SHANGLA: At least five passengers were killed and five others were wounded on Tuesday after a pick-up crashed into in a ravine in District Shangla.
The pick-up was traveling from Khwazakhela tehsil of Swat to Alpori and started to pick up speed. It slipped off the road and fell down a ravine.
Following the incident, local residents launched the rescue efforts.
According to reports, five people died on the spot when 10 others sustained injuries, out of which five are said to be in critical state.
The injured have been shifted to the Saidu Sharif Hospital.
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LAHORE: Ahsan Latif, the son-in-law of former Punjab governor Lt Gen (retd) Khalid Maqbool, has said that the former governor has no affiliation to hi
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ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan announced on Tuesday that by-election in NA-123 Lahore, PP-82 Jhang and PP-284 Bahawalnagar would be held on March 10.
According to a handout issued by the ECP, by-polls on a National Assembly seat and two Punjab Assembly seats would be conducted on March 10.
The nomination papers for the three constituencies will be submitted from Feb 1 to 4 while inspections will be carried out from Feb 6 to 8.
According to the election commission, the nomination papers could be withdrawn by Feb 17 while the final list would be released on Feb 18.
Polling for these seats will take place on March 10, the ECP announced.
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ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee of the cabinet has increased the sugar price at the utility stores by Rs7 per kilogram.
According to the new prices, sugar will be sold at Rs45 instead of 38 at the Utility stores. The ECC meeting presided over by Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin took place Islamabad today (Tuesday).
The ECC also gave its nod to import 500,000-ton sugar in the country in order to meet the demand.
In addition, two summaries submitted by the Ministry of Agriculture at the ECC were also approved.
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COPIAGO: Nasser Al-Attiyah of Qatar won the ninth stage of the Dakar Rally on Monday, cutting into the overall lead of Volkswagen teammate Carlos Sainz of Spain.
Al-Attiyah finished almost six minutes ahead of Sainz in one hour 59 minutes 28 seconds.
Sainz’’s overall lead is down to just 8:36 with five stages remaining. The rally ends Saturday where it began in the Argentine capital of Buenos Aires.
In the motorbike category, Spain’’s Marc Coma won the 338-kilometre stage from Copiapo to La Serena. KTM teammate Cyril Despres has the overall lead.
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ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani on Tuesday said the federal government attaches high priority to the socio-economic development of Balochistan and would utilize all possible resources for the uplift of the province.
Talking to a delegation of Balochistan cabinet led by Chief Minister Nawab Aslam Raeesani at the PM House, the Prime Minister said the Aghaz-e-Huqooq-e-Balochistan package would go a long way in addressing the long-standing grievances of the people of Balochistan.
The Prime Minister said the feeling of brotherhood created among the people of four provinces during his meetings in Gwadar would positively impact towards national cohesion and help resolve issues of national importance.
He directed for immediate convening of a special meeting of CDWP on Balochistan to finalize the development projects in the light of Aghaz-e-Haqooq-e-Balochistan.
He said he would personally chair and monitor the follow up meetings with regards to the implementation of Aghaz-e-Haqooq-e-Balochistan. The priority area before the government is to fast track the provision of electricity, water and gas to various parts of Balochistan.
He said his government had fulfilled the promise made to the people of Balochistan to give them their due rights.
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The Pakistan People?s Party?s (PPP) policy of reconciliation was reflective of the far-sightedness of the party and was in no way indic
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