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Ashura Processions Conclude ‘Peacefully’ Amid Tight Security  

Ashura Processions Conclude ‘Peacefully’ Amid Tight Security  

Suspension of Cellphone Services Mourners marched in processions around the country on Tuesday to commemorate Yaum-i-Ashura, with heavy security and the suspension of cellphone services in some places.  Every year on Muharram 10, Yaum-i-Ashura is

ARY News ‘Pulled Off Air’ In Different Parts of Country

ARY News ‘Pulled Off Air’ In Different Parts of Country

Action on PEMRA ARY News fell off the air in various regions of the country on Monday evening, blaming the action on the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra).  Pemra, on the other hand, provided

Urban Flooding: Alerts Issued For Karachi, Other Sindh Cities

Urban Flooding: Alerts Issued For Karachi, Other Sindh Cities

Urban Flooding notice for Karachi The Met Office issued an urban flooding notice for Karachi and other cities on Monday, predicting that monsoon currents into Sindh will grow more intense starting Tuesday (today).  Dr Sardar

KP govt plans burn accident prevention authority

KP govt plans burn accident prevention authority

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government intends to pass legislation The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government intends to pass legislation to create a burn accident prevention authority to ensure that government and private buildings have fire extinguishers and develop plans

Weekly Inflation Continues to Surge

Weekly Inflation Continues to Surge

PBS Data Released According to Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) data released on Friday, inflation as assessed by the Sensitive Price Index (SPI) climbed by 0.82 percent from the previous week, owing primarily to a

Wife’s Rights To Be ‘Maintained’ By Her Husband: Supreme Court

Wife’s Rights To Be ‘Maintained’ By Her Husband: Supreme Court

Wife Has a Legal Right To Be Supported By Her Husband The Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that, as long as a woman is "loyal and fulfils her own matrimonial obligations," she has a legal

Traffic Restored Between Gilgit-Baltistan, KP

Traffic Restored Between Gilgit-Baltistan, KP

Destruction of the Bridge by Flash Floods Following the destruction of the bridge by flash floods on Tuesday, the Frontier Works Organization filled the Ichar Nullah with mud and boulders and permitted light vehicles to

Agonising Outage Hits Karachi As KE Power Plant Develops Fault

Agonising Outage Hits Karachi As KE Power Plant Develops Fault

Life Is Difficult For Karachiites Due to Frequent Power Outages Life is difficult for Karachiites due to frequent power outages and loadshedding, which at times lasts up to 12 to 16 hours each day. The

Rains Bring Misery To Balochistan, KP

Rains Bring Misery To Balochistan, KP

Flash Floods and Torrential Rains continued to Wreak Havoc On Sunday, flash floods and torrential rains continued to wreak havoc across the nation, notably in Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, killing eight more people while destroying

Crocodiles bring terror in villages around Haleji Lake

Crocodiles bring terror in villages around Haleji Lake

Heavy Rains Raised The Water Level In the wake of heavy rains that raised the water level, residents of the villages surrounding Haleji Lake reported seeing a number of crocodiles enter nearby ditches and trenches