KARACHI, Aug 28(ABC): Pakistan Navy’s humanitarian assistance and disaster relief operations are underway in flood-hit areas of Sindh. The Spokesperson said Pakistan Navy personnel rescued locals stranded inside flooded homes and shifted them to safer locations in the suburbs of Qamber, Bakrani, Larkana, Sanghar and Sukkur. Pakistan Navy troops have also distributed ration bags, fresh drinking water and household items, …

LAHORE, Aug 28(ABC): Pakistan has reported three deaths in the last 24 hours by novel coronavirus as the number of confirmed positive cases has surged to 1,568,453. The nationwide tally of fatalities has jumped to 30,574 on Sunday. According to the latest figures by the National Institute of Health (NIH), at least 270 persons were tested positive for COVID-19 across …

Aug 28(ABC): Poliovirus crippled another child in Pakistan as the country reported a fresh case of the paralysing disease from Tehsil Ghulam Khan of North Waziristan, despite health workers’ relentless efforts to vaccinate children amid flood-related obstacles and destruction. The new case took Pakistan’s toll of poliovirus cases to 15 this year, health authorities said. “A 17-month boy in North …

ISLAMABAD, Aug 27(ABC): The Millennium Education and Future World Schools & Colleges’ learners, with their exceptional performance and persistent hard work, once again secured 100% result in IGCSE May – June 2022 series says a press release. This outstanding achievement by learners has added another feather in the cap of The Millennium Education group and demonstrates the commitment put forth …

ISLAMABAD, Aug 27 (ABC): The All-Pakistan Chinese Enterprises’ Association (APCEA) has donated PKR 15 million to the “Prime Minister’s Flood Relief Fund, Gwadar Pro reported on Saturday. The APCEA, with the contribution of its 28 member enterprises, presented the cheque in a ceremony attended by the Minister for Planning Development and Special Initiative (PD&SI) Professor Ahsan Iqbal, Chinese Ambassador Nong …

PESHAWAR, Aug 27 (ABC): Flood has destroyed a portion of Tangi bridge near Monda headworks disconnected traffic between Peshawar and Tangi tehsil in Charsadda district  According to district administration Charsadda, the high floods in Rivers Swat and Kabul have inundated low laying areas in Charsadda and Nowshera districts affected thousands of people. Mohib Banda, Bara Banda, Pashtoon Ghari and villages …

D.I.KHAN, Aug 27 (ABC): The Pakistan Army on Saturday started distribution of ration by helicopter in the flood affected areas where the by-road access was not possible to the people.The use of helicopter was started as the weather conditions become clear in the morning, said a press release issued here. The ration was distributed in various areas of Tehsil Paroa …

PESHAWAR, Aug 27(ABC): Very high flood was reported at river Kabul at Nowshera with 315, 262 cusec water on Saturday afternoon. According to Floods Warning Centre (FWC), very high flood was also reported in river Kabul at Adezai bridge with 90,200 cusec water. In river Jindi, very high flood at Charsadda with 35, 983 cusec water was recorded.

ISLAMABAD, Aug 27 (ABC): Extending its support to fellow Pakistanis, Telenor Pakistan has enabled free voice calls for its users in flood-affected areas of the country. Torrential rains this year have wreaked unprecedented havoc across the country, dealing heavy damage to the country’s southern regions. Telenor Pakistan is offering free Telenor-to-Telenor calls in severely hit areas of the country so …

ISLAMABAD, Aug 27 (ABC): Telecom Mobile Operators are providing free on-net voice calls to all their subscribers in flood victim areas with Zero and Nil balance. According to Pakistan Telecommunication Authority, there will be no call setup charges applicable on call connection and customers having no balance will be able to make on-net calls, Radio Pakistan/ private channels reported. PTA …

PESHAWAR, Aug 27 (ABC): Pakistan flags were flying high on the stage in Japan all day in connection with a stunning 75th Diamond Jubilee Independence Day and 70-year of Pakistan-Japan Friendship celebrations held with people living in Japan including children, women and families living in Japan largely attended in an area called as Mini Pakistan in Japan. The first grand …

ISLAMABAD, Aug. 26 (ABC): “If steps are taken by G7 countries against China, the global economy will be affected. Because the interactions and linkages between G7 countries and China are very strong. The disturbance or any rupture in these relations will affect many countries,” said Dr. Rashid Ahmad Khan, a political analyst and an expert on South Asia, Central Asia …

LAHORE, Aug 26 (ABC): Chief Minister Punjab Chaudhry Parvez Elahi on Friday said that CM Flood Relief Fund had been set up to help the flood affectees and the philanthropists could contribute in the Bank of Punjab account number 6010159451200028 and the CM Flood Relief Fund IBAN number 6010159451200028PK92BPUN.A delegation led by Asad Umer, Shafqat Mahmood, Andleeb Abbas and other …

MULTAN, Aug 26 (ABC):PPP Parliamentary Leader in the Senate Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani has said that those who are labelling the coalition partners as an imported government should better sweep before their own doors as they themselves are involved in foreign funding. The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) was itself an imported government as it had committed a crime by taking funding …

RAWALPINDI, Aug 26(ABC): Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Hanif Abbasi has emerged as the next critic of his own government after Abid Sher Ali. Addressing a press conference on Friday with the trader’s leaders, Hanif Abbasi lambasted the Finance Ministry and said that the Prime Minister is making all his efforts, but the finance ministry is wasting these efforts. Urging …

KALAM, Aug 26(ABC): Kalam’s iconic New Honey Moon hotel collapsed and was washed away by the raging floods as KP declared an emergency at the hill station, reported. The hotel was located on the bank of the Swat River in Kalam. It was evacuated timely, and no casualties were reported. Other hotels near the river were also cleared out following …

ISLAMABAD, Aug 26(ABC): The Islamabad High Court on Friday dismissed a contempt of court petition filed against Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) leaders Fazlur Rehman, Rana Sanaullah and Maryam Nawaz, among others, declaring it inadmissible for hearing. The application was filed a day earlier by Ali Ijaz Butter and fixed for hearing today with objections from the Registrar’s Office. “What is …

ISLAMABAD, Aug 26 (ABC): Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) administration Friday directed all the co-operative housing societies that strict action would be taken against violators of anti-dengue Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) issued by the district magistrate. “All the co-operative housing societies in the jurisdiction of the federal capital should formulate a comprehensive policy to cope dengue fever,” said deputy registrar co-operative …

PESHAWAR, Aug 26 (ABC): Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Mahmood Khan on Friday declared an emergency in Swat district, directing the Relief, Rehabilitation and Settlement Department to carry out war-footing relief activities in the calamity-hit areas of the district. According to a notification, the emergency would remain enforced till August 30 to keep vigorous relief activities continue in calamity-hit areas of …

ISLAMABAD, Aug 26 (ABC): The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) on Friday introduced a text-to-donate short code 9999 to enable the consumers donate their funds through mobile phone text to support the flood victims. The consumers would be required to write “fund” and send to the 9999 short code to donate Rs10 to contribute to the relief and rehabilitation activities in …

ISLAMABAD, Aug 26 (ABC): Pakistan on Friday summoned the Indian Charge d’Affaires in Islamabad to foreign ministry to lodge a strong protest on the extra-judicial killing of a Pakistani civil prisoner by Indian Occupation Forces in a fake encounter in the Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir. The Indian forces had extrajudicially killed Pakistani prisoner, Muhammad Ali Hussain, who had …

ISLAMABAD, Aug 25 (ABC): Defense Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif on Thursday said the whole nation should unite at this hard time of natural calamity and play their role for relief and rehabilitation of  flood-affected people by setting aside their political differences. Talking to private news channel, he said the federal government was diligently performing their duties to provide relief to …

ISLAMABAD, Aug 24 (ABC): Ambassador of United Arab Emirates (UAE) to Pakistan Hamad Obaid Ibrahim Salem Al Zaabi called on Minister for Interior Rana Sanaullah here Wednesday. Pak-UAE bilateral relations including other matters of mutual interests came under discussion in the meeting. The minister said UAE is a reliable partner of Pakistan in trade and investment and our relations are …

LAHORE, Aug 24 (ABC): The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Wednesday suspended collection of fuel price adjustment charges from the electricity bills of July to the extent of several petitioners. The court ordered Lahore Electric Supply Company (LESCO) to issue revised bills to the petitioners after deducting the amount of the charges. Justice Shahid Waheed passed the orders while hearing …

LAHORE, Aug 24 (ABC): Punjab Chief Minister Chaudhry Parvez Elahi on Wednesday presided over Disaster Management Ministerial Committee meeting to review relief activities in the flood affected areas of Rajanpur, Taunsa and Dera Ghazi Khan. The CM directed Chief Secretary Kamran Afzal to visit the flood affected areas forthwith to oversee the relief activities for the flood affectees and further …

LAHORE, Aug 24(ABC): The Punjab Assembly on Wednesday unanimously passed a resolution condemning baseless cases against Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) supremo Imran Khan. PTI senior leader Mian Mahmood-ul-Rashid presented a resolution in the House which was unanimously passed. The resolution stated that “The House condemns the baseless cases against Imran Khan, Imran Khan is the true leader of the Pakistani nation …

KARACHI, Aug 24(ABC): The second phase of local body elections in Karachi division has been postponed once again while keeping in view the current situation of rain emergency. The polling for the LG elections was scheduled to take place on on August 28 (Sunday). Earlier today, (Wednesday), the Election Commission of Pakistan had sought an urgent report from six key …

ISLAMABAD, Aug 24 (ABC): The Islamabad Wildlife Management Board (IWMB) has warned the hikers, tourists and visitors venturing into the scenic Margalla Hills National Park from bathing into the freshwater springs revived after heavy monsoon rains in the federal capital. Chairperson, IWMB, Rina Saeed Khan said, “I know it’s exciting to see so much water in trails inside MHNP but …

KARACHI, Aug 23(ABC): The case of deceased televangelist Aamir Liaquat Hussain’s postmortem is back in court as the petitioner of the initial plea seeking exhumation and an autopsy approached the Sindh High Court (SHC) with the same demand again. A district and sessions judge had overruled the decision to conduct Aamir Liaquat’s post-mortem, which had been made by another judge of the …

KARACHI, Aug 23(ABC): All schools and colleges across Sindh will remain closed on Wednesday and Thursday (August 24-25) amid warnings of heavy rainfall, the education department has announced. The Board of Intermediate Education (BIEK), Karachi, postponed the exams scheduled for August 24 and 25, according to BIEK Chairman Dr Saeeduddin. A new date for the examinations will be announced later, …

KARACHI, Aug 23(ABC): The Sindh government on Tuesday wrote to the provincial Election Commission of Pakistan requesting the postponement of the upcoming local government elections that were scheduled to take place on August 28 in light of the monsoon rains in the province. According to the letter, the provincial government asked the body to reconsider the date of the second …

LAHORE, Aug 23(ABC): Pakistan has reported two deaths in the last 24 hours by novel coronavirus as the number of confirmed positive cases has surged to 1,566,869. The nationwide tally of fatalities has jumped to 30,557 on Tuesday. According to the latest figures by the National Institute of Health (NIH), at least 217 persons were tested positive for COVID-19 across …

ISLAMBAD, Aug 23(ABC): Rain-wind/thundershower is expected in Sindh, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Punjab, East Balochistan, Kashmir and Gilgit Baltistan during the next twelve hours. Isolated heavy falls are also likely in northeast Balochistan, Sindh and south Punjab during the period. Temperature of some major cities recorded this morning: Islamabad twenty-five degree centigrade, Lahore twenty-nine, Karachi twenty-eight, Peshawar twenty-seven, Quetta twenty-one, Gilgit nineteen, …

RAWALPINDI, Aug 23(ABC): Awami Muslim League Pakistan (AMLP) leader Sheikh Rashid on Tuesday said that Pakistan economically and Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) has politically bankrupted. Taking to Twitter, the former Interior Minister lashed out at the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and said that Noon and Sheen are going to confront each other. Rashid said that the electricity bill is a …

PESHAWAR, Aug 23(ABC): An application has been filed in provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa for registration of case against Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) leadership over alleged hate speech. According to details, KP’s cabinet has started working on filing sedition cases against Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, PML-N vice president Maryam Nawaz, JUI-F head Maulana Fazlur Rehman and other leaders of ruling …

KARACHI, Aug 23(ABC): Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) co-chairperson Asif Ali Zardari on Tuesday said that lust for power is driving ‘one man’ crazy. According to details, members of Sindh cabinet called on former President Asif Ali Zardari to discuss matters of mutual interest and flood situation in the country. On the occasion, Asif Ali Zardari said that situation is worrisome …

LAHORE, Aug 23(ABC): Punjab Chief Minister and Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) leader Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi on Tuesday said that it is not easy to touch Pakistan Tehereek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman and former Prime Minister Imran Khan. “If anyone will try to touch him then he will not get a place in the world,” he said. CM Elahi went on to say that …

LAHORE, Aug 22 (APP):Punjab Chief Minister Chaudhry Parvez Elahi declaring all flood affected areas as calamity hit, announced to waive off water rates, and land revenue in Rajanpur, Taunsa, DG Khan and Esakhel. He was chairing a meeting to review the flood situation and relief operations in Rajanpur, Taunsa and DG Khan, here on Monday. The CM directed to deliver …

ISLAMABAD, Aug 22 (ABC): As the 15th National Assembly concluded its 4th parliamentary year, the Pakistan Institute of Legislative Development And Transparency (PILDAT) on Monday released analysis of its performance based on Key Performance Indicators (KPIs). The 15th National Assembly during its fourth year passed 55 laws as compared to 60 bills in the third year. Some 32 government bills …

ISLAMABAD, Aug 22(ABC): Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) senior leader and former federal minister on Monday reacted to the current political situation, claiming that the coalition government will be ousted before September 10 and the power will be transferred to the public. In his statement, Fawad said the government feared of Imran Khan’s yesterday rally and filed a case of terrorism. The …