by Jamil Nagri in Dawn, December 3rd, 2023GILGIT: At least nine people lost their lives and 21 passengers received injuries after an Islamabad-bound bus came under fire near Chilas in Diamer district of Gilgit-Baltistan on Saturday evening. Officials said unknown gunmen targeted the bus, operated by a local private company, from nearby hills which caused the vehicle to swerve into a goods truck, causing a head-on collision which also killed the truck driver. Police said…
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report in The Daily Star, Nov 4,2023EC sources said at the beginning of talks around 10:45am, parties including the Bangladesh Jatiya Party, Liberal Democrat Party, Kallyan Party, Communist Party Bangladesh, Muslim League BML and Bangladesh Muslim League were absent. The commission invited 22 parties for talks in the first session and 22 parties in the second session, which is set to begin at 3:00pm. The EC is holding discussions to inform parties about its election…
by Ghulam Mursalin Marwat in Dawn, September 1st, 2023LAKKI MARWAT: At least nine soldiers were martyred and five others sustained injuries when a suicide bomber on a motorbike targeted a military convoy in the Janikhel town of Bannu district on Thursday evening, the army said. In a late-night statement, the military’s media wing identified one of the martyred soldiers as Naib Subedar Sanobar Ali. It said the security forces had cordoned off the area and…