Blogs – Page 7 – Pakistan Affairs

09 Jul, 26

Iesco ends load management, says power supply back to normal

Iesco says load management has ended and electricity supply has returned to normal across its region. The utility attributed recent outages to an exceptional heatwave, high demand and technical faults in the distribution system. RAWALPINDI: The Islamabad Electric Supply Company said on Tuesday it had ended load management and was working to ensure uninterrupted electricity […]

09 Jul, 26

CDA wraps up bidding for Islamabad waste project

The CDA has completed technical scrutiny for Islamabad’s garbage collection project, with only one joint venture left in the race. The contract covers both urban and rural areas and is expected to cost around Rs4 billion a year. ISLAMABAD: The Capital Development Authority has completed technical evaluation for a large-scale garbage collection and cleanliness project […]

07 Jul, 26

One killed, four injured in quadcopter attack in Bannu, police say

A quadcopter attack in Bannu’s Bakakhel area killed one person and injured four others, police said. Authorities said the wounded were shifted to hospital, while a separate blast destroyed a bridge in Baka Khel. PESHAWAR: One person was killed and four others, including a teenager, were injured in a quadcopter attack in the Bakakhel area […]

07 Jul, 26

Rescue operation continues for youth missing in Chenab River

Rescue teams resumed a search in the Chenab River on Sunday for a 22-year-old man reported missing after jumping into the water in Multan. Officials said the operation had been paused overnight due to poor visibility. MULTAN: Rescue teams resumed a search operation on Sunday for a 22-year-old man who went missing in the Chenab […]

03 Jul, 26

Leaders insist Imran’s release remains PTI’s ‘ultimate objective’

• Salman Akram Raja says critics are ‘hard of hearing’, claims party has emerged as largest social force in the country• Junaid Akbar Khan terms Balochistan ‘guarantor of country’s stability’, assails govt over law and order situation LAHORE / QUETTA: Deflecting criticism that the party has lost its way in the face of government intransigence, […]

03 Jul, 26

40 killed, 8 injured as passenger bus falls into ravine near Balochistan-KP border

QUETTA: Forty people were killed and eight others injured when a Peshawar-bound passenger bus fell into a ravine just as it left the Dhanasar area of Balochistan’s Sherani district and crossed the provincial border into Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Dera Ismail Khan on Friday, officials said. The number of casualties was first shared in a statement by […]

03 Jul, 26

Four suspects killed in two police ‘encounters’ in Karachi

Four suspects were killed in two separate police encounters in Karachi, according to police. The incidents took place near Sohrab Goth and in New Karachi’s Sector 11-F. KARACHI: Four suspects were killed in two separate police encounters in Karachi on Thursday, according to police officials. In one incident, the Anti-Vehicle Lifting Cell said two alleged […]

02 Jul, 26

Three tourists die, seven injured as boat capsizes at Saifullah Lake in Kalam

Three tourists died and seven others were injured after a boat capsized at Saifullah Lake in Kalam, Rescue 1122 said. In Shangla, a woman died after being swept away by flash floodwater while crossing a stream with her daughter. SWAT: Three tourists died and seven others were injured after a boat overturned at Saifullah Lake […]

02 Jul, 26

PHA targets greener Punjab with parks, plantation push

Punjab Horticulture Authority (PHA) plans a parks and plantation push in the new financial year, prioritising newly added districts and rolling out GIS-based tree protection rules to expand and safeguard green cover. LAHORE: As Punjab enters the new financial year, the Punjab Horticulture Authority (PHA) is set to expand its efforts to enhance the province’s green […]

01 Jul, 26

Karachiites in for price shock as KWSC set to hike bowser charges

KARACHI: For millions of Karachiites who are compelled to purchase water tankers to meet their daily needs, the cost of water may be headed for another increase as the Karachi Water and Sewerage Corporation (KWSC) has formed a committee to review tanker rates amid rising diesel cost, officials and sources said. The decision has been […]