Kabul: Nato said yesterday an insurgent attack had killed a coalition service member in eastern Afghanistan.
The US-led military coalition said the service member died on Sunday after a direct-fire insurgent assault. It did not provide any other details.
The death brings the number of international forces killed this month in Afghanistan to 20. May has been the deadliest month this year for international troops in Afghanistan, but casualties are down over previous years as foreign forces pull back and allow Afghan security forces to take the lead before the coalition ends its mission next year.
Sharif to take oath on June 5
ISLAMABAD: Newly elected members of the National Assembly would take oath on June 1 as a summary was about to be sent to the president to convene the session of the lower house of the parliament, sources said yesterday.
The sources said that the newly elected MNAs would take oath on June 1 while nomination papers for the Speaker and Deputy Speaker of National Assembly would also be submitted.
The Speaker and Deputy speaker would be elected on June 3 while nomination papers for the post of prime minister would be submitted on June 4.
The new prime minister of Pakistan would be elected on June 5, it was reported.
10 more die of measles
Islamabad: The death toll due to measles in Lahore city has gone up to 65 and in Punjab province to 120 with the deaths of 10 more children.
The 10 children breathed their last in different hospitals of Lahore yesterday as provincial government has failed to curb the outbreak despite vaccination campaigns, according to Pakistan media reports.
Over 14000 children have been affected by the disease and are under treatment in government hospitals across Punjab.
Police foil terror plot
Islamabad: Pakistan’s Law Enforcing Agencies foiled yesterday a terror plot by recovering 80kgs of explosives and arrested three accused on the spot in a raid at a house located in PECHS Society in Karachi, the capital of Sindh province in southern Pakistan.
Pakistani Police said that the pile of explosives included Aluminum Nitrate 350kgs and Hydrogen Para oxide 900ltrs, Pakistan’s (Geo News) reported.
The explosives were recovered on the information provided by an arrested activist of banned outfit.
Hybrid cars to save LNG
ISLAMABAD: The Nawaz Sharif government will consider allowing duty-free imports of hybrid cars with engine power of up to 1800cc to rationalise the use of oil and gas.
These cars use oil and a battery as fuel. The use of such cars will reduce CNG gas consumption to a great extent.
The government will ban CNG vehicles so that gas can be supplied for domestic and industrial use.
Those having CNG vehicles would be facilitated to import hybrid cars up to 1800cc without paying any duty. The duty would be imposed if the imported hybrid cars are larger than 1800cc.
Agencies
