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11 Killed in Pakistan as Roadside Bomb Targets Coal Miners’ Vehicle

11 Killed in Pakistan as Roadside Bomb Targets Coal Miners’ Vehicle

Multiple deaths and a number of casualties resulted when a bomb attack struck a coal miner transportation vehicle in Pakistan's Balochistan province on Friday. The Kharan district became the site where the explosion took place

Tensions Between Pakistan and Afghanistan Escalate Over Border Clashes

Tensions Between Pakistan and Afghanistan Escalate Over Border Clashes

The already delicate relation between Pakistan and Afghanistan seems to be getting to a new low as pressure rises at the border. Before it can be described with more complications, now it has become an

Punjab Revises Winter Vacation Schedule for Schools

Punjab Revises Winter Vacation Schedule for Schools

The Punjab Education Department has recently changed the announced PEC winter vacations dates for all schools in Punjab announced recently. As per the new notification, all private as well as government schools would remain closed

Four Pakistani Migrants Die in Greece Boat Tragedy, Foreign Office Confirms

Four Pakistani Migrants Die in Greece Boat Tragedy, Foreign Office Confirms

Four Pakistanis were among the dead in a shipwreck off the southern coast of the Greek island of Crete when a wooden vessel with migrants capsized on Saturday, the Pakistan Foreign Office said. The Greek

Former UC Chairman Assassinated in Karachi Mosque Shooting

Former UC Chairman Assassinated in Karachi Mosque Shooting

A former UC chairman and candidate in the recent local government election, Amanullah Afridi, 65, was shot dead in Karachi’s Baldia Town on Tuesday morning. The attack happened close to the Baldia No.7 when Afridi

Earthquake Tremors Shake Parts of Punjab, No Casualties Reported

Earthquake Tremors Shake Parts of Punjab, No Casualties Reported

A 4.8 magnitude scale earthquake hit several areas of Punjab on Thursday evoking a short-lived panic among the population. The NSMC officially reported the seismic activity which occurred 50km northwest of the town of Kharian

Murree declares snow emergency

Murree declares snow emergency

The snowy season has officially begun in Murree, with an emergency declared in the district and on its main roads. The snowfall period, from December 2 to March 15, 2025, has prompted the authorities to

Polio Cases in Pakistan Rise to 59 in 2024

Polio Cases in Pakistan Rise to 59 in 2024

Pakistan continues the higher trend of polio cases for their eradication, and as per the statement, they are expecting about three more polio cases in 2024 which would make the total number of polio cases

2 policemen guarding polio team shot dead in KP’s Orakzai

2 policemen guarding polio team shot dead in KP’s Orakzai

Pakistan and Afghanistan are the only countries where polio remains endemic, and vaccination teams are frequently targeted by militants waging a campaign against the security forces. Two policemen guarding a polio vaccination team were shot

Thousands evacuated as cyclone approaches India-Pakistan coast

Thousands evacuated as cyclone approaches India-Pakistan coast

Heavy rains have battered the Gujarat coastline of India and Pakistan’s coastline along the Arabian Sea flooding areas of the state and forcing people to leave their homes with authorities predicting a cyclonic storm that