KABUL: In Afghanistan, six Afghan soldiers and eight Taliban have been killed in a clash in Takhar province. The clashes erupted at midnight when the armed militants attacked the joint Afghan security forces operating base in Ishkamish district.

KARACHI: At least three persons including a woman and two children were killed and five others injured in a blast at a shop in Karachi on Wednesday. According to police, the blast occurred when a gas cylinder blew up. The injured were shifted to hospital.

DNA RAWALPINDI, APR 7: Participants of National Security Workshop – 22 visited GHQ today . The Participants were briefed about global and regional security dynamics and national security environment. Later the participants had interactive session with Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa. National Security Workshop is an annual event at the National Defence University participated by representatives from all segments of society. National Security Workshop – 22 is being attended by 54 participants including parliamentarians, Civil Servants, Senior Armed Forces Officers and Representatives of the Civil Society.

ISLAMABAD: Advisor to the Prime Minister on Interior and Accountability Shahzad Akbar has said fixing of sugar price in the market is essential to discourage hoarding of the commodity. Speaking at a news conference in Lahore today (Wednesday), he said the government has taken practical steps to eliminate hoarding and artificial price hike of sugar. He said price of sugar has never been fixed by the past governments during the last four decades. He said ten FIRs have been registered against the sugar mafia while investigation is underway against thirteenRead More