ISLAMABAD:(APP): Pakistan hanged 324 people last year to rank third worldwide in terms of executions, rights groups said in a report seen by Reuters. Pakistan lifted a moratorium on executions in late 2014 as a measure to deter militancy, after a Taliban gunmen attacked a school and killed 134 students and 19 adults. Pakistan now […]
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Pakistan, with 324 executions in 2015, ranks third worldwide: report
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Two killied in firing
QUETTA, (APP): Unidentified gunmen shot dead two persons near Dilsoz Karaiz area of Killa Abdullah district on Friday. According to Levies sources, the victims identity could not be ascertained who were on way to somewhere when armed assailants opened fire at them and fled from the scene.As a result, both died on the spot. The […]
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Orange Line project to control traffic flow in Lahore
ISLAMABAD, (APP): Pakistan Muslim League (N) leader Khawaja Muhammad Ahsan has said that the traffic flow was a serious issue in Lahore city that can be coped with the Orange Line project. Talking to a private news channel, he said that Lahore is a mega city populating over 10 million people and uplifting of major […]
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Five accused arrested, stolen items recovered
KARACHI, (APP): Police on Friday arrested five accused here from different areas and recovered stolen items. Landhi police arrested two employees of Karachi Electric (K.E) from K.E office, Landhi No 6 and recovered 10 Kilograms copper wire. The arrested employees were identified as Majeed son of Abdul Hameed and Anis son of Wilayat, informed the […]
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Famine engulfs four more lives in Thar, death toll mounts to 172
ISLAMABAD, Feb 18 (APP): At least four more children lost their lives in the drought-hit Thar Desert on Thursday, raising the death toll to 172 in 49 days while more than 250 children have been admitted to several hospitals of the district for treatment. Two children died at Civil Hospital Mithi, while two others lost […]
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Karachi to have partly cloudy weather on Friday: Met Office
KARACHI, Feb 18 (APP): The Met Office on Thursday forecast partly cloudy weather in metropolis during next 24 hours. It said the minimum temperature is expected to remain in the range between 17 to 19 degrees centigrade. The weather report said that mainly cool or cold and dry weather is likely to prevail over most […]