PESHAWAR, AUG 28 (DNA) – At least 14 people were killed and eight others injured in various rain-related incidents during the latest torrential downpours in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, according to a report compiled by the Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA). It said three people, including a woman and two children, died in Swat while eight people were killed in various incidents caused by the heavy rainfall in Upper Kohistan. Besides, the rain played havoc with as many as 40 houses in Swat, out of which 16 were completely destroyed while 24Read More

ISLAMABAD, AUG 28 – Starting midnight, residents of Sindh will face a suspension of mobile networks because service providers have been instructed to shut their towers for security on the 9th and 10th of Muharram. Industry sources shared that it will not be a blanket suspension. For example, districts Central and South in Karachi will face a complete network shutdown from 12 am (tonight) to Sunday midnight but the timing for district West will be 10 am (Aug 28) to 8 pm (Aug 30). District East was not included inRead More

ISLAMABAD : Prime Minister Imran Khan chaired a National Coordination Committee (NCC) meeting on Friday to review the overall coronavirus situation across the country with the reopening of schools as one of the main agendas of the meeting. The meeting was attended by Chief Minister (CM) Sindh Murad Ali Shah via video link, along with other provincial ministers including Dr Azra Pechoho, Saeed Ghani, and Nasir Shah. The provincial chief secretary and Inspector General (IG) Sindh also attended the meeting, besides advisers to the prime minister on finance, commerce, health,Read More

ISLAMABAD : Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Friday a comprehensive plan is being worked out for a functioning sewerage system and provision of potable water in Karachi in consultation with all stakeholders. Chairing a meeting on the federal government’s uplift schemes ongoing in Sindh, Karachi in particular, he said he has directed the federal authorities to provide relief to the residents of the port city devastated by yesterday’s record torrential rain. The prime minister said he had a telephonic conversation with Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah after theRead More

ISLAMABAD : Federal Minister for Science and Technology, Chaudhry Fawad Hussain Friday said the conventional provincial administrations cannot run the administrative affairs especially when Chief Ministers are of average level. “If there are no civic facilities, police system is ruined, education and health system is not satisfactory, then the reason is non-performance of the provincial governments,” he said while emphasizing that the political parties needs to think. In couple of tweets, the federal minister said the post-rain situation of Karachi once again highlighted the importance of the strong local government system.Read More

ISLAMABAD : Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) spokesperson Marriyum Aurangzeb Friday said the Global Fund’s letter is a proof of Prime Minister Imran Khan’s incompetence and mismanagement. The PML-N leader said in her statement that the Global Fund’s Additional Safeguard Policy means the credibility of the incumbent regime has ended and the global body has taken the step due to political instability and unsuccessful governance. Marriyum Aurangzeb said, “It is the Global Fund’s lack of confidence over Imran Khan that it has decided to monitor the funds issued for control of diseasesRead More