Severe traffic jams hit Karachi after Monsoon rains, roads in disrepair
KARACHI: Recent monsoon rains have left roads in various parts of Karachi in a dilapidated condition, causing severe traffic jams and long queues of vehicles on major streets across the city. According to traffic police, traffic flow on MA Jinnah Road has been severely affected due to damaged roads, leading to increased congestion. Similar traffic […]
Army personnel among 3 dead as landslide hits bus on Karakoram Highway in KP’s Dasu – Pakistan
Three people, including two army personnel, died and one was injured after a landslide struck a bus on the Karakoram Highway (KKH) in the Dasu area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Upper Kohistan district in the early hours of Monday, officials said. Speaking to Dawn.com, Upper Kohistan District Police Officer (DPO) Mukhtiar Ahmad said a Gilgit-bound passenger […]
Pakistan seeks to strengthen ties with China in AI, tech, and agriculture
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Monday that Pakistan is looking to enhance its cooperation with China in key areas, including information technology, artificial intelligence, and modern agriculture. During a meeting with Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan Jiang Zaidong, Sharif highlighted the enduring friendship between Pakistan and China. “The friendship between Pakistan and China has […]
‘Duty’ to down stray Russian missiles, says Poland
Warsaw has a “constitutional duty” to shoot down Russian missiles over Ukraine that are on course to hit Polish territory, Poland’s foreign minister told the Financial Times in an interview published Monday. The Polish top diplomat’s remarks come a week after the NATO country’s airspace was breached by what the army said was likely a […]
Army personnel among 3 killed as landslide hits bus on Karakoram Highway in KP’s Dasu – Pakistan
Three people, including two army personnel, were killed and one injured after a landslide struck a bus on the Karakoram Highway (KKH) in the Dasu area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Upper Kohistan district in the early hours of Monday, officials said. Speaking to Dawn.com, Upper Kohistan District Police Officer (DPO) Mukhtiar Ahmad said a Gilgit-bound passenger […]
Punjab on high alert as monsoon rains forecasted to persist until Sept 4
The Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) of Punjab issued a warning on Monday about the heightened risk of river flooding due to forecasts of heavy rainfall across various parts of Pakistan in the next two days. The PDMA has instructed all relevant departments to remain on high alert to manage any potential emergencies. PDMA Director […]
Utility Stores employees end sit-in after assurance from industry minister
ISLAMABAD: Employees of the Utility Stores Corporation (USC) have ended their sit-in following assurances from Federal Minister for Industries and Production, Rana Tanveer Hussain, that there are no plans to shut down the USC. In a meeting held with USC employees, the minister reassured them of the government’s commitment to maintaining the operations of the […]
Inflation falls to 34-month low at 9.6pc in August: PBS – Business
Pakistan’s consumer price index (CPI) in August rose 9.6 per cent year-on-year (YoY), marking a 34 month-low, data from the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) showed on Monday. The CPI measures household inflation and includes statistics about price change for categories of household expenditure. “CPI general inflation increased to 9.6pc on year-on-year basis in August […]
Ousted Bangladeshi leader Hasina becomes diplomatic headache for India – World
Four weeks after ex-premier Sheikh Hasina fled Bangladesh by helicopter during a student-led revolution, analysts say she has become a diplomatic headache for her hosts in India. Hasina’s iron-fisted tenure came to an end last month as protesters marched on her palace in Dhaka after 15 years characterised by rights abuses and opposition crackdowns. Bangladeshi […]
Another suspect arrested over 12-year-old girl’s rape, murder in Karachi – Pakistan
Karachi police on Monday said they arrested a second suspect in connection with the gang rape and murder of a 12-year-old girl during an “encounter”. The body of a minor girl was found in a bag near a garbage dump in the city’s Lucky Star area on August 25. The autopsy had revealed that she […]