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Four injured in Quetta blast

  • QUETTA, (APP): At least four people including a motor rickshaw driver suffered injuries in a roadside bomb blast in Quetta’s Sariab road area, here on Friday. The police said that unknown men planted explosives in a cement pipe placed along road which exploded when a motor rickshaw was passing by. “Resultantly, four persons sustained injuries […]

  • PM discusses regional, internal security with COAS

    ISLAMABAD, (APP): Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif met the Chief of Army Staff here on Friday who called on him here at the Prime Minister House. “Matters pertaining to regional and internal security were discussed,” a statement from the PM House said.

  • PML-N sweeps AJK elections bagging 31 seats out of 41

    MUZAFFARABAD, (APP): Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz has swept the Azad Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly elections by bagging 31 seats, coming into opposition to form its government in Muzaffarabad without any other party’s help. The polling was held in all 41 constituencies, including 29 of AJK and 12 reserved for Pakistan-based Jammu and Kashmir refugees. According […]

  • River Indus, Kabul continue to run in low flood

    ISLAMABAD, (APP): The Federal Flood Commission (FFC) has said that River Indus in ”Kalabagh – Chashma”, “Chashma – Taunsa” and ”Taunsa- Guddu” Reaches and River Kabul in ”Warsak – Nowshera” Reach continue to run in low flood. According to daily FFC report, other main rivers including River Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi and Sutlej are flowing normal. […]

  • Pakistan don’t need any political long march: Ahsan Iqbal

    ISLAMABAD, (APP): Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Reform, Ahsan Iqbal said on Thursday that Pakistan did not need any political long march instead there was a need of an `Economic long march’ for development of the country. Addressing as chief guest in an inauguration ceremony of Pakistan Education and Research Network Building and Cloud […]

  • Secretary expresses satisfaction over polling in AJK peacefully

    ISLAMABAD, (APP): Secretary Election Commission Azad Jammu and Kashmir Mian Naeem Ullah expressed satisfaction over the casting of vote by the people of Kashmir peacefully in the Azad Jammu and Kashmir State Elections 2016 on Thursday. Talking to PTV news, Secretary said they have seen much enthusiasm by the people of Kashmir while they were […]