QUETTA, 16 MAY (DNA) – Three-day anti-polio drive has kicked-off in the provincial capital on Monday that aims at vaccinating over 2.3 million children. 6,773 teams while 825 fixed and 340 transit points have been established for the cause. Thousands of police and Balochistan Constabulary personnel have been tasked with security of at least 7,938 mobile polio teams. Contingents of Frontier Constabulary (FC) will also perform duties. Health department has made arrangements in 12 mohajir camps to vaccinate at least 50,000 Afghan migrants as well. Attacks on polio teams inRead More

JAFFARBAD, 16 MAY (DNA) – Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Jahanzaib Khan Kakar allegedly committed suicide inside his office in Jaffarabad district of Balochistan on Monday morning. According to sources, Jahanzaib Kakar was speaking on a phone when he placed a 9mm pistol on his head and pulled the trigger. Soon after the incident, Deputy Commission Jaffarabad Javed Anwar Shahwani and Naseerabad Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Sharjeel Kharal arrived at the scene. SSP Kakar’s office was sealed and his mobile phone and pistol was taken into custody. Police told thatRead More

ISLAMABAD, 16 MAY (DNA) – Adviser to Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs Sartaj on Monday said that Indian supersonic interceptor missile test will disturb the balance of power in the region. In its effort to have a full fledged multi-layer Ballistic Missile Defence system, India on Sunday successfully test-fired its indigenously developed supersonic interceptor missile, capable of destroying any incoming hostile ballistic missile, from a test range off Odisha coast. Talking to state-run media, Sartaj Aziz said that Pakistan is not oblivious to its defense and will continue to upgradeRead More

ISLAMABAD, 16 MAY (DNA) – Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will perform the ground breaking of 285 kilometers long Dera Ismail Khan – Hakla motorway on Tuesday. The project is part of western route of China Pakistan Economic Corridor and will be completed at a cost of 129.782 billion rupees in two years.  The project includes construction of several bridges and interchanges. It will bring enormous economic benefits to the less developed parts of the country. In another development, Chief of naval staff Admiral Zakaullah called on Prime Minister Muhammad NawazRead More