Two officials of Pakistan Customs were gunned down in an attack near York Toll Plaza in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Dera Ismail Khan district, police said on Sunday.
The voting for by-elections in Pakistan is underway for twenty-one vacant seats of National and Provincial Assemblies amid strict security on Sunday, ARY News reported.
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has called for the deployment of security personnel in by-elections, with the exception of armed forces in order to maintain law and order in the provinces of the country, especially throughout the counting process, according to ARY News.
Thirteen new deaths from a second spell of heavy rain in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa raised the death toll to 59 on Saturday, according to the Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA).
In accordance with Section 182 of the Election Act, 2017, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) reminded candidates of the electioneering deadline, which ended at midnight on Friday, Geo News reported.
National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) on Thursday directed the Provincial Disaster Management Authorities (PDMAs), District Disaster Management Authorities (DDMAs), and other relevant departments to be prepared for continued heavy rainfall and thunderstorms till April 29 across the c
The Pakistan Meteorological Department imposed a rain emergency in Karachi on Thursday as a downpour continued in several regions, reported The News International.
The recent casualties occurred in Shangla and Charsadda districts, adding to the devastation caused by continuous heavy rains accompanied by thunderstorms over the past few days.
The heavy rains accompanied by thunderstorms have lashed several parts of the country in the past few days, resulting in a total of 39 deaths, out of which 12 occurred on Sunday: six in KP, four in Punjab and two in Balochistan, officials said.
As the heavy rains continue to lash in several provinces of Pakistan, four more people have died in rain-related incidents in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, while the Balochistan government has imposed an "urban flood emergency" in Quetta, reported Dawn.