Punjab-KP border attack repelled, police thwart second assault this week
” Listen to article Security forces thwarted a second terrorist attack on a Punjab-Khyber Pakhtunkhwa border checkpoint within a week, police officials said on Saturday. Around 15 to 20 heavily armed terrorists launched a pre-dawn assault on the Lakhani checkpoint, using rocket launchers and other heavy weapons, according to a Punjab police spokesperson, reported. The attackers approached […]
Punjab Chief Minister inaugurates major school nutrition programme
” PUNJAB/ PAKISTAN: The Punjab government has launched Pakistan’s largest school nutrition programme, aimed at combating child malnutrition. The pilot project, inaugurated by Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz in Dera Ghazi Khan, will provide nutrition-rich milk packs to primary school children in the region. The programme targets more than 400,000 students in three districts – Dera […]
Punjab on high alert as PDMA issues flood warning
” Punjab’s Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) has issued warnings about high to extremely high flood levels in the region’s hill torrents due to continuous rainfall in the mountainous areas of Koh-e-Suleiman. The PDMA spokesperson stated that the water flow is increasing steadily, prompting urgent alerts to local authorities. Director General Irfan Kathia of PDMA […]
NDMA warns of floods in Sindh and Balochistan as monsoon rains intensify
” The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has issued a flood alert in Sindh and Balochistan provinces for the hill torrents of Dera Ghazi Khan Division and the Nullahs of Zhob, Sibbi, Naseerabad, Kalat, Larkana, and Hyderabad divisions. The alert, which comes amid ongoing monsoon rains, warns of medium to high-level flash flooding expected to persist […]