20 policemen abducted by armed men in South West Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: (Bernama-Xinhua) At least 20 policemen were abducted by unidentified armed men in Mastung district of Pakistan's southwestern Balochistan province on Friday (Oct 16) night, a government official told Xinhua on Saturday (Oct 17).
Pakistan suspends Iran trade at two border crossings over security concerns
GWADAR/QUETTA: Pakistan has suspended trade with Iran through the official Gabd-Rimdan and Taftan border crossings, it emerged on Saturday.
Pakistan secures energy supplies through November, prepares for winter demand
BANGKOK: Pakistan has so far withstood the shock from soaring energy prices caused by the US-Israeli war on Iran, but attacks on infrastructure in Saudi Arabia and other Gulf countries are raising concerns about the country's longer-term economic outlook, Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb said on Saturday.
'Justice for young lives lost'
The families of children killed in a roof collapse at a school in northwest Pakistan called for "justice", a day after more than 30 pupils and a teacher were crushed to death.
Thirty-four children and a teacher killed in Pakistan school roof collapse
ISLAMABAD: (Reuters) At least 34 schoolchildren and a female teacher were killed on Thursday (Oct 15) when the roof of a school collapsed during morning classes in the northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar, police and rescue officials said.
Roof collapse claims young lives
The roof of a private school collapsed in the northwestern city of Peshawar, killing at least 28 children and a teacher, and injuring more than 50 other people, authorities and a hospital official said.
Pakistan school roof collapse death toll rises to 28: hospital
PESHAWAR: Twenty-seven pupils and a teacher were killed on Thursday after a roof collapsed at a school in the northwest Pakistani city of Peshawar, a hospital official said.
Police crack down on pro-Khan protest in Pakistan's northwest
BARA: Police opened fire at a protest in northwest Pakistan, leaving several people injured, as authorities cracked down on supporters of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan, a police official and a member of Khan's party said.
Police clash with Imran Khan supporters in north-western Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: Police fired tear gas and live rounds at supporters of jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan in north-western Pakistan on Tuesday (Oct 13) as clashes erupted over the suspension of his party's provincial government, party officials said, an account the provincial administration rejected.
At least five people killed in train derailment
A passenger train derailed, killing five people and injuring 35 others, police and a Pakistan Railways spokesman said.
