ISLAMABAD: The World Bank has formally downgraded implementation progress on a $245 million flood rehabilitation project in Balochistan to ‘moderately unsatisfactory’, mainly after the government decided to cap beneficiary coverage for resilient housing. “Progress remains uneven and continues to affect implementation,” said the Washington-based multilateral lending agency in its public disclosure, dated Aug 12, on […]

ISLAMABAD: After a gap of 14 years, 27 police stations in the federal capital were provided 30 new vehicles on Saturday to improve response time and mobility. According to a statement issued by the interior ministry, Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi and Minister of State for Interior Tallal Chaudhry handed over the keys to Islamabad police […]

Police in Karak said anti-drone guns and drone locators helped foil multiple quadcopter attacks during Independence Day celebrations. Three policemen sustained minor injuries in one blast and were later discharged after first aid. KARAK: Police in Karak said they used anti-drone equipment to stop several quadcopters allegedly deployed by terrorists to target personnel during Independence […]

SWAT: Students of different colleges on Monday staged a protest against the death of a student in a shooting incident on the premises of Jahanzeb College. Students of Jahanzeb College, Kabal and Takhta Band degree colleges participated in the demonstration held on the premises of the new campus of Jahanzeb College. Insaf Student Federation’s Izhar […]

The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has forecast widespread intermittent rain-windstorms and thundershowers in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Kashmir, Islamabad, Punjab, northeastern Balochistan and Gilgit-Baltistan during next 24 hours, with heavy to very heavy rainfall expected at isolated places. The PMD has warned of possible landslides, flash floods, urban flooding and damage to vulnerable infrastructure during the wet […]

• Team inspects health facility following emergence of HIV cases among 78 children• Detects syringe needles manually removed and not disposed of in sharps bins• Observes medical waste was not being segregated and disposed of according to infection prevention and control guidelines KARACHI: The Sindh Healthcare Commission has found that at Valika Hospital, needles were […]

The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) on Friday forecast widespread rain, windstorms and thundershowers in several parts of the country over the coming days as strong monsoon currents continue to affect Pakistan. In a weather advisory, the department said that “monsoon currents from the Arabian Sea were continuously penetrating the upper and central parts of the […]

Police have registered a case after videos showed a woman being harassed by a large crowd outside a music academy in Karachi’s Nazimabad No 3. The complaint also alleges an attack on the academy, assault on staff and harassment of women. KARACHI: Police have registered a criminal case and started an investigation after videos surfaced […]

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 […]

Rawalpindi has yet to establish flood relief camps and key emergency arrangements despite the start of the monsoon season. The Met Office has meanwhile forecast heavy rain this week and warned of flood risk in the city. ISLAMABAD: Flood relief camps have not yet been established in Rawalpindi despite the onset of the flood season, […]