Category: Pakistan

Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday said that he has directed authorities to take steps to release female prisoners, both under-trial and convicted, in line with a Supreme Court order issued in April. In a two-part tweet, the premier said that he had issued the directions after a meeting with the Minister for Human Rights Shireen […]

At least 18 more people were killed and over two dozen injured in rain-related incidents, as heavy rainfall continued to batter parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, officials said on Wednesday.  Rain has continued to lash different districts of KP including Mansehra, Battagram, Bunir, Shangla, Kohistan and Swat for days causing widespread damage to roads and houses […]

KARACHI: After the dissolution of elected local bodies in the province, Sindh Governor Imran Ismail on Tuesday claimed that names for the slot of Karachi administrator, who would run the city’s municipal affairs until fresh local government elections, was being discussed by the coordination committee comprising representatives of the federal and Sindh governments.  He also ruled out […]

The Cantonment Board Clifton (CBC) on Wednesday got a first information report (FIR) registered against dozens of people who had gathered outside its Karachi office earlier this week to protest the authorities’ slackness in removing rainwater from roads in DHA and Clifton despite the passage of several days since the heavy monsoon rains.  The FIR has been […]

PML-N vice-president Maryam Nawaz on Tuesday said that the process of accountability of one person would not affect the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) and asked CPEC Chairman and Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) on Infor­mation retired Lt Gen Asim Saleem Bajwa to face the allegations against him. Referring to a recently published investigative news […]

The Supreme Court on Tuesday criticised the federal government over its failure to properly regulate the affairs of the K-Electric (KE), saying the power utility was neither able to supply adequate electricity to Karachi’s residents nor did it give any returns to the government. Heading a two-judge bench during the hearing of a suo motu […]

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan will unveil details of a “major plan” for Karachi on Friday during his visit to the metropolis, Minister for Information and Broadcasting Shibli Faraz said  Tuesday. The announcement of a major plan for Karachi comes after torrential rainfalls lashed lower Sindh, devastating Karachi’s infrastructure, causing prolonged power outages, disrupting communication, and […]

ISLAMABAD: Almost half a dozen dating apps, including Tinder and Grindr, have been blocked in Pakistan over what the state-run regulator termed was “immoral” and “indecent” content. In a press release issued Tuesday, the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) said it “has blocked access to five dating/live streaming applications i.e. Tinder, Tagged, Skout, Grindr and SayHi”. […]

ISLAMABAD: A red alert was issued Tuesday by the federal capital’s administration over possible flooding caused by rains expected to lash the city this week. The Islamabad administration said Ghauri Town, Soan Gardens, and Sectors I-8 and I-9 were forecast to be inundated with rainwater following the heavy rains. It further underlined that the Soan […]