GWADAR: Gwadar Port Authority (GPA) Chairman Noor ul Haq Baloch has said that the ongoing power crisis in the port city has disrupted daily life and affected water supply as well as the fishing industry. He stressed that a permanent solution required immediate joint efforts by the federal government and Quetta Electric Supply Company (Qesco). He expressed these views during …
LARKANA: Floods always cause damage to dykes and, therefore, a 24-hour struggle is underway to avoid devastation. This was stated by MPA Mir Nadir Magsi, who is considered to be an expert in flood-fighting and has been assigned to oversee strengthening of different dykes within the Indus course across Northern Dadu Division. “At this moment, flows from [Guddu and Sukkur …
SWAT: Residents of Swat on Friday announced that there would be no place for terrorists in the valley, warning that if the provincial government and police failed to expel terrorists present in the border areas of Swat and Dir, they would confront the terrorists on their own. The announcement was made during a large public gathering held by the Swat …
LAHORE: The Punjab government will establish flood relief committees at district and tehsil levels to oversee aid and rehabilitation in areas devastated by recent floods. “A survey form, a mobile application and a central monitoring dashboard will ensure effective aid distribution and oversight,” Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz said while chairing a meeting on Friday. She directed officials to initiate comprehensive …
ISLAMABAD: The Capital Development Authority (CDA) and Pakistan Railways on Friday finalised a draft Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for operating a train service between Rawalpindi and Islamabad. On the directions of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, the CDA will also conduct a feasibility study of the project. The rail service will be launched from Margalla Railway Station to Saddar Rawalpindi to …
ISLAMABAD: The Capital Development Authority (CDA) has allocated land for five police stations in the capital that have been operating without dedicated buildings since their establishment. In addition, the police have also sought land for five more stations. Sources in the police told that in a recent meeting, the Interior Ministry asked the CDA to provide plots for police stations …
KARACHI: A sessions court has sentenced a man to a total of 24 years of rigorous imprisonment for throwing acid on his wife. Additional District and Sessions Judge (South) Muhammad Yousuf Malik found Muhammad Sajid guilty of the offence and sentenced him to 14 years in prison for throwing acid on his wife, Saima Bibi, who had suffered 22 per …
ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office (FO) said on Friday that the Strategic Mutual Defence Agreement signed between Pakistan and Saudi Arabia earlier this week would not be used to threaten any other country. Pakistan and Saudi Arabia entered into a landmark mutual defence agreement, under which any aggression against one state will be considered an attack on both. The pact was …
RAWALPINDI: An anti-terrorism court (ATC) in Rawalpindi dismissed on Friday the PTI’s plea that contested the decision to make incarcerated party founder Imran Khan appear in trial proceedings of the General Headquarters (GHQ) attack case via video link. Imran’s arrest on May 9, 2023 sparked violent protests across the country, during which state buildings and military installations, including the GHQ, …
RAWALPINDI: Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry has reaffirmed Pakistan’s commitment to a “longstanding” relationship with the United States, stating that “there is no either-or in our relations with other countries”. The DG ISPR expressed these views during an interview, which was aired by Pakistani television channels on Friday. According to television channels, the interview was purportedly …