ANKARA, Sep 27(ABC):  The 14th plane carrying humanitarian aid from Turkey is heading to flood-hit Pakistan, the country’s disaster management authority announced on Monday. In a statement, the Turkish Disaster and Emergency Management (AFAD) said Turkeycontinues to extend its helping hand to Pakistan, where millions of people have been affected by floods. Turkey has so far dispatched 14 planes and …

QUETTA, Sep 27(ABC): Three children were killed in firing by unidentified suspects on Joint Road in Quetta during the wee hours of Tuesday. According to the police, all three victims were sons of a famous local medical practitioner Dr Nasir Achakzai. The police said that Dr Achakzai, along with his family, was returning to his house located in Railway Housing …

LAHORE, Sep 27(ABC): Pakistan has reported no death in the last 24 hours by novel coronavirus as the number of confirmed positive cases has surged to 1,572,410. The nationwide tally of fatalities stands at 30,612 on Tuesday. According to the latest figures by the National Institute of Health (NIH), at least 39 persons were tested positive for COVID-19 across the …

Sep 27(ABC): Amid warning from the authorities about the spread of waterborne diseases in the flood-affected areas of Sindh, a long-eliminated infectious disease, Diphtheria, has reared its ugly head and has killed 10 children in the province in the last two months. Health experts fear that the number of deaths due to the vaccine-preventable disease could be much higher than the …

ISLAMABAD, Sep 26 (ABC): The President of Indonesia Joko Widodo on Monday dispatched humanitarian aid assistance for the flood victims in Pakistan. The Government of Indonesia has joined the international community in providing humanitarian assistance for the flood victims in Pakistan, said a press release issued here by the Embassy of Indonesia in Islamabad. The President of Indonesia Joko Widodo …

QUETTA, Sep 26 (ABC): The Communication and Works Department on Monday said majority of the flood affected highways had been restored in the province. Handout issued by the Communication and Works Department said that highways in worst-hit Naseerabad division were continuously monitored. “More than 104 roads have been restored and the rehabilitation work on 6 link roads is being completed …

ISLAMABAD, Sep 26 (ABC): Federal Minister Mian Javed Latif on Monday said Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) has saved the country from bankruptcy by taking difficult political decisions. Talking to a private news channel, he said PML-N has history to sacrifice personal interests and given priority to the state over politics. Javed Latif said that under the visionary leadership of …

KARACHI, Sep 26(ABC): The city’s power utility, K-Electric (KE), on Monday was stopped from collecting municipal charges in its bills, noting that residents cannot face the possibility of losing their power if they do not pay the power bill because of auxiliary charges which are not linked to their power consumption. This was directed Monday by the Sindh High Court …

ISLAMABAD, Sep 26(ABC): Senior journalist Ayaz Amir’s ex-wife and mother of Shahnawaz — who allegedly killed his wife Sara at home after a row over a “family issue” — has approached an Islamabad court for bail to avoid arrest in the murder case. Shahnawaz — who was detained by the police from a farmhouse in Islamabad’s Chak Shahzad area for …

KARACHI, Sep 26(ABC): The army personnel cleared the National Highway and restored traffic on the main artery of communication in Sindh, removing scores of vehicles which were stuck there because of the devastating floods, officials said on Sunday. The highway saw a severe logjam due to flood damages between Kandiyaro and Halani, for several hours. The army took immediate action …

KARACHI, Sep 26(ABC): Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) forecast a windy and partly cloudy weather in the port city on Monday. “Currently southwesterly winds are blowing with a speed of 12 kilometers per hour, which will reach 20 to 25km per hour in the day ahead,” according to the weather office. “The mercury presently stands at 27 degrees Celsius”, PMD stated …

ISLAMABAD, Sep 26(ABC): The number of dengue cases in Islamabad is continuously on the rise as the federal capital has reported 68 infections in the past 24 hours, reported on Monday. According to District Health Officer (DHO) Islamabad, as many as 68 dengue cases were reported in the federal capital during the past 24 hours, taking the total number of …

RAWALPINDI, Sep 26(ABC): Awami Muslim League (AML) chief Sheikh Rashid Ahmed has said that the conditions of the poor segments will get worse if the political tussle continues in the country. In a tweet, the former interior minister said that an example of relations with Israel and trade with India has come to light in Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s leaked …

ISLAMABAD, Sep 26(ABC):  Apparently due to sheer negligence, the Capital Development Authority (CDA) has failed to get possession of more than 700 developed plots from Defence Housing Authority (DHA) in lieu of the civic agency’s land which was handed over to DHA some 14 years ago. The CDA and DHA in 2007 signed an agreement, under which the CDA handed …

LAHORE, Sep 26(ABC): Pakistan has reported no death in the last 24 hours by novel coronavirus as the number of confirmed positive cases has surged to 1,572,371. The nationwide tally of fatalities stands at 30,612 on Monday. According to the latest figures by the National Institute of Health (NIH), at least 55 persons were tested positive for COVID-19 across the …

RAWALPINDI, Sep 24 (ABC): Chief Justice Islamabad High Court (IHC) Athar Minallah on Saturday paid a visit to Central Jail Adiala Rawalpindi and he received a briefing that the Jail was inhabiting 6,000 prisoners against it’s existing capacity of 2,100. He visited the jail on the petition filed by Human Rights Commission (HRC) against torturing the prisoners, corruption and other …

PESHAWAR, Sep 23(ABC):  The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has kickstarted an investigation into alleged corruption in the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project in Peshawar. The anti-graft body has asked the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government and the additional chief secretary of the Planning & Development Board to hand over the records of the project. According to a letter, written to the additional chief …

ISLAMABAD, Sep 23(ABC): Shahnawaz Amir, prime accused in the murder case of his wife Sara Bibi, was handed over to the police on Saturday on a two-day physical remand a day after being arrested for the murder. A district and sessions court in Islamabad also issued arrest warrants the accused’s father, prominent journalist Ayaz Amir, his wife, brother and sister-in-law. The defendant’s …

ISLAMABAD, Sep 24 (ABC):An analytical report of Stanford, a global internet observatory center, has exposed Indian government-backed social media accounts spreading plethora of fake news and propaganda against Pakistan on popular social media platform. The report published under title, ‘My Heart Belongs to Kashmir: An Analysis of a Pro-Indian Army Covert Influence Ope­ration on Twitter’ is available on the Stanford’s …

LAHORE, Sep 24 (ABC):The cases of dengue virus surging as 226 new cases were reported in Punjab during the last 24 hours. According to health department sources, a total of 4537 cases of dengue virus have so far been reported during the current year while 8 people died of dengue virus and 1086 patients were under treatment in different hospitals …

ISLAMABAD, Sep 24 (ABC): The ICT Police have mobilized security apparatus and started chalking out strategy in wake of any sit-in call in the federal capital. Following the special directions of Minister for Interior Rana Sanaullah Khan, an important meeting was held at the central police office to deal with the sit-in under the chairmanship of Commandant FC Salahuddin Mehsud …

ISLAMABAD, Sep 24 (ABC): Saudi Ambassador to Pakistan Nawaf bin Said Al-Malki has said the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) paid special attention to all Islamic countries but Pakistan was the most important in the Islamic world that enjoy indeed cordial and brotherly relations with Saudi Arabia. Addressing the 92nd Saudi National Day ceremony here at a hotel on Friday …

VEHARI, Sep 23 (ABC): President, Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) and JUI-F Chief Maulana Fazal Ur Rehman said on Friday that PML-N government was taking steps to control price hike to provide relief to the people. He expressed these views while addressing a gathering of Ulema, students and notables at Jamia Khalid Bin Waleed in Thingi. PDM chief was on a …

LAHORE, Sep 23 (ABC): An accountability court on Friday granted permanent exemption from personal appearance to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in the Ashiana Iqbal Housing Scheme reference filed by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB). Accountability Court Judge Sajid Awan conducted a hearing on the application filed by the prime minister for permanent exemption and announced the verdict after hearing detailed …

ISLAMABAD, Sep 23(ABC): Awami Muslim League (AML) Chief Sheikh Rashid Ahmad on Friday said that the government has lost it’s course and it wants anarchy in the country. Talking to media in Islamabad, Sheikh Rashid while lashing out at the incumbent government over the ‘record breaking’ inflation in the country and the disastrous situation of land and life after the …

Sep 23(ABC): The Transgender Rights Act, according to Amir Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan Sirajul Haq, is against Islamic Sharia. The recently passed Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act by the National Assembly, was enacted in 2018. The law allows transgender persons equal rights to education, basic health facilities, writing their transgender identity on their identity cards and passports, besides the right to …

ISLAMABAD, Sep 23 (ABC): The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Friday sought report from Foreign Office regarding the measures to bring back Dr. Afia Saddiqi from jail of a foreign country. Justice Ijaz Ishaq Khan heard the case filed by Dr Fauzia Saddiqi. The court instructed the lawyer of the Foreign Office to hold meeting with Dr. Fauzia Saddiqi so …

ISLAMABAD, Sep 23 (ABC): The government of Saudi Arabia through its aid agency, King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre (KSrelief) have sent two more special planes loaded with the relief goods. Both of the special planes carrying 60 tons of relief goods including tents, food packages, blankets, dates and non-food items kits reached Karachi for the flood victims, said …

ISLAMABAD, Sep 23(ABC): Senior journalist Ayaz Amir’s daughter-in-law has been murdered in the Chak Shahzad area of ​​Islamabad, reported Friday. According to the spokesperson of the Islamabad Police, Ayaz Amir’s son Shah Nawaz allegedly killed his wife Sara at home. Her body was found from a farmhouse. The police spokesperson said that Ayaz Amir’s son has been detained. According to the police …

ISLAMABAD, Sep 23(ABC): The National Flood Response Coordination Centre (NFRCC) said on Friday that there was no shortage of food items in the country, as the death toll from devastating floods since June 14 crossed the 1,600 mark. An intense and long monsoon dumped around three times as much rain on Pakistan than on average in recent weeks, causing major …

KHYZDAR, Sep 23(ABC): A mild earthquake jolted parts of the waterlogged Khuzdar district of Balochistan on Friday afternoon. According to the Pakistan Meteorological Department, the intensity of the earthquake was recorded as 3.3 on the Richter scale whereas it took place at a depth of 10 kilometers. This is a developing story and will be updated accordingly.

ISLAMABAD, Sep 23 (ABC): A total of 2,530 new cameras will be added in the Safe City project during the second phase to ensure broader online monitoring to prevent crimes in the city. According to police source, cameras operated by the Capital Development Authority (CDA), privately owned Malls, F-10 Markaz and food chains have also been integrated with the main …

ISLAMABAD, Sep 22(ABC): Former interior minister and Awami Muslim League (AML) chief Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed on Thursday challenged the formation of federal cabinet in the Islamabad High Court (IHC). In his writ petition filed in the high court, the former federal minister stated that only 11 percent of the parliament can become ministers, while the federal cabinet of the ruling …

Sep 22(ABC): Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday said that the government will provide subsidies to producers of paracetamol to make them affordable to people. Paracetamol has been in high demand, particularly due to the flooding, rising cases of dengue fever and other water-borne diseases. It’s an antipyretic drug that’s frequently used for fever and pain. The premier chaired a zoom …

ANKARA, Sep 22(ABC): Turkiye dispatched two more “Kindness Trains” loaded with relief goods for victims of the catastrophic floods in Pakistan, which have submerged one-third of the South Asian nation. The eighth and ninth trains carrying 1,040 tonnes of disaster relief goods, including food and hygiene products, left the capital Ankara. This shipment is being coordinated by the state-run Disaster …

ISLAMABAD, Sep 22(ABC): The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has blocked over 1.1 million URLs/links running campaigns against state institutions and posting illegal content online. The authority said that it has processed around 1.2 million URLs for blocking which were then sent to the social media platforms concerned. The PTA had received complaints about some of them while others were detected …

ISLAMABAD, Sep 22 (ABC):Rain/thunderstorm is expected at isolated places in northeast Punjab, Potohar region and upper Khyber Pakhtunkhwa during the next 24 hours, according to the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD). Mainly dry weather is likely to prevail over most parts of the country, while hot in central and southern parts. According to the synoptic situation, continental air was prevailing over …

ISLAMABAD, Sep 22 (ABC): British High Commissioner to Pakistan, Dr. Christian Turner on Thursday said that Pakistan is facing a growing flood-fuelled public health crisis and UK Aid is helping with shelter, clean water, and emergency healthcare. He made these remarks during his visit to Mirpur Khas where he observed the UK-funded aid projects in flood-affected Mirpur Khas District. The …

ISLAMABAD, Sep 22 (ABC): The third special plane carrying 30 tons of relief goods for flood victims arrived in Karachi on Wednesday night from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The plane carrying tents, food packages, blankets, dates and NFI kits was received by the Saudi consul general Karachi, along with KSrelief Director Pakistan and National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) representative, …

ISLAMABAD, Sep 22 (ABC): The Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) administration on Thursday continued anti-dengue fumigation in different localities across the city especially at dengue mosquito breeding places. According to an ICT administration spokesman, the health directorate of Metropolitan Corporation Islamabad (MCI) has carried out fogging at various sectors including G-6, G8 and I-10. Whereas, rural areas of Rawat, Tarlai, Lohi …