other parts of Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa have been facing difficulties due to acute shortage of natural gas as CNG stations remained shut across the province, local media reported on Monday. Majority of school van and bus operators have suspended their services due to unavailability of CNG while public transporters have increased fares after they started using petrol, placing further financial burden on residents, Pakistan’s leading daily ‘…
Kabul, April 3 (IANS) Local residents have accused Pakistani soldiers of targetting civilian houses in the Tani district of Afghanistan’s Khost late Thursday as fighting continued on the country’s border with Pakistan. According to sources, many local residents have started leaving their homes to escape the violence while casualties were also reported from the region, Afghanistan’s leading news agency Khaama Press reported. However, no verified death or injury had been confirmed so far.Meanwhile…
Islamabad, April 1 (IANS) The participants of a jirga have urged governments of Pakistan and Afghanistan to stop the border clashes and resolve their differences through dialogue, local media reported on Wednesday. A ‘Pakistan-Afghanistan Peace Jirga’ was organised in Pakistan’s Peshawar on Tuesday under the auspices of a think-tank Aspire Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and National Reform Movement (Qaumi Islahi Tehreek). Various political and religious leaders, representatives of business community and med…
Islamabad, March 31 (IANS) Access to policing for women in Pakistan remains uneven due to structural gaps, cultural barriers, and limited representation. From Punjab to Sindh and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, women in Pakistan continue to face challenges both as citizens seeking justice and as officers working within the system, a report has detailed. “Across Pakistan, the presence of women in policing is slowly expanding, but progress remains uneven. While policy measures and individual success stories s…