ISLAMABAD: The federal government has decided to give a major relief to the university students in flood-affected areas including fee waivers and scholarships, Education Minister Rana Tanveer Hussain said Wednesday, 31 August. The decision comes following a meeting with the chairman Higher Education Commission and other officials of the ministry for devising a strategy to […]
Striking new satellite images that reveal the extent of Pakistan’s record flooding show how an overflowing Indus River has turned part of Sindh Province into a 100 kilometer-wide inland lake. Swaths of the country are now underwater, and it is described as a “monsoon on steroids” brought the heaviest rainfall in living memory and flooding […]
Imran raised Rs500m in fundraising telethon Chairman of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) held a global telethon donation on (Monday) 29 August at 9:30 pm for Pakistan flood victims. On Saturday 27 August, Imran Khan, while addressing a public gathering in Jhelum, said he would help the flood-hit people but would not stop his campaign for real freedom. […]
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 […]
Former premier and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan appeared before the Islamabad High Court (IHC) today (Wednesday) amidst tight security in relation to a contempt case. A larger bench of the court is to hear the case at 2.30pm. عمران خان بنی گالہ سے اسلام آباد ہائیکورٹ میں پیشی کیلئے روانہ۔ pic.twitter.com/uN36Bg5CUi — PTI […]
The former prime minister and PTI chairman Imran Khan on Monday responded to the show-cause notice issued to him by the Islamabad High Court (IHC) in contempt proceedings, offering to “take back” his controversial remarks regarding additional district and sessions judge Zeba Chaudhry. Imran, through his attorney, claimed not being aware at the time of […]
Pakistan is racing to prevent further loss of life as it reels from one of its worst climate disasters with floodwater threatening to cover up to a third of the country of 220 million people by the end of the monsoon season. Climate change minister Sherry Rehman said Sunday the unprecedented rain had created […]
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan on Monday challenged the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) ban on live coverage of his speeches in the Islamabad High Court (IHC). The petition was filed by the party chief’s lawyers who requested the court to set aside the order of the ban. “While referring to the violence […]
Unprecedented rainfall over the last few weeks has wreaked havoc across Pakistan since June and left destruction in their wake, with no respite for people as rivers continue to overrun, resulting in flash floods. Pakistan is going through a difficult time politically as well as economically and now natural disaster has hit us bad. Floods […]
The biggest showcase of the Asia Cup 2022 is on the edge when arch-rivals Pakistan and India will come face-to-face at the Dubai International Stadium today at 7pm Both teams are long-time arch rivals and their competition is measured as one of the most intense cricket rivalries known throughout the world. Given the political situation […]
