MINGORA: Unidentified militants attacked the grid station in Mingora city of Swat Valley cutting the electricity supply to many areas while the grid station was considerably damaged amid onslaught.According to sources, after the attack on Mingora gird station, the militants and security forces exchanged fire which substantially damaged the main transformer. As a result, most of the areas were left short of electricity supply.
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Authorities in northwestern Pakistan battling a Taliban insurgency have announced the establishment of an Islamic court.
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KARACHI: Fire, broke out at the factory in Export Processing Zone here, has been brought under control after eight hours of rescue efforts but all the material had burnt to aches however; no loss of life was reported.According to Karachi firefighting officials, a recycling factory of worn off clothes, located in Export Processing Zone (EPZ) in Landhi area, caught fire at 5:30 pm on Saturday. Following the information of fire eruption fire brigade received at 5:48 pm, as many as eight fire tenders were dispatched to fire scene but right after fifteen minutes, declaring the blaze of third category, fire tenders across metropolis were called in.Later, the fire was brought under control by the help of 21 fire tenders and one snorkel after eight hours of continuous rescue efforts but all the material had turned to aches by the time fire was tamed, firefighting sources said but no loss of life was confirmed neither the reason that sparked fire could be confirmed according to preliminary reports.Meanwhile in Multan, the fire, erupted at the factory located in Industrial Area, has not been tamed as yet.At least 22 fire tenders are contributing in rescue activities on the scene, sources added.
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DADU: At least four labours were killed and 37 injured as a tractor trolley fell into a trench while on its way to Gorakh Hill station near Dadu district late on Saturday, Geo news reported.According to District Police Officer (DPO) Dadu Pervez Chandio a tractor trolley, boarded by labours, was heading to Gorakh Hill Station near Dadu district when it skidded of the track and fell into a trench. Police and local people, on receiving information, commenced rescue efforts straightaway and took out the dead bodies and injured people following the accident and shifted them to nearby hospital.Over 30 injured labours are still trapped on the accident site, police added.
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LONDON: The President Asif Ali Zardari has arrived here on Sunday. According to sources, President, while returning from official visit to Libya, has reached London.
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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, May 1 — Pakistani troops backed by attack helicopters stepped up an operation to push the Taliban farther from the capital Friday, saying they had killed dozens of fighters. But the government was resisting Western pressure to expand the crackdown and abandon peace talks with…
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PESHAWAR: The government will earn an additional $3.5 billion to $4bn a year by keeping prices of petroleum products high. The benefit is, however, ne
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KARACHI: The former skipper of Pakistan cricket team Rashid Latif has said the Pakistan lost series against Australia due to the worst performance of batsmen, as they have not played cricket against a tough team for a long time.In his exclusive talk to Geo news, Rashid said team was missing Muhammad Yousuf, the experienced customer.He said the major reason of Pakistan failure against Australia is lack of international cricket for a long time.Latif termed the captaincy of Pakistan cricket team the most difficult job.
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JOHANNESBURG: Left-arm slow bowler Shadap Jakati spun the Chennai Super Kings back into contention in the Indian Premier League with an 18-run win over the Delhi Daredevils at the Wanderers Stadium Saturday. David Warner (51) and Dinesh Karthik (52) took Delhi within sight of overhauling a disappointing Chennai total of 163 all out on the best batting pitch of the tournament so far.Warner was making his IPL debut because regular Delhi captain Virender Sehwag needed four stitches in his left hand after trying to take a catch in his team’’s win against the Deccan Chargers Thursday. But both men fell to Jakati and Delhi limped to 145 for eight. Jakati took four for 24.The win lifted Chennai, last year’’s beaten finalists, from seventh to fifth on the log.Chennai seemed set for a big total when they hurried to 112 for two in the 13th over with Matthew Hayden (30), Suresh Raina (32) and Subramanian Badrinath (45) all scoring comfortably at better than a run a ball on a true, hard pitch. Raina and Badrinath were dismissed in the 13th and 15th overs respectively, bringing the Chennai side’’s big hitters, Albie Morkel and captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni, together.Instead of a burst of scoring in the closing overs, left-arm fast bowlers Dirk Nannes and Ashish Nehra ploughed through the middle and lower order batting. Morkel fell to Nehra for six and Dhoni to Nannes for the same score. Both bowlers took three for 27. Delhi were rocked by fast bowler Sudeep Tyagi, 21, who dismissed stand-in captain Gautam Gambhir and AB de Villiers with successive deliveries with the total on 20. Gambhir fell to a reflex catch by Raina at short cover, while De Villiers was bowled by a ball that straightened between bat and pad. Jakati bowled Tillekeratne Dilshan with a superb delivery before Warner and Karthik came together in a fourth wicket stand of 74. But Warner took a wild swing at a ball from Jakati and was stumped in the 16th over to start a Delhi collapse.
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KarachiResidents living in close proximity to the Defence Housing Authority (DHA) Beach View Club have complained that the loud playing of mus
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