RAWALPINDI: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Friday started distributing payments to 17,500 victims of the B4U fraud case, one of Pakistan’s largest financial scams. At a special ceremony chaired by NAB Chairman Lt Gen (retd) Nazir Ahmed, officials said Rs3.7 billion had been returned to affectees in the initial […]
KARACHI: A major power breakdown crippled the city’s three main pumping stations on Thursday, slashing Karachi’s water supply by 200 million gallons amid already severe shortages. A K-Electric spokesperson said a cable fault disrupted power supply to feeders at Dhabeji, Pipri, and Hub pumping stations. Large parts of the city—including […]
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court has resolved a decades-old property dispute dating back to before Partition, setting aside a trial court verdict that had granted inheritance rights to the heirs of a deceased sister. Justice Khalid Ishaq, in a 29-page judgment, noted that the sister, Ghafooran Bibi, lived until 1988 […]
LAHORE: The Punjab government has reinstated lifetime family pensions for widows and unmarried daughters of deceased government employees, reversing a decision made last year to limit the benefit to 10 years. A notification issued by the provincial finance department said amendments to the Punjab Civil Service Pension Rules would now […]
GILGIT: Widespread protests broke out across Gilgit-Baltistan on Thursday after law enforcement agencies used tear gas and aerial firing to disperse traders staging a sit-in at Sost against income and sales taxes collected at the Khunjerab border. The clashes began around 2am when supporters from Hunza and Nagar joined the […]
ZIARAT: The district administration on Wednesday arrested 37 individuals under Section 3 of the Maintenance of Public Order (MPO) to maintain law and order in the area. Read More: Drone cameras to monitor Lahore traffic jams According to a notification issued by Deputy Commissioner Zakaullah, the detainees have been shifted […]
LAHORE: In a bid to tackle worsening traffic congestion, the Punjab Safe Cities Authority has decided to introduce drone technology for monitoring traffic flow across Lahore. According to officials, an initial fleet of 10 drones will be deployed by the end of September to keep surveillance on major thoroughfares and […]
Incessant monsoon rains battered India’s financial capital on Monday, flooding roads, disrupting air traffic, and even inundating the famous Juhu residence of Bollywood icon Amitabh Bachchan. According to Reuters, parts of Mumbai received more than 140mm of rainfall since Monday morning, leading to massive traffic jams as vehicles stalled on […]
Islamabad: The controversy over making Supreme Court meeting minutes public deepened on Wednesday as Justice Mansoor Ali Shah and Justice Munib Akhtar issued a fresh letter, challenging the contents of the minutes and presenting their own stance. The two senior judges maintained that, as members of the committee, they had […]
Lahore: A local court on Wednesday extended by four days the physical remand of popular YouTuber Saad ur Rehman, better known as Ducky Bhai, in a case related to alleged promotion of gambling applications and uploading obscene content online. Mr Rehman was arrested on August 17 from Allama Iqbal International […]