Suicide blast in Pakistan’s Balochistan kills at least 52, more than 50 injured

As many as 52 lives were lost and over 50others left wounded in a suicide blast near a mosque in Balochistan province’s Mastung district on Friday, as people gathered in the area for an Eid-e-Milad procession, according to Mastung Assistant Commissioner Attahul Munim. Munim told Dawn that the explosion occurred when a suicide bomber blew…

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Two Punjab residents arrested with drugs in Jammu and Kashmir

Police on Friday arrested two Punjab residents and recovered a large quantity of contraband substances from them in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kulgam district. A police party of police station Qazigund during patrolling noticed two persons roaming in suspicious condition carrying luggage bags and were intercepted. Police said after noticing the police party, both tried to…

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CS felicitates top performing panchayats of J&K under Swachh Survekshan Grameen 2023

Chief Secretary, Dr Arun Kumar Mehta today honored the Sarpanchs from 15 nominated panchayats of J&K for their outstanding contributions to the ‘Swachh Survekshan Grameen 2023’ initiative. Swachh Survekshan Grameen is an annual exercise to assess the status of villages in rural areas on various parameters under Swachh Bharat Grameen. These panchayats were selected out…

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Mute, Deaf husband appealed govt for help in Jammu

 A deaf and mute couple in Jammu belonging to Kashmiri Pandit migrant community has appealed LG govt to restore their pension which they were receiving from the Social Welfare department monthly in Jammu asserting that they are financially not well. However, the govt has said that the husband-wife duo are Kashmiri migrants due to which…

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