Saturday, October 03
Traffic was suspended on a key railway track in Balochistan on Monday after a powerful blast injured a railway worker and disrupted services in the restive province, an official told news agency PTI.The explosion struck the railway link between Mach and Ab-e-Gum in northwest Balochistan — a vital route that connects southern and central Pakistan — prompting authorities to halt all operations on the track.A spokesperson for Pakistan Railways described the incident as “an act of terrorism aimed at causing damage to the national transport infrastructure.” He added that the injured railway worker was rushed to a nearby hospital and is currently in a stable condition. Security forces were subsequently deployed to search the area for additional explosive devices, while a bomb disposal sq
The Union Home Ministry has been tasked with "coordinating activities for further progression" of ex-Agniveers after their term with the armed forces ends, according to a government notification. The Centre amended the Government of India (Allocation of Business) Rules, 1961 by the Gazette notification on Monday. The amendment has inserted a new point in the second schedule under the Department of States of the Union Home Ministry "coordinating activities for further progression of Ex-Agniveers", the notification said. With this amendment, the work relating to coordinating activities for further progression of ex-Agniveer has been assigned to the Union Home Ministry, sources said. For coordinating and monitoring further progression of ex-Agniveers, there will be an online portal, they said
