Pakistan

Power restored in Pakistan after major breakdown

24 enero 2023

Multan, Pakistan, Jan 24 (EFE).- Electricity was restored in Pakistan on Tuesday morning after a major power outage caused a blackout across the country, including in the capital Islamabad and financial hub of Karachi. An energy ministry statement said all grid stations across the country were working now. Ministry spokesperson...

Suicide bomber kills 2 in Pakistan’s tribal region

15 diciembre 2022

Islamabad, Dec 15 (EFE).- A suicide bomber on a motorcycle has killed at least two people, including a soldier, in Pakistan’s North Waziristan tribal district near the border with Afghanistan, a military statement said on Thursday. Nine civilians suffered wounds in the bombing that shook parts of Miran Shah along...

General Asim Munir takes over as new chief of Pakistan’s powerful army

29 noviembre 2022

Islamabad, Nov 29 (EFE).- General Asim Munir took charge Tuesday as Pakistan’s army chief, considered the most powerful post in the country, replacing Qamar Javed Bajwa, who retired after six years at the helm. At a ceremony held in the city of Rawalpindi, where the headquarters of the Armed Forces...

Pakistani Taliban announces end of ceasefire in the country

28 noviembre 2022

Islamabad, Nov 28 (EFE).- The outlawed Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) on Monday announced a resumption of attacks in the country, thus putting an end to the ceasefire reached with the government earlier this year. The announcement is also an indication of a failure in the negotiations between the Taliban and the...

After floods, Pakistan now in the grip of deadly water-borne diseases

21 septiembre 2022

By Amjad Ali Islamabad, Sep 21 (EFE).- Pakistan is on the brink of an impending second disaster as dengue fever outbreak and water-borne infections have claimed nearly 320 lives, following the deadliest flooding in decades that has killed some 1,600 people. Experts have warned of a severe health crisis due...