Buner, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa — In the wake of one of the deadliest flood disasters in recent memory, residents of Buner district remain stranded on …
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Tremors Rattle Islamabad and KP After Another Quake from Hindu Kush
by Faisal Razaby Faisal RazaResidents of Islamabad, Rawalpindi, and several northern districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa were jolted awake on Tuesday morning when a 5.2-magnitude earthquake rippled through the …
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Security Forces Foil Major Terror Plot in Balochistan on Independence Day
by Faisal Razaby Faisal RazaBalochistan narrowly avoided a large-scale tragedy on Independence Day after security agencies arrested a suspected suicide bomber who, officials say, had planned to target …
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Peshawar – Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur has pledged that every home destroyed in the recent floods will be rebuilt, assuring victims …
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School Headmaster Prevents Mass Tragedy as Floods Ravage Northern Pakistan
by Faisal Razaby Faisal RazaSWAT, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa — When torrents of muddy water rushed toward a government primary school in Swat’s Mangalore area, Headmaster Saeed Ahmed had only …
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Pakistan Strikes Sugar Import Deal with Azerbaijan to Tackle Price Surge
by Faisal Razaby Faisal RazaIslamabad — Facing a deepening sugar crisis, Pakistan has finalised an agreement to import 85,000 metric tonnes of sugar from Azerbaijan in an effort …
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IMF Pushes Pakistan on Stronger Anti-Money Laundering Laws, Govt Readies Objections
by Faisal Razaby Faisal RazaIslamabad – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has urged Pakistan to toughen its anti-money laundering (AML) framework and improve the performance of the National …
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Peshawar/Swat — Northern Pakistan is reeling from one of the deadliest rain disasters in recent years, with at least 344 confirmed deaths in just …
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QUETTA — A wave of violent incidents in Quetta, Khuzdar, and Kalat districts on Thursday left four people dead — including a Levies official …
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Bajaur — Authorities in Bajaur have ordered residents from 26 villages in the volatile Lowi Mamund and War Mamund tehsils to leave their homes …