Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha today released Shri Mata Vaishno Devi gold and silver coins ahead of Diwali for millions of devotees worldwide.
ISLAMABAD: Strong tremors were felt in parts of the country including South Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Samaa reported Monday. According to our correspondent the earthquake jolted Islamabad, Lahore, Sialkot, Quetta, Peshawar, Kohat, Abbottabad, Swat, Malakand and other cities and towns of the country.
ISLAMABAD: Strong tremors were felt in parts of the country including South Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Samaa reported Monday. According to our correspondent the earthquake jolted Islamabad, Lahore, Sialkot, Quetta, Peshawar, Kohat, Abbottabad, Swat, Malakand and other cities and towns of the country.
The Army is contending with triple challenges in the Northern Command including Pakistan, Chinese belligerence on the LAC and the internal situation in Jammu and Kashmir, General Officer Commanding-in-Chief (GOC-in-C) Northern Command Lt Gen Y K Joshi said today.
Terrorists shot dead three policemen after abducting them from Shopian district of J&K early today, police said. Police identified the dead as constable Nissar Ahmed and two special police officers, Firdous Ahmed and Kulwant Singh, from Kapren and Heepora areas of Shopian district.
LAHORE/PESHAWAR: Northwestern areas, parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and different cities of Punjab have been experiencing heavy rain/thunderstorm since Tuesday night, as Met Office forecasts more downpour in next 24 hours, Samaa reported. According to Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) the intermittent rain spell continued on Wednesday in Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Gujranwala and adjoining areas, breaking the fresh heat spell.
At least 1 in 7 children - or 332 million globally - has lived under required or recommended nationwide stay-at-home policies for at least nine months since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, putting their mental health and well-being at risk, according to a UNICEF report released today.
More than 93 million people around the world have been confirmed to have the coronavirus, while the death toll has crossed 19,93,000, according to the Johns Hopkins University tally. Over 51.3 million patients have recovered from the deadly disease globally.
Several parts of the national capital received a light spell of rain this morning, while the minimum temperature increased by 7 degrees Celsius in Delhi, according to IMD. This comes a day after the city recorded the lowest minimum temperature of 1.1 degrees Celsius in the season.