Tag: Town

Tanks deploy in east, Syrians flee northern town

Thousands of Syrians fled the historic town of Maarat al-Numaan to escape troops and tanks thrusting into the north in a widening military campaign...

Activists vow more protests, military heads for Syrian town

Pro-democracy activists in Syria vowed more protests against President Bashar al-Assad for Friday, as reports of more bloodshed and the deployment of a convoy...

Syrians flee town as troops approach

Turkey called on Syria on Wednesday to rein in violence against civilians and promised not to turn away refugees as some residents of a...

Battles rage in al Qaeda-held Yemen town, 25 dead

Fighting flared on Tuesday in a southern Yemen city seized by militants, killing at least 25 people, a local official said, after Washington urged...

Battles rage in al Qaeda-held Yemen town, 45 dead

At least 45 people were killed in an al Qaeda-held town in the latest violence in Yemen and protesters took to the streets of...

A water connection costs just Rs 2,000 in Shah Latif Town

Illegal water connections are thriving in Shah Latif Town, as the Malir Development Authority (MDA) and the Karachi Water and Sewerage Board (KWSB) have...

Syrian forces kill 11 in besieged town

Syrian forces killed at least 11 civilians in the central town of Rastan on Thursday, activists said, in the latest military assault to try...

Al Qaeda group tightens grip on Yemen coastal town

An al Qaeda group tightened its grip on a Yemeni coastal town while in the capital Sanaa a truce was holding on Sunday to...

Tornado-struck US town rattled by new storm

This shattered town, still searching for survivors from one of the strongest tornadoes on record, was rattled early Wednesday after a new storm unleashed...

Industrialists inform Ebad about rising crime in Bin Qasim Town

A Bin Qasim Association of Trade and Industry (BQATI) delegation called on Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ebad at the Governor’s House and informed him...

Tanks shell Syrian border town

Tanks shelled a Syrian border town for the fourth day on Wednesday in a military campaign to crush demonstrations against President Bashar al-Assad, under...

Hopes for bumper tourist season in bin Laden town

Hoteliers in the now notorious town where Osama bin Laden was killed by elite US forces are praying the views and balmy weather still...

Asmaa to lead Model Town Club

LAHORE - Model Town Women FC's President Fouzia Rizwan has announced 23-player squad for fourth edition of National Women's Football Club Championship. The event will be played at Model Town Academy Ground from April 22-26. Model Town will take on Fatima Club (22 April) and Lahore Fighters (24 April) in Group-B. According to club's secretary Amna Bashir, qualified coach Kirin Illyas, first ever woman to lift National Women's Football trophy under coach Hafeez Malik in 2005, will act

Cautious rebels nose back into key Libyan town

AJDABIYA - Libyan rebels hoping to reclaim the key eastern town of Ajdabiya from forces loyal to Moamer Kadhafi milled around between a bombed-out tank and a bullet-riddled mosque on its outskirts Sunday.
The landmarks, a legacy of coalition air strikes and combat two weeks ago, and the sound fresh shelling on the far side of the city underlined how fortunes of war had turned against the insurgents in recent days. On Saturday, they had retreated in panic as Kadhafi's fighters

Sindh census commissioner visits Korangi Town

KARACHI - Provincial Census Commissioner Sindh Noor Muhammad Leghari along with Joint Census Commissioner Farooq Ahmed Baloch and Deputy Census Commissioner Muhammad Ashfaque visited various areas of the Korangi Town on Friday and inspected the ongoing house listing operation in the area.
He was briefed by the Korangi Town Administration and revenues staff joint vigilance team during the visit.
On the occasion, the provincial census commissioner inquired about the work being

LDA Town Planning Wing staff demolishes illegal buildings

LAHORE - Lahore Development Authority (LDA) Town Planning Wing staff on Thursday demolished a number of illegal buildings in various localities of the city.
The LDA staff demolished a hospital structure, which was illegally constructed on Plot Number 3 Block F/1 WAPDA Town.
Two structures constructed without getting approval of the building plan from LDA on Plots Number 196 and 217 of L-Block Sabzazar Scheme were also razed. Constructions on plot numbers 412,413 and 414 of