Pakistan notifies revised control lists under Export Control Act

Pakistan has notified revised control lists of goods, technologies, material and equipment for export under the Export Control Act of 2004. In a statement today [Monday], the Foreign Office said the notification signifies Pakistan’s continuing reso…

Prime Minister vows to make anti-polio campaign successful

Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif has expressed the resolve to defeat polio and make the anti-polio campaign a success. In a tweet today [Monday], the Prime Minister said this five day campaign began today [Monday], aims at targeting 25 di…

UN Appeals for $110 Million for Afghan Quake Response

The United Nations made an urgent appeal Monday for $110.3 million to provide livesaving assistance to more than 360,000 Afghans who were affected last week by a magnitude 5.9 earthquake that killed about 1,000 people, including 150 children.The fundin…

WHO Boosts Surveillance Amid Disease Outbreak Risk in Quake-Hit Parts of Afghanistan

The World Health Organization said Sunday it was stepping up surveillance of infectious diseases in earthquake-hit areas of Afghanistan following warnings by local authorities that thousands of survivors are at risk of disease.Afghan officials reported…

Destruction Everywhere, Help Scarce After Afghanistan Quake

When the ground heaved from last week’s earthquake in Afghanistan, Nahim Gul’s stone-and-mud house collapsed on top of him.He clawed through the rubble in the pre-dawn darkness, choking on dust as he searched for his father and two sisters. He doesn’t …

Marriyum expresses grief over death of Salman Ghani’s brother

Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb has expressed condolences with the senior journalist Salman Ghani over the sad demise of his brother.In a statement on Sunday, the Minister expressed sympathies with the bereaved family and p…

18 passengers killed in Qilla Saifullah road mishap

In Balochistan, 18 passengers were killed when a van fell into a deep ravine at Akhtarzai near District Qilla Saifullah on Wednesday.According to levies sources, an emergency has been imposed at hospitals located in the near area.Source: Radio Pakistan

Fire again erupts at Margalla Hills

Fire has erupted in Margalla Hills near Munal in Islamabad.According to ISPR, Pakistan Army aviation helicopter was flown to assist Civil administration in fire fight. The helicopter will fly over affected area carrying Bambi buckets. …

Three killed as coaster plunges into deep ravine in Kohistan district

Three persons died and nine others injured when a passenger coaster fell into a deep ravine in Kohistan district on Tuesday.According to Rescue 1122, the coaster was on its way from Gilgit to Rawalpindi.The injured have been shifted to Ayub Teaching ho…

Week-long polio immunization drive concludes

A week-long national immunization drive against polio has concluded during which over 43 million children under the age of five years received lifesaving vaccines across the country.The campaign was synchronized with Afghanistan so that children on bot…

Sindh govt launches rescue 1122 service in Karachi

Sindh government launched Emergency service Rescue 1122 from Karachi today (Tuesday).Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah inaugurated the service.The service is aimed at providing immediate medical aid to people and shifting them to hospitals in em…