Balochistan, the country`s area-wise largest province of Pakistan, is faced with an electricity crisis in these flash floods. A power supply of 220kV has been stopped from Uch-Sibi transmission line to the province on Thursday, August 26 afternoon, the Quetta Electric Supply Company (QESCO) spokesperson said. Due to the suspension of 220kV from the Sibbi […]
KP government declares an emergency in Swat till August 30 amid extreme flooding Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has declared an emergency in Swat. The scale of devastation caused by extreme flooding in the district reached out of control following record rains. Provincial authorities are facing difficulty in rescuing affected families from hill stations of Swat, Dir, and […]
The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) on Wednesday predicted heavy to very heavy rainfall in many parts of the country, warning of urban flooding in several major cities and flash flooding in numerous areas of Balochistan Warning about the possible impacts, PMD stated that the heavy rains may generate urban flooding in Karachi, Hyderabad, Tando Jam, […]
At least six people injure, including one critically, in an explosion in front of Askari Park on Pakistan Army vehicles ; on Quetta’s Airport Road on Thursday; a spokesperson for the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) Balochistan said . Balochistan Home Minister Mir Zia Langove said a convoy of six Pakistan Army vehicles was passing on the […]
The PBCC Blind Cricket T20 Super League 2021 in Abbottabad saw Sindh and Balochistan won Blind T20 matches on the second day. Sindh won the opening match at the PCB Cricket Stadium in Abbottabad by seven wickets. KP won the toss, who chose to bat first. They scored 156 runs for the loss of six […]
AS the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) indicates a rising price; trend of what it calls sensitive vegetables like tomato (15 per cent) and potato (7.42pc) in its weekly Sensitive Price Index (SPI;,stabilising vegetable prices at the retail level has a struggle for administration; in all urban areas of Punjab for the last many months, […]
Typhoons have been reported in coastal areas of Balochistan, including Gwadar, following which fishermen have been instructed to remain cautious. The fisheries department instructed the Balochistan fishermen in Gwadar and Pasni to refrain from venturing into the deep sea from today till Monday. According to a directive issued by the Balochistan fisheries assistant director, the […]
Amidst countrywide protests, and with political pressure snowballing; Prime Minister Imran Khan once again urged the Shia Hazara community in Balochistan; to bury the bodies of coal miners killed in a gruesome attack in the Mach area over the weekend. This would have just like appeals many other political leaders have issued to the grieving […]
Traffic disruptions reported in multiple areas of Karachi once again on Thursday as protests and sit-ins against the killing of 11 Shia Hazara miners in Balochistan earlier this week continued for the third day in the metropolis. Protests ongoing since 9 am at 20 locations in the city, according to a statement by the Karachi […]
At least 11 coal miners were killed in the Mach area of Balochistan on Sunday after armed militants kidnapped them and took them to a nearby area before opening fire at close range. Police authorities said the miners were on the way to work when armed militants kidnapped them and took them to the nearby […]
