Islamabad | 29 days ago
Demilitarise Siachen, says Nawaz Sharif
Islamabad, April 18 - Pakistan and India must immediately pull out their troops from Siachen, said Pakistan's main opposition leader and former prime minister Nawaz Sharif.Nawaz Sharif, who heads the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz, urged Pakistan and India to immediately start negotiations to resolve the Siachen issue and pull their troops out of the region, reported the Dawn from Skardu, the main ... read more

Islamabad | 1 month ago
Tunnels dug to reach Pakistan avalanche victims
Islamabad, April 11 - Rescuers are digging two tunnels to reach the 139 Pakistani soldiers and civilians who are stuck in thick ice following an avalanche that swept through their camp in Siachen glacier.The avalanche Saturday morning hit the camp of the Pakistan Army in the Gayari sector in Siachen, the world's highest battleground. It may take days before rescuers reach the victims who are trapp ... read more

Islamabad | 2 months ago
Quake rocks Pakistan
Islamabad, March 12 - An earthquake measuring 5.4 on the Richter scale hit Pakistan's northern province of Gilgit Baltistan and northwest province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Monday morning.Earthquake tremors were felt at about 11.30 a.m. in Peshawar, Abbotabad, Gilgit and Swat areas, reported Xinhua.The epicentre of the earthquake was located at a depth of 10 km in the Kashmir region, said the meteorol ... read more

Islamabad | 2 months ago
Pakistani Army offers to probe bus passengers' killing
Islamabad, March 1 - The Pakistani Army has offered to assist in the investigation into Tuesday's sectarian killing in which 18 bus passengers were shot dead on the Karakoram Highway by gunmen wearing military uniforms.Army chief General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani made the offer Wednesday, Dawn reported.Kayani was briefed by army commanders on the incident and he directed them to help the Gilgit-Balti ... read more

Islamabad | 2 months ago
Pakistan dam develops cracks
Islamabad, Feb 21 - A committee will probe the cause behind cracks that have appeared in a dam in Pakistan's Gilgit-Baltistan region. Gilgit-Baltistan Legislative Assembly Speaker Wazir Baig Monday constituted the committee to investigate reasons behind the cracks that appeared in the water reservoir of the 18MW power station in Naltar, reported Dawn. Syed Raziuddin Rizvi, a lawmaker, said in the ... read more

New Delhi | 4 months ago
Villagers threatened by dam cracks in Pakistan-administered Kashmir
New Delhi, Jan 9 - A reservoir dam of a mini hydel power project built with Chinese assistance in Pakistan-administered Kashmir has developed cracks threatening around 70 families living near the plant.An email from some residents of Naltar village in Gilgit-Baltistan region said the dam has developed 'four big cracks and the water - was fast gushing towards the residential area'.'There are four v ... read more

Jammu | 4 months ago
'China increasing presence in Pakistani Kashmir'
Jammu, Dec 27 - Causing concern in the Indian Army, China has increased the presence of its military engineers in Pakistan-administered Kashmir, a senior army officer said.Although the exact number of Peoples Liberation Army men and engineers engaged in building infrastructure across the Line of Control is not known, their number has increased in recent months, the senior commander said.The LoC di ... read more

Srinagar | 6 months ago
Temblor shakes Kashmir, Pakistan, Afghanistan; no loss of life
Srinagar/Islamabad, Nov 7 - A moderate quake jolted various parts of Kashmir, Punjab and Haryana Mondau, as also northern Pakistan, Afghanistan and Tajikistan. There were no immediate reports of any casualties.The meteorological office in Srinagar said it measured 6 on the Richter scale. The quake jolted the Kashmir Valley even as the people were busy with Eid celebrations. No loss of life or prop ... read more

Islamabad | 6 months ago
Quake hits Pakistan, Afghanistan, Tajikistan
Islamabad, Nov 7 - A moderate quake measuring 5.5 on the Richter scale jolted various parts of northern Pakistan Monday but there were no immediate reports of any casualties. The termors were also felt in neighbouring Afghanistan and Tajikistan.In Pakistan, the tremors were felt in Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Gilgit-Baltistan region, causing some panic, Geo News reported.The quake jolted Islama ... read more

Islamabad | 6 months ago
Quake jolts Pakistan
Islamabad, Nov 7 - A quake measuring 5.5 on the Richter scale jolted various regions of Pakistan Monday. But there was no immediate report of any casualty, Geo News reported.The tremors that hit various parts of Islamabad, Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Gilgit-Baltistan region caused panic in the areas.According to initial reports, the quake jolted Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Lahore, Peshawar, Kohat, M ... read more