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PPP workers demanded removal of the district organisation and induction of fresh blood. Speaking on behalf of the workers during Fed Minister Arbab Alamgir/s meeting with the workers here, district Joint Secretary Syed Burhan Shah Advocate said the incumbent setup had failed on all accounts and repeated demands by workers through party conventions [...]

Bridge over the Laspur river at Istordaini Mastuj, collapsed Tuesday evening, under a loaded van, resulting in the van plunging into the ferocious river. The driver is missing while the conductor swam out to safety. The ill fated van was coming from Gilgit with a cargo of steel bars.

By Afzal
Pakistan’s population is growing so fast despite decades of family planning efforts that in 40 years it will be the fourth largest country on Earth, alarming experts who say the country’s broken infrastructure cannot sustain even its current population.

The United Nations Population Division projects that Pakistan will overtake Brazil and Indonesia by 2050 to [...]

The United States, the world’s largest economy, remains mired in recession as do most of its fellow top industrial powers.

China, poised to pass Japan as the world’s second-largest economy perhaps by late this year, recently announced its Gross Domestic Product grew by more than 7.1 percent in the first half of this year.

That puts it [...]

By Shabbir Ahmed Mir
GILGIT: The Northern Areas Legislative Assembly (Nala), which completed its five-year term this year, was dissolved Friday, sources said.

Qamar Zaman Kaira, Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting who is also the Nala chairman, signed the notification that immediately left the offices of Nala Chief Executive Mir Ghazanfer and those of eight other [...]

New Delhi, Jul 23 (PTI) India today sought opening of the Kargil-Skardu route between India and Pakistan for passenger traffic on humanitarian basis as well as to counter the “virus” of extremism and militancy in Jammu and Kashmir.

“We have continued to press for opening the Kargil-Skardu route for passenger traffic and eventually as a full-fledged [...]

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Unannounced load shedding for six to eight hours at a stretch in parts of the town has again become routine and consumers are extremely perturbed over it. CN on inquiry found that despite the connection with Reshun power plant the load shedding menace is prevailing in the city area due to mismanagement by the WAPDA [...]

A special cyber crime desk has been set up at Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) to address the complaints relating to indecent and threatening SMSs, emails and telephone calls.

The desk set up in Islamabad has been given the name of ‘Help Desk’ where people can get their complaints about the above messages registered.

The FIA will set [...]