KWSC says water supply to parts of Karachi has resumed after power at Dhabeji pumping station restored – Pakistan
KARACHI: Water supply to several parts of Karachi resumed in phases on Monday after electricity supply was resumed at the Dhabeji pumping station, around 22 hours after a power breakdown, Karachi Water and Sewerage Corporation spokesperson Abdul Qadir Sheikh told Dawn. The spokesperson said K-Electric (KE) had restored power supply to the pumping station at […]
I’m on an admissions committee and universities need to talk about this – Pakistan
Departments should publish graduate employment outcomes as openly as they publish merit lists. I have worked on my university’s Admission Committee for 16 years, long enough to have watched several cycles of both growth and contraction. But nothing in those years prepared me for what the last three or four have looked like, and nothing […]
First phase of AJK polls begins in Mirpur division amid allegations of rigging – Pakistan
The first phase of the Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) elections have begun in the 13 constituencies of Mirpur division. Polling began at 8am and will continue till 5pm. Today (Monday) has been declared a public holiday in all three districts — Bhimber, Mirpur, and Kotli — of the division to facilitate polling. A total […]
First phase of AJK polls begins in Mirpur division – Pakistan
The first phase of the Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) elections have begun in the 13 constituencies of Mirpur division. Polling began at 8am and will continue till 5pm. Today (Monday) has been declared a public holiday in all three districts — Bhimber, Mirpur, and Kotli — of the division to facilitate polling. A total […]
FO condemns Indian minister’s remarks on Kashmir issue, warns against underestimating resolve to thwart ‘any adventurism’ – Pakistan
The Foreign Office (FO) has condemned Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh’s “highly provocative and irresponsible comments” regarding the Kashmir dispute, saying that the neighbouring country must not underestimate Pakistan’s resolve to “thwart any Indian adventurism”. On Sunday, Singh had stated that there would be “no talks with Pakistan”. According to the Times of India, he […]
Pothole-riddled Karachi’s Gulistan-i-Jauhar roads turn daily travel into an exhausting ordeal – Pakistan
• With University Road choked by traffic, other access roads are also plagued by excavation work, bottlenecks• Neighbourhood streets are marked by broken surfaces, persistent dust and years of neglect KARACHI: Three major roads provide access to Gulistan-i-Jauhar, yet hardly any of them can now be described as a fully functional artery. Although the locality […]
President, PM, others return gifts to Toshakhana – Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar and other federal cabinet members received dozens of gifts from foreign dignitaries this year, with the items being deposited in Toshakhana. The information ministry recently issued details of gifts received by the premier, deputy premier and other officials over the past […]
Pakistan warns India against ‘adventurism,’ condemns Indian minister’s Kashmir remarks
FO says comments sought to undermine internationally recognised facts; undermine peace and security Pakistan on Monday warned that India “must not underestimate the people and Government of Pakistan’s unwavering resolve and determination to thwart any Indian adventurism,” saying comments by the Indian defence minister on the Jammu and Kashmir dispute distorted internationally recognized facts and […]
In reply to Nawaz, Bilawal says people of AJK not ready to ‘bargain away their rights’ in elections – Pakistan
MIRPUR: Responding to PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif’s recent jibe, PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Sunday said that whether it’s Kashmir or Kashmore, Mirpur or Mirpurkhas, their residents were “not ready to bargain away their rights”. Bilawal’s response comes a day before the first phase of elections in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) is set to […]
In reply to Nawaz, Bilawal says people of AJK not ready to ‘bargain away their rights’ – Pakistan
Responding to PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif’s recent jibe, PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Sunday said that whether it’s Kashmir or Kashmore, Mirpur or Mirpurkhas, their residents were “not ready to bargain away their rights”. Bilawal’s response comes a day before the first phase of elections in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) is set to begin, […]