NEW DELHI: At least 29 bodies have been recovered after a massive landslide triggered by monsoon rains swept away dozens of tea estate workers in southwestern India, police said Sunday. The landslide in Idukki district, around 250 kilometres (155 miles) from Kerala state’s capital Thiruvananthapuram, occurred Friday but the ongoing search and rescue efforts have […]
CLICK HERE TO READ MOREPunjab, Sindh and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa have issued orders allowing the reopening of most of the sectors which had been closed for months due to the coronavirus pandemic, but emphasised adherence to health guidelines to prevent further spread of the virus. The Punjab Primary and Secondary Healthcare Department withdrew the government’s lockdown order on Sunday, allowing […]
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ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly is set to witness fiery proceedings on Monday (today) as the government plans to get five more FATF-related bills passed from the lower house of parliament with opposition flexing its muscles to resist the move, accusing the government of bringing “draconian laws” on the pretext of meeting conditions of the global […]
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At least five people were killed and 20 were injured in a blast on Chaman’s Mall Road on Monday, Assistant Commissioner Zakaullah Durrani said. The wounded have been shifted to the Civil Hospital. According to police inspector Muhammad Mohsin, unidentified miscreants had planted an improvised explosive device in a motorbike that was parked on the […]
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LAHORE: Clerics belonging to various Sunni schools of thought met here on Sunday to decide the future line of action for ensuring implementation of Tahaffuz Bunyad-e-Islam (protection of foundation of Islam) Bill passed by the Punjab Assembly a fortnight ago. The participants included Maulana Zahidur Rashidi, Liaquat Baloch, Dr Fareed Paracha, Maulana Muhammad Ahmed Ludhianvi, […]
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ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Sunday urged the nation to refrain from flouting standard operating procedures (SOPs) during Muharram despite a reduction in the number of Covid-19 cases. Speaking at a ceremony in the federal capital, he lauded the PTI Tiger Force volunteers for their role in supporting the government’s coronavirus response. “Today Pakistan […]
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LAHORE: The Punjab government has removed Punjab Curriculum and Textbook Board Managing Director (MD) Manzoor Hussain from his post who recently banned around 100 textbooks. According to a notification, Mr Hussain has been transferred and directed to report to the Services and General Administrative Department. Recently, the MD had banned 100 textbooks the board found […]
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ISLAMABAD: The power supply situation is set to aggravate, particularly in Karachi, as K-Electric’s financials deteriorate to an extent of its inability to pay fuel bills due to non-payment of subsidies and a freeze on tariff by the government while consumers brave intense humid conditions. Senior official sources told Dawn that K-Electric had formally conveyed to the […]
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K-Electric CEO Moonis Alvi can see the light in the darkness. Quite literally. “I was coming from Islamabad that night. Karachi lit up brightly as the plane started its descent. It looked beautiful,” he said about the night in the last week of July when Karachi received torrential rain in record time and the city, […]
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It is too early to say when exactly the private sector credit distribution would pick up on higher demand. But concessional financing approved for steering the economy out of the crisis, a rebound in exports and the low base of credit in the last fiscal year may strengthen demand pretty soon. The net disbursement of […]
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