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KARACHI, Pakistan A key border crossing between Pakistan and Afghanistan remained closed on Wednesday for a sixth consecutive day, despite the de-escalation of hostilities between the two border forces, an official said.Kharlachi crossing that connects Pakistan’s northwestern Kunnar tribal district with Afghanistan’s eastern Paktia province was shut following skirmishes ...

NEW DELHI/KARACHI Authorities in several parts of India and Pakistan have announced the closure of schools amid heat waves.On Monday, the India Meteorological Department said the Najafgarh area in the capital New Delhi recorded a maximum temperature of 47.4C (117.32F). Many other cities in the country have recorded temperatures ...

No HMVs To Be Allowed Till 0700 Hours Tomorrow: Officials BANIHAL/JAMMU: Vehicular movement was suspended for 16 hours and 20 minutes on the Jammu-Srinagar highway on Sunday following landslides, triggered by overnight rains, at a few places in Ramban district, officials said.A traffic department official said road clearance work ...

New Delhi: Ahead of the AAP’s protest against Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s arrest, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) on Tuesday said entry and exit gates at Lok Kalyan Marg metro station have been closed due to security reasons. Entry and exit have been restricted at Patel Chowk and ...

Shooting Stones, Landslides Shut Highway – Kashmir Reader Srinagar: Heavy downpours in the Kashmir plains and snowfall in the upper reaches led to the closure of the Jammu-Srinagar highway, officials said on Saturday.Traffic officials said the highway was blocked at many places in Ramban district due to mudslides, landslides, ...

Pic: Sajjad Dar/Excelsior Srinagar, Mar 2: Heavy downpours in the Kashmir plains and snowfall in the upper reaches led to the closure of the Jammu-Srinagar national highway, officials said on Saturday.Traffic officials said the highway was blocked at many places in Ramban district due to mudslides, landslides, and shooting ...

As the coup-prone, cash-strapped Pakistan votes on Friday (February 8), former prime minister Nawaz Sharif’s Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), jailed ex-premier Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) and Bilawal Bhutto Zardari’s Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) will enter a three-cornered but likely skewed contest.Nearly 650,000 police, civil armed forces and armed ...

Srinagar: Srinagar and other plain areas of Kashmir received this winter’s first snowfall on Thursday, bringing cheer to the residents.“It started as a mix of rain and snow late last night in Srinagar and other adjoining areas in the plains and by the morning, the valley was covered under ...

Thandikhui Toll Plaza at Sarore Jammu is notified to be shut Jammu Tawi, Jan 26: In a smart move, the union government has shut Thandikhui Toll Plaza on Jammu- Pathankot National Highway while shifted the burden by increasing the toll tariff at Lakhankur in Kathua and Bann Toll Plaza in ...

The institutions are tied to Pakistan's army, navy and air force, respectively.Islamabad: Three universities affiliated with Pakistan's military were shut over security threats in the capital Islamabad on Monday, police said.Pakistan is due to vote in general elections in two weeks amid overlapping political, economic and security crises -- ...