Skyfall: edit in Dawn, Dec 1 MAN has always looked heavenwards for answers but on Wednesday night, disconcerted residents of Dadu district in Sindh had more than the normal vexations of life to quiz the higher powers about when large chunks of unidentifiable equipment dropped out ofthe sky overanarea spanning several villages. That no one was hurt and no property damaged can only be termed a miracle, for the pieces were far from small. The…
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Mysterious objects in Dadu part of Hatf V missile: ISPR RAWALPINDI: The mysterious object that was found in a remote area of Dadu after successful test of Hatf V was part of motor body, ISPR said Friday. A spokesman of ISPR has said that the Hatf V (Ghauri) missile test conducted on Wednesday was a complete success. The missile during its flight remained within the designated flight path and corridor. “The metal parts found in…
New paths in Kashmir: by A.G. Noorani in Dawn, Dec 1 The writer is an author and a lawyer based in Mumbai IT is a great pity that a unique conference in Muzaffarabad, held early last month, has not received the attention which it so richly deserves. On Nov 5, the first-ever delegation of women civil activists crossed the Line of Control (LoC) in Kashmir to attend a conference. The first such cross-LoC conference was…
Ministry row renders G-B’s appellate court dysfunctional By Shabbir Mir in The Express Tribune GILGIT: A row between the Gilgit-Baltistan (G-B) government and the ministry of Kashmir Affairs and G-B has delayed the appointment of judges in the Supreme Appellate Court, leaving the court dysfunctional since May. “There is obviously a row between the two that’s why appointment (of judges) has gotten delayed,” a G-B government official told The Express Tribune on Thursday. This was…
JUI-F leader shot dead in Gilgit, Party`s members quit peace committees: report in Dawn, Dec 1 GILGIT, Nov 30: A local leader of Jamiat Ulema-iIslam (Fazl) was shot dead outside his house here on Friday morning, police said. According to Superintendent of Police Wasal Khan, unidentified men opened fire on Ubaidur Rehman when he came out of his house to go to work, killing him on the spot. Panic and fear gripped the town after…
Iranian cement being sold in Balochistan: By Aamir Shafaat Khan in Dawn, Dec 1 KARACHI, Nov 30: Iranian cement is finding its way to Quetta and other parts of Balochistan through informal channels and is selling below the price of locally produced cement. A cement maker said that Iranian cement (Khash) is selling at Rs400-430 per 50kgs in Quetta, Rs350-380 in Gwadar, Rs330 in Khuzdar and Rs345 in Turbat, while locally produced cement bag carries…
JUI-F leader shot dead in Gilgit, Party`s members quit peace committees: report in Dawn, Dec 1 GILGIT, Nov 30: A local leader of Jamiat Ulema-iIslam (Fazl) was shot dead outside his house here on Friday morning, police said. According to Superintendent of Police Wasal Khan, unidentified men opened fire on Ubaidur Rehman when he came out of his house to go to work, killing him on the spot. Panic and fear gripped the town after…