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Rescue operations by the Pakistan Navy continue at the Chashma Jhelum Link Canal. According to details, a special diving team from the Pakistan Navy has recovered the bodies of five out of six individuals, who drowned in the canal. Other rescue depa...

Minister for Law and Justice Azam Nazeer Tarar has said the constitution permits the appointment of ad hoc judges. Expressing his opinion in a statement today, he said ad hoc judges should be appointed. The Law Minister rejected reports about extens...

National Highway Authority (NHA) has opened the Zhob-Dhana Sar highway (N-50) for light traffic after repairing it. According to the NHA spokesperson, the highway will be restored for all types of traffic in the next few hours. A portion of national...

The security forces have thwarted a terrorist bid in Gwadar. According to details, the terrorists had planted an IED in a market area. With effective action, the sordid design of the terrorists and their facilitators on the occasion of Muharram was f...

Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif has expressed satisfaction over best security arrangements on Ashura Day. In a statement today, she extended her appreciation to the provincial ministers, Cabinet Committee on Law and Order, Chief Secretary a...

Pakistan Railways has announced one percent to two percent fare increase for all trains from tomorrow. In a press release, Pakistan Railways said that fares would be increased by one percent for all mail, express, intercity, and passenger trains, inc...

Governor Punjab Sardar Saleem Haider Khan held an open court in Rawalpindi today, to resolve public issues. A large number of people attended the open court and informed the governor of Punjab about their problems. The Governor listened to the probl...