A flock of thousands of locusts attacked fields in multiple parts of Sindh and Balochistan Saturday afternoon. The insects attacked fields of cotton, sugarcane, corn, apples, grapes and multiple other fruits and vegetables in Khairpur, Khanpur and Dadu. The only weapon farmers had to defend their fields was drumming with steel utensils. On the other hand, Balochistan’s Qila Abdullah, Chaman, Harnai and Pishin were attacked by swarms of locusts too. Harvesters have warned that if the government does not promptly take action against these insects, it can affect the agriculture industryRead More

The PTI government has given preference to development over health at a time when we are fighting a pandemic, said PPP Chairperson Bilawal Bhutto Zardari while addressing a press conference on Saturday. The government said that is going to spend Rs70 billion on fighting the coronavirus but if you read the fine print, you will see that the amount has been kept as “slush funds” for PTI MNAs, he claimed. The PPP chairperson said his party had raised this issue in the National Assembly. The government should be working onRead More

A second year student was found dead in his room Saturday afternoon, the Lahore police confirmed. The police said that the 20-year-old took his own life after his family members stopped him from playing PUBG, an online multiplayer battle royale game. He had a fight with his father last night after which he went to his room and locked it. His family members knocked on his door in the morning but when he didn’t answer they broke it and found his body inside. They then called the police. The familyRead More

ISLAMABAD, JUNE 20 / DNA / =  Capital Development Authority (CDA) is continuously operating against encroachments in the city with full vigor. Enforcement directorate of CDA conducted a major operation against encroachments in area of Bari Imam on Friday and demolished around 20 rooms along with allied constructions including kitchens and bath rooms. The illegal constructions emerged during lock down period and Enforcement Directorate demolished all of them. The operation was conducted with the help of heavy machinery including wheel dozers. A large number of Enforcement Directorate staff with theRead More