Farmers and residents at the tail-end of the Indus River canal system remain deprived of freshwater despite the recent release of water into the Mir Wah Talhar Canal, as influential landowners continue to divert the flow through illegal means. According to local sources, powerful landlords, in alleged collusion with officials from the Sindh Irrigation Department, […]
The Sindh government has launched Pakistan’s first-ever programme to support the education of children of convicted prisoners. The launch ceremony, held at Central Jail Karachi, was attended by Sindh’s Minister for Education and Mines & Minerals Development, Sardar Ali Shah, and Minister for Prisons, Hasan Ali Zardari. This initiative, which aims to provide free education […]
The Federal Investigation Agency Cyber Crime Wing on Wednesday confirmed the arrest of a suspect for allegedly uploading inappropriate images of children on the web. FIA said Agha Sarawar Abbas, a resident of Rizvia Society, was picked up on the complaint of the US Consulate. He was accused of posing as an American citizen to […]
With the increase in intensity of heat during the holy month of Ramazan, most areas of the city are experiencing power outages of long durations, with some areas reporting load-shedding up to 18 hours. However, K-Electric claims that the power supply in the city is normal, and the maximum load-shedding duration is 10 hours. Citizens […]
A JIT has summoned PTI leaders Omar Ayub and Aleema Khan for questioning in an inquiry related to alleged negative propaganda on social media, Express News reported on Wednesday citing sources. According to officials, the JIT issued summons to Ayub and Aleema as part of an investigation into digital content deemed to be in violation […]
Pakistan on Wednesday denounced the decision by India to declare the ‘Awami Action Committee’ and ‘Jammu and Kashmir Ittihad-ul-Muslimeen’ as ‘Unlawful Association’ for five years. Last year, the Indian authorities had declared several political parties as “unlawful associations” as well, bringing the total of banned political parties to 14 in the occupied region. The decision […]
The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) on Wednesday once again laid bare its long-standing grievances over governance and power-sharing issues in Punjab during a high-level meeting with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leadership. According to sources, Punjab Governor Sardar Saleem Haider, at Bilawal Bhutto Zardari’s behest, painted a grim picture of […]
Contrary to reports claiming the driver of Jaffer Express is killed, he has returned safe and sound. In a video, doing the round on social media, the driver can be seen in a good health. He was talking to someone and informing about his wellbeing. Earlier, it was reported that the driver of the train […]
The Karakoram Highway has been reopened after landslides blocked some sections of the critical route, after a massive rockfall at Lotar in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa’s Upper Kohistan district left thousands of passengers stranded on both sides of the road. According to the GBDMA, continuous rainfall since Monday triggered heavy rockslides at 4am on Tuesday, completely blocking a […]