IHC suspends ban on live speech of Imran Khan
ISLAMABAD: Islamabad High Court (IHC) has suspended ban imposed by PEMRA on Imran Khan live speech besides issuing notice to PEMRA and Attorney General. Case came up for hearing before single bench of IHC presided over by Chief Justice (CJ) IHC Athar...
Monsoon rains, floods death toll reaches 1,033: NDMA
ISLAMABAD: Death toll from torrential monsoon showers and floods since onset of rainy season across country has reached 1,033. According to National Disaster Management Authority, 1,527 individuals were also injured in various rains and flood related...
‘Consumers oppose PSMA Sindh lobby for export of surplus sugar’
KARACHI: The Pakistan Sugar Mills Association (PSMA) Sindh chapter has claimed the dollar-strapped Pakistan can fetch up to $1 billion by exporting the minimum 1.3 million tonnes of surplus sugar, currently stocked in local go-downs, this year till N...
Eleven drown as boat capsizes in Jamshoro
JAMSHORO: At least 11 people drowned while seven others rescued when a boat carrying flood victims capsized near village Bilawalpur in Sehwan Sharif in Jamshoro district yesterday. According to police, people who drowned were migrating from submerged...
Rehabilitation process to take years to complete: COAS
RAWALPINDI: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa said that rescue operations in flood-affected areas is almost over and now rehabilitation process has begun which would take years to complete. In a recorded message, Chief of Army staf...
Afghan’s Defence Minister allegations ‘highly regrettable’: FO
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan called accusations made by Afghanistan's acting Defence Minister Mullah Mohammad Yaqoob "conjectural allegations" and said statement was "highly regrettable" and defied "norms of responsible diplomatic conduct". "In absence of any...
Overwhelming floods need incessant help, Bilawal Bhutto calls int’l community to play role
Islamavbad: Pakistan needs financial help to deal with “overwhelming” floods, Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari said, adding that he hoped financial institutions such as International Monetary Fund would take economic fallout into a...
PM Shehbaz announces Rs10bn for flood affectees in Balochistan
QUETTA: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif visited flood-hit areas of Balochistan and announced Rs 10 billion for provincial government to assist flood victims. I am announcing to handover Rs 10 billion to Chief Minister Balochistan Abdul Quddus Bizenjo s...
Floods wreak havoc, death toll crosses 1,030 mark: NDMA
ISLAMABAD: Floods continued to devastate country particularly provinces of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and Balochistan leaving at least 119 people dead and more than 70 injured in past 24 hours. Floods have claimed over 1,030 lives, with 74 deaths report...
Who will be next Army Chief?
Islamabad: Time has come for government to make one of most difficult decisions of its tenure. Lt. Gen. Asim Muneer, Lt. Gen. Sahir Shamshad Mirza, Lt. Gen. Azhar Abbas, Lt. Gen. Nauman Mehmood, Lt. Gen. Faiz Hameed, Lt. Gen. Muhammad Amir are includ...
