Nearly 800 TTP terrorists killed in ongoing ops in Afghanistan
Islamabad, April 5: Pakistan on Sunday said nearly 800 Afghan Taliban terrorists have been killed in the ongoing operation launched by the security forces in Afghanistan. Information Minister Attaullah Tarar shared the latest update on operation Ghazab lil-Haq , giving a summary of the losses suffered by the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), also called Fitna Al Khawarij (FAK) and Afghan Taliban. Tarar said that at least 796 Fitna Al Khawarij and the Afghan Taliban personnel have been killed and more than 1,043 injured since the launch of the operation. He added that 286 Afghan Taliban posts were destroyed and another 44 posts were captured while their 249 tanks, armoured vehicles, artillery guns and drones were destroyed. Operation Ghazab lil-Haq was launched on the night of February 26, following what Pakistan called “unprovoked firing” by the Afghan Taliban from across the border. The army also effectively targeted 81 terrorists and terrorist support infrastructure locations across Afghanistan by air, Tarar said. He also said on the intervening night of Thursday and Friday, an attempt to attack a border post in Ghulam Khan Sector by Afghan Taliban was foiled. Tarar said 37 terrorists were killed and more than 80 injured in the operation. (PTI)
Nepal announces two-day weekly holiday amid fuel supply crunch
Kathmandu, April 5: Nepal on Sunday announced two days of weekly holidays for government offices and academic institutions in the wake of fuel supply crunch caused by the conflict in West Asia. The Council of Ministers decided to provide Saturday and Sunday as weekly holidays, in a meeting held on Sunday at Singhdurbar Secretariat. “The Cabinet decided to provide two-day, Saturday and Sunday, as weekly holidays effective from Monday, April 6, for all government offices and academic institutions, and the office hours will be 9-5,” government spokesperson Sasmit Pokharel said after the cabinet meeting. Earlier, only Saturday was a holiday in Nepal at government offices. The decision was taken in the wake of disruptions in fuel supply caused by the war in West Asia. (PTI)
3 killed as high winds topple tree on Easter egg hunt in Germany
Frankfurt, April 5: Three people, including a 10-month-old girl, were killed Sunday when high winds toppled a tree in northern Germany during an Easter egg hunt, police said. Around 50 people from a nearby residential facility for new mothers, pregnant women and children were attending the event in woods near the town of Satrupholm at about 11 am when a 30-metre tree fell on the group, police said in a statement. Four people were pinned under the tree. A 21-year-old woman and a 16-year-old girl were treated by first responders but died at the scene, while the woman’s 10-month old daughter died later in the hospital. An 18-year-old woman suffered serious injuries and was brought to the hospital by helicopter. The area had been under a high winds warning from the weather service. (AP)
