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Pakistan: Kurram District's main highway closed for 73 days, locals face s
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
The main highway in Pakistan's Kurram District, located near the Pak-Afghan border, has remained closed for 73 consecutive days due to ongoing unrest, leading to severe hardships for local residents. Protesters claim that the residents of Parachinar are now on the verge of starvation.
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Pakistan reports four new polio cases, total reaches 63 in 2024
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Pakistan has reported four new polio cases, raising the total for 2024 to 63, according to the National Emergency Operations Centre (EOC). The new cases were detected in Dera Ismail Khan, Tank, Jacobabad, and Sukkur, with the case in Sukkur being the area's first.
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In 2024, tally of polio cases in Pakistan nears 60
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Pakistan has reported three new polio cases, bringing the total to 59 for the year, according to the National Emergency Operations Center (NEOC). The cases were recorded in Dera Ismail Khan, Kemari, and Kashmore, with all children testing positive for Wild Polio Virus Type 1. Balochistan rem
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Pakistan: 7th polio case in Dera Ismail Khan, country's total tally rises
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
A seventh polio case was reported in Dera Ismail Khan district of Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, taking the total tally to 56 for the current year on Wednesday, Dawn reported.
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Pakistan: Three more polio cases takes count to 55 this year
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
According to the National Emergency Operations Centre (NEOC) of Pakistan, three new cases were reported from Dera Ismail Khan in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, and Zhob and Jaffarabad in Balochistan, the report said.
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Pakistan: Two new cases of polio this week takes annual count to 52
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
The National Emergency Operations Centre (NEOC) of Pakistan has declared two polio new cases in Sindh province, taking the annual tally to 52 polio cases across Pakistan in 2024. The cases were reported in Dera Ismail Khan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
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Forest fire in Balochistan's Pine Forest spreads to neighbouring areas
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
A huge forest fire broke out in the pine forest in the Dera Ismail Khan area of the Suleman Range in Pakistan on Tuesday night and spread to the neighbouring Sherani district of Balochistan, on Wednesday, as per Dawn.
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Pakistan: 13 injured in bomb attack on police van in South Waziristan
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
A remote-controlled bomb targeted a police van in South Waziristan's Wana Rustam Bazar on Monday, injuring 13 individuals, including six police officers and seven civilians. The explosion occurred on Kir Kot Road, where police were securing an anti-polio campaign. The injured were taken to l
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Pakistan: 3 killed, 4 injured due to heavy rains in Tank district
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
An incident occurred due to heavy rain in the Kot-Murtaza area of Pakistan's Tank on Sunday, resulting in the loss of three lives and leaving four others injured.
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Pakistan: 2 people killed, 5 others injured in landmine explosion in Kurra
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
According to details, the explosion took place on Korham Road. Among the injured, four people are in critical condition. According to 1122 rescue officials, the bodies and injured people were taken to the nearby hospital.
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Pakistan: Women hold protest in Dera Ismail Khan against prolonged loadshe
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
Women stormed the local grid station and blocked the road against "cruel" loadshedding, which lasts for over 20 hours a day.
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Pakistan: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa witnessed 179 terror attacks in 2024, says re
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
According to the CTD's latest report, 91 terrorists were also killed in 2024.
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