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Pakistan offers condolences over loss of precious lives caused by earthquake in Mexico

ISLAMABAD, SEPT 09 (DNA) – The Government and people of Pakistan express their deepest sympathies over the precious lives lost due to the powerful earthquake registered at the southern coast of Mexico. We stand with the people of Mexico in their hour of grief and pray for speedy recovery of the injured.


Security forces seize arms, ammunition in Radd-ul-Fasaad IBOs: ISPR

RAWALPINDI, SEPT 09 (DNA) – Security Forces on Saturday recovered huge stockpile of arms and ammunition during separate raids in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and Balochistan, Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a statement. Acting on an intelligence tip-off, security agencies conducted raids in Autto Khel area of Mohmand Agency and Battan village of Upper Dir’s Wari Tehsil. During the raid, a large cache of arms and ammunition including machine guns, mortars, rocket launchers, hand grenades, explosive material and communication equipments were recovered, Pakistan Army’s media wing said. Separately in an intelligence basedRead More


Myanmar ‘to provide aid’ to displaced Rohingya inside country

YANGON, SEPT 09 (DNA) – Camps will be set up to provide aid for displaced Muslims inside Rakhine state, state-backed media said Saturday, the first time in a 16-day crisis Myanmar’s government has offered any relief for Rohingya scattered by violence, many to Bangladesh. Around 270,000 Rohingya have fled since August 25 when militant attacks sent unrest churning through Rakhine, arriving in Bangladesh hungry and exhausted and squashing into already overcrowded refugee camps. Tens of thousands more are believed to be on the move inside Rakhine, fleeing burning villages, theRead More


World needs to do justice with Kashmiri people: Gen. Zubair

LONDON, SEPT 09 (DNA) – Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (CJCSC) Gen. Zubair Mahmood Hayat has said that world should have to do justice with the people of Kashmir, Dunya News reported. He was addressing a ceremony organised by World Congress for Overseas Pakistanis in London on Friday. He said that India is targeting innocent civilians at the Line of Control (LoC) and added that world community should not turn a blind eye to the killing of Kashmiris. Gen. Zubair Mahmood Hayat further said that Pakistan economy is improvingRead More


1 killed, 2 injured as Kabul River bridge collapses in Charsadda

CHARSADDA, SEPT 09 (DNA)- In a hapless incident on Kabul River, a driver died while two others sustained injuries when part of historic bridge collapsed near Sardaryab. Local police authorities told our correspondent that incident happened when a truck loaded with 400 cement bags tried to cross the bridge. Dead body of the ill-fated driver and two injured have been shifted to District Headquarters Hospital while heavy machinery has been called to remove the rubble. The historic bridge was erected in 1993.


Match referee Richie Richardson arrives in Lahore, ahead of Independence Cup

LAHORE, SEPT 09 (DNA) – As three-match Twenty20 (T20) series is scheduled to begin here on September 12, the star-studded World XI players are all set to arrive while former West Indian batsman Richie Richardson who is match referee has arrived. The former West Indian skipper has been appointed match referee by the International Cricket Council (ICC) for the upcoming Independence Cup. He will officiate at three-match T-20 series between Pakistan National Team and World XI, which will be played at Gaddafi Stadium on September 12, 13 and 15. OnRead More