Category: Pakistan

The Pakistan Meteorological Department on Monday issued an urban flooding warning for Karachi and Hyderabad in which it predicted a monsoon spell in Sindh and parts of Balochistan from Thursday (August 6) to Saturday (August 8). In a notification, the Met department said that a low pressure system from the Bay of Bengal was likely […]

The Balochistan government on Monday extended the province-wide ‘smart lockdown’ enforced to curb the spread of the coronavirus till August 17. A notification from the provincial government stated that the “threat of the coronavirus still exists and restrictions on social distancing and precautionary measures are required to be put in place for the safety of […]

Prime Minister Imran Khan has appointed Dr. Faisal Sultan as his special assistant on national health services, regulations and coordination, a statement issued by the premier’s office said on Monday. Dr Sultan, who according to the brief statement will hold the status of a federal minister, will replace Dr Zafar Mirza, who resigned as special […]

PESHAWAR: Experts have ruled out the possibility of a large-scale coronavirus outbreak on Eidul Azha like last Eidul Fitr saying a large number of people have recovered from the infection and developed an immunity. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Friday recorded five Covid-19 deaths, which took its overall tally of the people killed by the virus to […]

HYDERABAD: Pakistan Peoples Party central information secretary Maula Bux Chandio has said that Narendra Modi is swallowing up Kashmir thanks to “failed foreign policy of a failed government”. Chandio said in a statement issued here on Friday that people of Pakistan would observe Aug 5 as the anniversary of present government’s utter failure on Kashmir […]

Now that everyone is likely done and dusted with the cutting and distribution of meat among friends and family, as is the religious tradition for Eid ul Adha, it is time for the next step of the festivities: barbecue parties! While the government and the National Institute of Health (NIH) have repeatedly called for people […]

Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan Yao Jing has said that Pakistan has the “greatest potential” to be the hub of regional connectivity and trade. The ambassador’s remarks came during an exclusive interview with Geo News on programme “Jirga”. The interview will be aired at 10pm on Monday. Yao, who previously served as China’s ambassador to Afghanistan, said that […]

Karachi’s storm water drains are covered by “too many encroachments”, Chairman of the National Disaster Management Authority, Lt Gen Muhammad Afzal, said on Sunday. At a press conference in Islamabad, he said that this is compounded by the fact that the sewerage systems are dysfunctional. He said that on a daily basis, as much as […]

LAHORE/DERA GHAZI KHAN: A man accused of subjecting a minor maid to brutal assault and electric shocks here in the city’s Samina Sadaat town has been arrested, Punjab Chief Minister Usman Buzdar’s focal person on Digital Media, Azhar Mashwani, said Sunday. The development came after Buzdar noted with concern a viral social media video detailing […]

ISLAMABAD: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, in a telephonic conversation, exchanged Eid greetings and discussed views on a range of “important issues”, a statement from the PM Office said on Saturday.  Both the leaders exchanged best wishes for the two countries and peoples on the auspicious occasion of Eid […]