Sindh braces for deluge from swollen northern rivers
SUKKUR: Pakistan’s flooded southern Sindh province braced Sunday for a fresh deluge from swollen rivers in the north as the death toll from this year’s monsoon topped 1,000. The mighty Indus River that courses through Pakistan’s sec...
Journalist Waqar Satti booked for allegedly linking ‘disrespectful’ statement about Islam to Imran
RAWALPINDI: Rawalpindi police have registered a case against journalist Waqar Satti on allegations of attributing “disrespectful” statements “not based on facts” about Islam to PTI chairperson Imran Khan. The case was registe...
IHC constituted large bench to proceed against Imran Khan
ISLAMABAD: A five-judge larger bench of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) has been constituted to proceed against Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) chief and former prime minister (PM) Imran Khan on the charge of contempt of court for ‘intimidating a...
Dams construction only way out to avoid flood disaster: Imran
DERA ISMAIL KHAN: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman and former Prime Minister Imran Khan said that only way to avoid disaster caused by floods is to build dams. PTI Chairman visited flood-affected areas of province along with KP Chief Minister...
President appeals to nation, expats, int’l community to help flood affectees
ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi has appealed to entire nation, overseas Pakistanis and international community to lend support to flood affectees. “Entire nation, overseas Pakistanis and international community should come forward to he...
Floods, rains cause heavy destruction in various parts of country: FO
ISLAMABAD: Unprecedented rains and floods have caused massive devastation in various parts of country especially in Sindh and Balochistan and government has announced a state of emergency owing to huge loss of life, property, infrastructure, livestoc...
MQM-P files case against PTI, JI for attacking office
Karachi: Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) lodged case against Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) workers for allegedly attacking their Korangi Town Office and MNA/MPA Office. According to details, PTI’s former cand...
Shazia says 0.1mln rain-affected families given Rs25,000
KARACHI: Around 100,000 rain-flood-hit families across country has been given Rs 25,000 each following announcement of relief package by federal government. In this regard, on directives of Federal Minister for Poverty Alleviation and Social Safety S...
KP’s Finance Minister backtracks, says ‘no to provincial surplus’
Peshawar: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Finance Minister Taimur Khan Jhagra withdrew his commitment of providing provincial surplus for this fiscal year, putting International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) programme at stake. In a letter to Finance Minist...
Islamabad Airport, PIA deal with Qatar challenged in LHC
KARACHI: Nabeel Javed Kahloon Advocate filed a petition in Lahore High Court against government of Pakistan through its secretary Cabinet Division and various other ministries and divisions to declare impugned deal of selling (51pc) of shares along w...
