A group representing the ethnic group Kuki-Zo in India’s Manipur state has declared “self-rule” in the districts dominated by the community members, *The Hindu* reported. The state is ruled by the ruling party BJP of Narendra Modi. The group, which is called the Indigenous Tribal Leaders ...

The World Bank (WB) will provide $850 million in aid to 34 flood-affected districts of Pakistan, reported 24NewsHD TV channel on Monday. As per the official sources, Dera Ghazi (DG) Khan and Rajanpur are among the districts that are receiving the aid. The representatives of the United Nations ...

The Taliban have captured eight more districts of north-eastern Badakhshan in the past twenty hours. Meanwhile three hundred Taliban were killed in fighting with government forces in several provinces of the country. Afghan Ministry of Defence said scores were killed in air strikes including a ...

Khyber Pakthunkhwa Government has proposed 40 billion rupees development package for exploration of oil and gas activities in merged tribal districts in upcoming budget 2021-22. Talking to APP, Senior Planning Officer, KP Energy and Power Department Engineer Muhammad Luqman, said today (Monday), ...

The Taliban on Saturday claimed to have overrun at least five districts in various parts of war-ravaged Afghanistan amid escalating violence. The group’s spokesman, Zabihullah Mujahed, stated in a series of tweets that the Taliban seized control of these districts in the southern provinces of ...

LAYYAH – Prime Minister Imran Khan launched on Wednesday universal health coverage through Insaf Health Card for the people of Dera Ghazi Khan and Sahiwal Divisions. Addressing the ceremony in Layyah, he said all families of these divisions will be able to get medical treatment up to Rs720,000 ...

- Local officials in Balkh province said, on Tuesday Taliban fighters first captured and then shot seven Afghan National Police members. Munir Ahmad Farhad, a spokesman for the governor of Balkh, told the media on Wednesday, that the incident took place at around 12:00 pm yesterday in Chahar ...

ISLAMABAD- The government has decided to start sub-national polio eradication campaign to vaccinate 34 million children under the age of five in 130 districts across the country. The polio eradication campaign is starting in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa today and in Punjab and Sindh form 15th August whereas ...

ISLAMABAD- Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Poverty Alleviation Dr Sania Nishtar has said that Ehsaas Nashonuma program, aimed at preventing stunting in children, will be launched in the nine districts of the country on Thursday.   Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Poverty ...

ISLAMABAD- The threat of desert locust attack has minimized from 61 districts to only two districts, including Thar Parker and Bahawalpur.  According to National Locust Control Centre, it was made possible due to untiring efforts of joint teams of Ministry of National Food Security and ...