Three terrorists, including two in captivity, on Tuesday, were killed in an alleged gunfight in the hills of Banjot, Mangalwar, Swat, Pakistan Today reported citing the Regional Police Officer (RPO) Malakand Division confirmed.
Pakistan faces a huge food crisis due to rapidly increasing population and inadequate food productivity. Currently, Pakistan is ranked at 92nd position out of 116 nations in Global Hunger Index.
Bajaur Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Sattar Khan said that the blast hit the pickup van, resulting in the death of the driver on the spot and a contractor travelling in the vehicle sustained injuries.
In a gun battle with terrorists on Thursday, two soldiers were killed in Pakistan's Singwan, the country's bordering region with Iran, reported Geo News citing the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR).
In an intelligence-based operation (IBO) on Wednesday, security forces killed two terrorists in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province's South Waziristan district, ARY News reported citing Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR).
The Mattani police said that while the customs team performing duty on the Indus Highway, some unidentified attackers opened fire at them, leaving five injured on Saturday night. "But all of them were out of danger," Jawad Khan, a Mattani police station official.
According to the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD), the first earthquake of magnitude 6.0 with its epicentre being the Afghanistan-Tajikistan border region, struck at 10:50 am, at a depth of 223 km.
The officials said the government company TransPeshawar, which owned the BRT, had the required funds at its disposal but "political interference" in its affairs was to blame for the delay in payments, Dawn reported.
A 6.0 magnitude earthquake struck the Afghanistan-Tajikistan border region, jolting several parts of Pakistan on Sunday morning, Dawn reported citing the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD).
Ongoing projects in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa have been stopped due to a lack of funds. Peshawar University is not having money for paying salaries to employees.