Pakistan

US assures full support to Pakistan to help flood affectees

ISLAMABAD: United States (US) has reaffirmed its support and solidarity with government and people of Pakistan amidst devastation caused by flash floods and rains in country. Support was extended during a meeting of a US delegation with Chairman Sena...

How Information Minister saved Sehwan Sharif from flooding?

SEHWAN: A day after water level in Sindh’s Manchhar Lake rose to “dangerous level”, a cut was made in water body’s dyke to release pressure while Pakistan Army and Rangers personnel were deployed to assist civil administration...

‘Chief Justice Minallah must step down from Imran’s contempt bench’: Lawyer Hashmat Habib

KARACHI: Contempt action against Imran Khan is top trend in media and manner adopted during proceeding by Chief Justice Islamabad High Court Athar Minallah hit by code of conduct and it demands him to decline and leave bench forthwith. Hashmat Habib...

Health Minister says over 47,000 pregnant women in shelter camps across Sindh

KARACHI: Sindh Health Minister Dr Azra Pechuho shared alarming statistics of women affected by unprecedented floods, saying at least 47,000 women were pregnant in shelter camps in province. Hundreds of thousands of people have contracted various dise...

Open Sky policy causing Rs46bln loss to national airlines

KARACHI: Open sky policy of Aviation policy 2015 brought financial loss to Pakistan Civil Aviation industry, whereas nowhere in world foreign airlines are given rights to operate from remote areas like international airlines are allowed to operate at...

IK to give call for Islamabad once flood recede: Sheikh Rasheed

RAWALPINDI: Former Interior Minister Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed said that PTI Chief Imran Khan would “give call for Islamabad” once floods, that have ravaged country and displaced millions recede. Taking to Twitter, Rasheed wrote that Internati...

Army restores flood-hit Bahrain Bridge in Swat

SWAT: Flood-hit bridge in town of Bahrain in Swat was reopened for traffic after Pakistan Army worked day and night to restore it. Earlier this week, Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa had said during his visit to valley that road w...

SC bars politicians putting names on govt lands

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) has barred the politicians from inscribing their names on government lands. The Supreme Court (SC) gave the ruling during the hearing of a case related to the ownership of the land of the Evacuee Trust Property Board...

16th Consumers Choice Award event all set to rock in Karachi today

KARACHI: Consumer Choice Awards -2022, 16th edition event will be held today at a local hotel in Karachi under the umbrella of Consumers Association of Pakistan (CAP). Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah will be the chief guest on the occasion w...

History’s worst flood in Sindh, says CM Murad

Karachi: Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah said that province is witnessing its worst floods in history and destruction is far more disastrous than one witnessed in 2010 or 2012. In a press conference, he lauded government departments and private e...

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PTI remains adamant, govt’s last-ditch effort gone in vain

INTERNET BLOCK, TRAINS AT HALT, EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTES CLOSED ISLAMABAD: A large convoys of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) supporters, led by Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur and opposition leader Omar Ayub, encountered intense tea...

‘Ziauddin University holds 1st International and 2nd National Pakistan Occupational Therapy Conference’

KARACHI: “There has been a remarkable 278% increase in occupational therapists in the Asia-Pacific region. However, these numbers remain disproportionately low when compared to the global population. We must take collective action to address th...

IU bold fashion show sparks controversy, backlash

Iqra University, one of Pakistan’s well-known institutions, has come under fire for its recent Fashion Odyssey 2024 event. Organized by the university in collaboration with AIFD, the grand fashion show showcased the creative work of emerging yo...

Karachi police fully prepared to handle any emergency: AIG Odho

KARACHI: Karachi police have been put on high alert amid ongoing Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) protests, yesterday. As per details, Karachi Police Chief Javed Alam Odho has directed the police force to remain on high alert amid the ongoing PTI prote...
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