Karachi mayor asks PM to allocate Rs200bn for city’s uplift
KARACHI: Mayor Barrister Murtaza Wahab on Tuesday urged the prime minister to allocate at least Rs200 billion for Karachi’s development, stating that the Rs20bn “lollipop” announced by the federal...
View ArticleTwo killed in South Waziristan explosion
SOUTH WAZIRISTAN/BAJAUR: Two people were killed when an explosive device went off in the Sararogha tehsil of Upper South Waziristan district on Tuesday. According to deputy commissioner Asmatullah...
View ArticleTehreek-i-Insaf govt in KP flayed for clipping powers of local bodies
PESHAWAR: The participants of a multi-party conference here on Tuesday came down hard on Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf government in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa for what they called paralysing local government...
View ArticleTeenager’s stabbing sparks protest in Dir
LOWER DIR: A 13-year-old boy was stabbed to death in Timergara general bus terminal on Tuesday, sparking strong protests as enraged residents blocked the Timergara-Peshawar Highway for several hours....
View ArticleBahauddin Zakariya University professor removed over ‘rape of colleague’
LAHORE: The Bahauddin Zakariya University (BZU) on Tuesday removed the chairman of the Department of Forestry and Range Management and suspended him from university on the complaints of rape, physical...
View ArticleWoman who kidnapped newborn from Lahore’s Mayo Hospital held
LAHORE: The police finally traced the female suspect who kidnapped a newborn baby girl from the paediatric ward of the Mayo Hospital a few days back, recovered the two-day-old from her house and handed...
View ArticleKP ministers quit ‘in line with Imran’s wishes’ amid speculations of rift...
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Sutlej breaches continue to submerge 28 mouzas
FRESH breaches have inundated villages to the east of Lodhran, Jalalpur Pirwala and Uch Sharif.—Dawn • Irrigation dept says water levels receding after four of seven cracks fixed • Flood survey teams...
View ArticleIrsa, provinces at odds over Rabi water estimates
ISLAMABAD: Despite ample water stored in reservoirs and healthy post-flood soil moisture, the country’s agriculture output in the coming cropping seasons may still be hampered by delays in completing...
View Article32 car showrooms sealed in Gujrat for damaging greenbelts
GUJRAT: At least 32 car showrooms on the GT Road have been sealed by the local administration on charges of damaging greenbelts by parking vehicles on them. A team, led by Gujrat Assistant Commissioner...
View ArticleDeadline set for completion of over 250 inquiries against CDA officials
ISLAMABAD: Over 250 pending departmental inquiries against officials of Capital Development Authority (CDA) have caught the attention of the civic agency’s chief, who has set a one-month deadline for...
View ArticleAJK witnesses shutter-down strike for second day
MUZAFFARABAD: Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) on Tuesday witnessed an overwhelming shutter-down and wheeljam strike on the second consecutive day amid intermittent skirmishes between law enforcers and...
View ArticleCapital reports 52 dengue cases in single day
ISLAMABAD: Following the emergence of 52 dengue cases in a single day in Islamabad, Federal Minister for Health Syed Mustafa Kamal has directed the authorities concerned to intensify fogging. The...
View ArticleNon-bailable arrest warrants for Imaan, husband issued
ISLAMABAD: An additional district and sessions judge on Tuesday issued non-bailable arrest warrants for lawyer Imaan Mazari-Hazir and her spouse Hadi Ali Chattha in the controversial tweets case after...
View ArticleThe missing voice: What Gazans think about Trump’s ‘peace plan’
On Monday, US President Donald Trump, standing alongside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at a press briefing, announced the 20-point peace plan for Gaza, hailing it as a historic breakthrough...
View ArticleSecurity forces kill seven militants in Khuzdar
QUETTA: Seven alleged militants were killed and 10 others reportedly wounded during a security operation in the Zehri area of Khuzdar district on Tuesday, officials said. Acting on the intelligence...
View ArticlePakistan wavers after Gaza deal draft ‘changed’
• ‘This is not our document’, says Dar about White House plan; sticks to joint statement from Muslim bloc • Reveals Indonesia has committed 20,000 troops; Islamabad expected to make a decision soon •...
View ArticleSC acquits two brothers on death row in PIDC bomb blast case
KARACHI: The Supreme Court has set aside the death sentence handed down to two brothers and acquitted them in the 2005 PIDC bomb blast case. A three-judge bench of the apex court comprising Justice...
View ArticleGovt expects floods will worsen inflation
• Increase in Consumer Price Index seen at 3.5-4.5pc in September • Finance ministry says economic activity remains ‘broadly stable’ • Insists economy maintains trajectory of stabilisation, growth...
View ArticleIrked by new polio cases, Sindh CM takes ‘negligent’ officials to task
• Murad suspends two DHOs, removes as many ACs and orders disciplinary action against DCs of Badin and Thatta • Says negligence in anti-polio drive will not be tolerated KARACHI: Expressing displeasure...
View ArticleDamning Commonwealth report highlights conditions that impacted ‘one party’s’...
Foreign observation mission Commonwealth Observer Group (COG) has officially released its report on Pakistan’s 2024 general elections, highlighting “conditions which appeared to limit fundamental...
View Article10 terrorists killed during CTD operation in Quetta: spokesperson
At least ten terrorists were killed in Quetta’s Aghbarg area during an exchange of fire with security personnel from the Counter-terrorism Department (CTD), a spokesperson said on Wednesday. “Ten...
View ArticlePakistan repays $500m Eurobond on schedule, reflecting ‘fiscal discipline,...
Pakistan has repaid its $500 million Eurobond on schedule, with the government saying the timely servicing reflects fiscal discipline, stronger reserves, improved ratings, and a more sustainable debt...
View ArticleMan allegedly guns down brother, 3 family members in Abbottabad: police
A man allegedly shot dead his brother, sister-in-law, and their two daughters in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Abbottabad district on Wednesday, according to the police. Abbottabad Police Spokesperson Azam Mir...
View ArticleIslamabad court recalls non-bailable arrest warrants as Imaan Mazari, husband...
An Islamabad District and Sessions Court on Wednesday recalled the non-bailable arrest warrants issued against human rights defenders and lawyers Imaan Zainab Mazari-Hazir and her husband Hadi Ali...
View ArticlePPP’s Kaira defends BISP, criticises ‘harsh tone’ between his party and PML-N
PPP leader Qamar Zaman Kaira on Wednesday defended the Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) as a “tried and tested” method for providing flood relief, while criticising what he called the “harsh...
View Article3.2-magnititude earthquake jolts parts of Karachi: PMD
A 3.2-magnitude earthquake was recorded in Karachi on Wednesday morning, the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) said. According to PMD, the earthquake was recorded seven kilometres north west of...
View ArticleIHC allows underage girl to live with husband but recommends steps to...
The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has allowed an underage girl to live with her husband but recommended steps to strengthen the legal framework around child marriages to protect minors, it emerged on...
View Article4 terrorists apprehended in intelligence-based operation in Khuzdar: ISPR
Four terrorists were apprehended during an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in Balochistan’s Khuzdar district on Wednesday, a statement released by the military’s media affairs wing said. According...
View ArticleJoint action committee invited for talks as three policemen killed amid AJK...
Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Prime Minister Chaudhry Anwarul Haq and Federal Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Tariq Fazal Chaudhry on Wednesday invited the Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC) to...
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