Author: INP - Independent News Pakistan (INP - Independent News Pakistan)

FAISALABAD: The police arrested over 50 involved in kites flying, selling and buying during crackdown in different areas of the city on Friday. Hundreds of kites and metallic strings were recovered.   The police following the directives of DIG and CM Punjab regarding implementation of provincial government ban on kites flying and selling conducted crackdown...

GUJRANWALA: A bike rider was crushed to death and another hurt by an over speeding truck here on Friday.   Rescue sources said an over speeding truck rammed a motorcycle carrying two people in Maraliwala area of Gujranwala. One bike rider died on the spot while other sustained wounds.   The truck driver fled the...

KARACHI: Rangers on late Thursday night took 5 alleged suspects into custody and recovered a huge cache of ammunition during a search operation in Purana Golimar area. According to Rangers sources, Rangers conducted the search operation on information of criminals in the area. The suspects were taken into custody on the identification of suspects arrested...

ISLAMABAD: Prices of petroleum products could decrease further by Rs5.45 per liter from March 1. According to sources, petrol price could go down by Rs4.61 per liter, high speed diesel Rs5, high octane Rs5.45, keronese oil Rs4.72 and price of light speed diesel is likely to reduce by Rs5.10 per liter. Sources further said that...

QUETTA: At least three laborers working in a coalmine died and three others fell unconscious due to suffocation of poisonous gas filled in a coal mine in Duki area of Balochistan on Friday. According to Mines Inspector, the miners were engaged to extract coal from the mine hundreds of feet below the ground level when poisonous...

LAHORE: The Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) of the Punjab police on Friday registered a First Information Report (FIR) against the alleged attackers of the Pathankot airbase in India and their abettors According to the CTD spokesman, FIR No. 06/2016 was registered in the CTD police station Gujranwala under sections 302, 324 and 109 of the Pakistan...

CHAMAN: Security forces foiled a terror bid and shot dead four terrorists in Gulistan area here on late Thursday night. According to Security sources, the terrorists were planting explosive material on a roadside in the area when security forces reached there. An exchange of fired took place between security forces and terrorists as a result...

ISLAMABAD: The first batch of newly promoted grade 22 officers on Friday called on Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. PM congratulated the officers on their elevations. During the meeting the PM said that the decision to elevate these officers was based on merit and transparency. The character, performance and conduct of officers were the sole criteria...

BEIJING: China will ease the permanent resident application process for foreigners, according to a circular issued by the general offices of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and the State Council. According to the circular publicized Thursday, qualifications for permanent residence should be flexible and pragmatic. Permanent resident applications for foreign professionals under...

ISLAMABAD: A consortium led by China Machinery Engineering Corp is set to finance a coal-based power plant and a mining project being developed by Engro Corp, a Pakistani firm. The first phase of the $2 billion project will consist of a coal-based power plant with two 330-megawatt units in Thar Block II in the Sindh...