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Marble landslide at KP kills 17

Marble landslide at KP kills 17

More than 17 people -- miners and workers on the premises have been killed in a landslide at the marble excavation site in Mohmand, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, local media outlets quoted rescue officials as saying on

Centre, Sindh trade barbs over Rs1.1tr plan for Karachi

Centre, Sindh trade barbs over Rs1.1tr plan for Karachi

Prime Minister Imran Khan during his visit to Karachi over the weekend announced a Rs1.1 trillion package for the city that envisages water projects, road development programmes, sewerage treatment etc. The package was hailed as

PM Khan to arrive in Karachi today

PM Khan to arrive in Karachi today

Prime Minister Imran Khan is due to arrive in Karachi today and is expected to announce a multi-billion rupees package to fix the ailing infrastructure of the city. PM Khan will be in the city

Rains devastate KP as 29 lives lost

Rains devastate KP as 29 lives lost

More than 29 lives have been lost and more than 34 people have been injured in the northern province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa since the monsoon rains, the Provincial Disaster Management Authority reported on Thursday. The

Power tariff increased for Karachi

Power tariff increased for Karachi

The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet on Thursday approved tariff increase of Rs1.09 to Rs2.89 per unit in order to bring about uniformity in rates across the country, a press release issued showed.

Anti-encroachment drive begins in Karachi

Anti-encroachment drive begins in Karachi

Authorities in Karachi on Monday began an anti-encroachment drive to clear illegal properties blocking the nullahs and drainage systems across the city.  The actions came days after massive flooding caused by record rains inundated the

Rain woes continue for Karachi after four days

Rain woes continue for Karachi after four days

Despite the four days since the apocalyptic rain unleashed havoc on Karachi, some parts of the country’s largest and most-populous city were submerged in water and without light. Residents were still complaining of the lack

Ravi, Jhelum and Kabul rivers at flooding risk

Ravi, Jhelum and Kabul rivers at flooding risk

Millions of people living along the Ravi, Jhelum, Kabul and Chenab rivers were evacuated as the Flood Forecasting Division, Punjab of the Pakistan Meteorological Department forecast flooding along the banks of major rivers in the

Rains sink Karachi

Rains sink Karachi

The monsoon spell on Thursday wreaked havoc on the city of Karachi as more than 13 lives were lost, thousands of homes demolished, billions of losses caused to the industrial sector and caused irreparable damage

Electric buses to ride Pakistani roads soon: Fawad Chaudhary

Electric buses to ride Pakistani roads soon: Fawad Chaudhary

Pakistan will soon have electric buses on the roads as the government facilitated an agreement between private sector participants in a step towards reducing carbon footprint and delivering on its manifesto promises. Announcing the agreement,