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Bomb targeting Pakistani police vehicle kills 4, wounds 15, says official

A roadside bomb targeting a police vehicle in volatile southwestern Pakistan on Monday killed at least four people and wounded 15 others, mostly civilian pedestrians, a government spokesperson said. The attack happened in Quetta, the capital of Baluchistan province, said Babar Yousafzai, a spokesman for the provincial government. He said the dead included two officers and two civilians. No one immediately claimed responsibility for the attack, but suspicion fell on the Pakistani Taliban, who have stepped up attacks across the country since November when they ended a monthslong cease-fire with the government. Pakistan has also been battling an insurgency in Baluchistan for more than a decade, with separatists in the province demanding complete autonomy or a larger share of the province's gas and mineral resources. In a statement, provincial chief minister Abdul Qudoos Bizenjo condemned the attack and ordered authorities to provide the best possible medical care to the wounded. The

Over 10 mn Pakistanis lack safe drinking water after 2022 floods: Unicef

More than 10 million people, including children, still lack access to safe drinking water after the catastrophic floods hit Pakistan from June to October last year, the Unicef said

Pakistan PM's office demands hike in budget defying cost-cutting policies

Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif's office has sought PKR 75 million or 16 per cent additional budget for allowances, fuel, and food rather than placing a cut on the expenses

Food supply at risk as banks in Pak reluctant to open letters of credit

Amid the shortage of wheat, the banks in Pakistan remain hesitant in opening letters of credit (LCs) for the import of necessities, posing threat to the food supply, reported The News International

Nearly 8 mn Pakistanis still displaced after summer floods, says diplomat

Khalil Hashmi told a press conference that there was an urgent need for housing, and that flood damage had impacted agriculture, and people's livelihoods, Xinhua news agency reported

4 people injured in grenade blast in Pakistan's Quetta, says Balochistan CM

At least four people were injured on Sunday in a grenade blast on the Sabzal Road in Pakistan's Quetta, according to a statement by Balochistan Chief Minister Abdul Qudoos Bizenjo, reported The Dawn

Pakistani civilian attempting to cross border in Rajasthan shot dead by BSF

A Pakistani civilian allegedly trying to enter Indian territory was killed by Border Security Force personnel in Anupgarh sector of Sriganganagar district here, police said. On Friday night, Border Security Force personnel patrolling the area saw a Pakistani civilian trying to enter the Indian side. When he did not stop despite being alerted by the jawans, they opened fire, Sriganganagar Superintendent of Police Anand Sharma said. A case has been registered at Anupgarh police station and the body kept in a mortuary. The police said the identity of the deceased could not be ascertained and added that nothing was found from him.

Remittances from overseas Pakistani workers decrease 10.5% in September

Remittances sent by overseas Pakistani workers decreased 10.5 per cent in September 2022 on a month-on-month basis, the State Bank of Pakistan has said

Floods left behind an 'ocean of human suffering': Pak PM Shehbaz Sharif

"Pakistan has never seen a more stark and devastating example of the impact of global warming," Sharif said about the disaster.

Over dozen students arrested in Pak after protest against in-person exams

Students were protesting against the government's decision to hold in-person exams of classes 10 and 12 from June 23, despite a surge in Covid-19 cases in the country

Pakistanis lead al-Qaida faction, other terrorist groups in Asia: UN report

Al-Qaida in the Indian Subcontinent operates under the Taliban umbrella it is led by Pakistan-born Osama Mahmood, say UN monitors

CAA stir: PM accuses Cong of lies, dares to grant citizenship to Pakistanis

He said the law was enacted for religious minorities of three nations--Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan--who fled their countries because of religious persecution.

Over 250,000 Pakistanis return from abroad

They were repatriated to the country during the tenure of the present government.