Even though the population of the Tribal area is scattered and a scarcity of pure drinking water and other basic necessities of life the tribes are living happily. During the flood of 2022, the lives of people of tribal areas especially those who are living in valleys and hilltops were affected badly. On our...
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February 18, 2023February 18, 2023Pakistan
Pakistan and the world at risk as climate change continue to accelerate
Climate change is causing a range of environmental and social impacts, including water scarcity, crop failures, and increased frequency and intensity of natural disasters such as floods and droughts. Pakistan is particularly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change due to its geographical location, high population density, and dependence on agriculture. One of the most...
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February 15, 2023February 15, 2023Pakistan
NAB approver retracts statement against Shehbaz Sharif in Ashiana case
LAHORE: A former Lahore Development Authority (LDA) chief engineer, who previously became an approver of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) in a reference to the Ashiana-i-Iqbal Housing Scheme against Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and others, retracted his prior statement on Tuesday. “My prior statement was made under duress,” Israr Saeed responded to PM Shahbaz’s counsel’s...
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February 2, 2023February 2, 2023Pakistan
Pink isn’t just a colour, it’s a bus!
KARACHI: The theme was pink and the slogan ‘women empowerment’ as the Sindh Mass Transit Authority succeeded in making all the women in the city smile by inaugurating a safe, convenient, affordable and comfortable Pink People’s Bus Service at Frere Hall here on Wednesday. Initially eight buses have been introduced that will operate on a...
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February 1, 2023February 1, 2023Pakistan
Parvez Elahi claims his residence in Gujrat raided by police
Former Punjab chief minister Parvez Elahi has claimed that his residence in Gujrat was raided by police in the early hours of Wednesday morning. “Police raided our house in Gujrat, the Zahoor Elahi Palace, at 4:30am today. They harassed our employees, including women, and then fled when a number of people gathered,” he said on Geo...
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January 31, 2023January 31, 2023Pakistan
Death toll from attack on mosque in Peshawar’s Police Lines rises to 88
The death toll from the attack on a mosque in Peshawar’s Police Lines area a day earlier rose to 88 on Tuesday after more bodies were recovered from the attack site, a spokesperson for the Lady Reading Hospital (LRH) confirmed. On Friday, 59 people, mostly police officials, were martyred and over 150 were injured after an explosion...
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January 30, 2023January 30, 2023Pakistan
At least 30 martyred, over 90 injured in Peshawar mosque suicide blast
PESHAWAR: A powerful suicide blast inside a mosque in Peshawar’s Police Lines area on Monday martyred 30 people while more than 90 others were injured, said security and health officials. Imam Masjid Police Line Qari Sahibzada Nurul Amin was also martyred. According to security officials, the suicide attacker was in the front row during the...
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January 30, 2023January 30, 2023Pakistan
Sheikh Rashid’s Lal Haveli residence sealed over ‘illegal occupation’
The Evacuee Trust Property Board (ETPB) on Monday sealed former interior minister and Awami Muslim League (AML) chief Sheikh Rashid’s Lal Haveli residence in Rawalpindi over “illegal occupation”. According to ETPB Deputy Commissioner Asif Khan, two units of the Lal Haveli and five adjoining units were sealed after teams of the board along with the...
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January 29, 2023January 29, 2023Pakistan
At least 41 dead as passenger coach falls into ravine in Balochistan’s Lasbela: official
At least 41 people were killed after a passenger coach fell into a ravine in Balochistan’s Lasbela on Sunday morning, according to officials. Lasbela Assistant Commissioner Hamza Anjum, while confirming the incident, told Dawn.com that the vehicle, with nearly 48 passengers on board, was travelling from Quetta to Karachi. “Due to speeding, the coach crashed into the...
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January 28, 2023January 28, 2023Pakistan
Imran claims Zardari behind new plot to assassinate him
PTI chief Imran Khan — in what can be termed an explosive claim — alleged on Friday that former president Asif Ali Zardari was behind a new plot to assassinate him for which the PPP co-chairman had “given money to a terrorist outfit”. In a televised address, the ex-premier said that plans had been hatched...