Provinces & Regions
Rain washes away govt’s claims of preparedness
The long delayed monsoon finally came to the city with a bang. As usual, the claims of Sindh government of improving the city's infrastructure were washed away in urban flood....
Punjab govt updates 1981 ‘War Book’
The home department has begun revising the Punjab War Book to prepare for wartime and emergency scenarios, more than four decades after it was last drafted in 1981. The decision...
Rains, landslides disrupt tourism operations in Punjab
Tourism operations in Punjab’s Salt Range, Murree and other northern areas have been suspended due to heavy monsoon rains, landslides and an increase in cloudburst incidents. Punjab Tourism Secretary Raja Jahangir...
Earthquake tremors felt in capital, other parts of country
Earthquake tremors were felt in Islamabad, Rawalpindi and parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) early Tuesday morning, after a 5.2 earthquake struck the region, Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) said in a statement. Tremors...
Rain lashes Karachi triggering urban flooding, power outages
Torrential monsoon rains lashed Karachi on Tuesday, triggering urban flooding in several neighbourhoods, disrupting traffic, and causing widespread power outages. Dark clouds covered the city by afternoon, followed by heavy...
DG ISPR outlines on going rescue works in flood-hit zones
Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director General Lt General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry, NDMA Chairman Lt Gen Inam Haider and Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Attaullah Tarar briefed the media on...
Cloth merchantshot dead over’personal enmity’
Unidentified armed assailants, riding a motorcycle, shot a cloth merchant dead in Orangi Town on Monday. The victim was returning home after dropping his son at school. He was the...
Rs15.6m looted from Korean seafood staff
Six unidentified armed robbers, riding two motorcycles, looted Rs15.6 million cash from a Korean seafood export company staff and fled. The robbers also snatched the weapon from a security guard,...
Drug addicts cripple Natha Khan Bridge
The Natha Khan Bridge on Sharae Faisal, the city's main artery, has once again fallen into disrepair due to the theft of steel rods (rebar) by drug-addicted individuals. Damage to...
CM chairs meeting to tackle expected monsoon rains
Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah has directed all local bodies, district administrations, and traffic police to remain on high alert, and called for enhanced coordination among relevant departments and...
