News about Happenings in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: Preparations are in full swing across the country to celebrate Eid Milad-un-Nabi (Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam) tomorrow (Saturday) with great religious fervour and reverence. The occasion will coincide with Defence Day, making it a historic double commemoration. The government has declared a public holiday on account of both events. This […]
LAHORE: The Punjab Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) has reported large-scale devastation caused by ongoing floods across the province, with nearly four million people affected, dozens of lives lost, and hundreds of villages submerged. Punjab Relief Commissioner Nabeel Javed said floodwaters from the Ravi, Sutlej, and Chenab rivers have inundated […]
ISLAMABAD: A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck the Hindu Kush region of Afghanistan late on Thursday, with tremors felt across several parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as well as Rawalpindi and Islamabad, according to the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD). Read More: Afghanistan quake toll surpasses 2,200 The quake, recorded at 21:56 PST, […]
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has postponed by-elections on five National Assembly and four Punjab Assembly seats owing to the severe flood situation across the province. According to a notification, polling has been put off in NA-66 (Wazirabad), NA-96 and NA-140 (Faisalabad), NA-129 (Lahore) and NA-143 (Sahiwal). The […]
MANDI BAHAUDDIN: A young TikToker drowned in the floodwaters of the River Chenab while attempting to record a video, police said on Thursday. The victim, identified as Owais, was a resident of Chak Abdullah in the Qadirabad police precinct. He had over 164,000 followers and 1.16 million likes on TikTok, […]
LAHORE: The Punjab government has ordered a survey to assess losses in flood-hit areas and decided to seek the assistance of the Pakistan Army in carrying out the exercise, sources told Pakistan Narrative on Wednesday. According to sources, district administrations will identify affected villages and estimate the required resources, while […]
KARACHI: The United Kingdom has announced more than Rs450 million in aid to help Sindh prepare for potential flooding, with funding aimed at strengthening early warning systems, evacuation measures and the provision of emergency supplies. According to the British High Commission, the assistance will be delivered through non-governmental organisations to […]
KARACHI: Traffic congestion in the metropolis may ease in the coming years as the 57-kilometre Northern Bypass is set to be expanded into a six-lane, 134-kilometre M-10 Motorway that will connect Karachi directly to the M-6 Motorway at Jamshoro through the Kirthar Mountain Range. According to officials from the communications […]
ISLAMABAD: The UN refugee chief has appealed to Pakistan to pause its mass expulsions of Afghan refugees in the wake of a devastating earthquake that killed nearly 1,500 people in eastern Afghanistan. “Given the circumstances, I appeal to the Government of Pakistan to pause the implementation of the Illegal Foreigners […]
GILGIT: A sudden flood triggered by a cloudburst early Thursday morning caused widespread destruction in Darel, an additional district of Gilgit-Baltistan, damaging homes, crops, and trees. Assistant Commissioner Waseem Abbas told that the flood struck around 5am in the Majini Mohalla area. “People were awake for Fajr prayers and raised […]