The center requested the dispatch of 14,000 additional law enforcement officers to maintain order Guest house staff are sitting inside an empty tourist spot in Keran village on the LoC in Neelum Valley, AJK. Photo: AFP ISLAMABAD/RAWALPINDI: The Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) government on Friday banned the Jammu Kashmir Awami Joint Action Committee (JK-JAAC) […]
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Urges India to leave the occupied territories and reverse its unilateral actions in the IIOJK Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Photo: File Pakistan on Friday categorically rejected India’s baseless remarks regarding the upcoming elections in Gilgit-Baltistan (GB), describing the wild claims as part of New Delhi’s “carefully choreographed attempt to confuse fact with fiction”. The statement
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Petrol price reduced to Rs377.78 per litre; diesel retained at Rs380.78 for next fortnight People on their motorbikes wait for their turn to get fuel at a gas station, hours before fuel prices rise in Pakistan amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Karachi, Pakistan, April 30, 2026. Photo taken with a cellphone. REUTERS The
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Armed attack in Kari Kot Bazaar Wana, also leaving one injured; police say attackers fled after indiscriminate shooting Two sons of a well-known tribal elder were killed and a passerby injured when unidentified gunmen opened fire on a motorcycle in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa’s Lower South Waziristan on Friday. The deceased were identified as Naveed Wazir and Moinuddin
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Strong seismic tremors were felt in Lahore and several districts of Punjab on Friday after a 4.9 magnitude earthquake struck the region. According to the US Geological Survey, the earthquake measured 4.9 on the Richter scale with its epicenter located in India, 37 kilometers from Kyelang. The tremors were felt in Lahore, Gujranwala, Sialkot and
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Residents say water has been diverted as Qayyumabad faces a years-long shortage, blocking Karachi’s key artery in protest. Residents of Karachi’s Qayyumabad and neighboring areas faced inconvenience for hours on Friday as they took to the streets due to prolonged water shortage and suspended supply, blocking traffic and causing massive traffic jams in surrounding localities.
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Seeking decisive mandate in Britain polls, says digital connectivity key to unlocking region’s economic potential Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari addresses an election rally in Gilgit on Friday. SCREENSHOT Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Friday renewed his commitment to ensuring land ownership and labor rights to the people of Gilgit-Baltistan
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The claim was misleading because currently exposed areas could remain exposed, expand, or be submerged again in the future. Attabad Lake in Hunza is commonly called the ‘crown jewel’ of Gilgit-Baltistan and is one of the biggest tourist attractions in the region. The lake was formed when the village of Attabad in the Gojal Valley
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Personnel deployed with full riot gear, units from CTD, Safe City, Operations and Security divisions deployed Islamabad Police. Photo: APP (file) ISLAMABAD: A total of 1,505 Islamabad Police personnel were deployed in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) on Friday in view of a protest call by the Awami Joint Action Committee (JAAC) for June 9,
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More than 30 Azerbaijani students participated in competition honoring Jinnah’s leadership and legacy The Pakistan Embassy in Azerbaijan commemorated the 150th birth anniversary of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah by organizing an essay competition in Baku, aimed at spreading awareness about the founding father of Pakistan among Azerbaijani students. More than 30 students participated in the
