Pakistan

LAHORE: A federal minister on Monday put Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in an odd situation during a presser when he asked the PML-N president to tell the nation as to why he was not arresting Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan despite his tirade against the institutions, and the reason behind not doing anything to “ensure justice” for PML-N supremo …

In a message commemorating Defence Day, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday said that anyone intending to “hurt the bond” between the country’s armed forces and the people was “not a friend of Pakistan” as he called for national unity to face the challenges posed by historic floods. PM Shehbaz’s message made a veiled reference to a speech Imran Khan delivered recently …

ISLAMABAD: The Benazir Inc­ome Support Programme has said that the social safety network is providing Rs25000 to each family in flood-hit areas of the country, and so far the programme has disbursed more than Rs19.8 billion under the programme. According to a press release issued on Monday, as many as 793,701 affected families had recei­ved the humanitarian financial aid under …

The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday declared the acceptance of PTI lawmakers’ resignations by National Assembly’s former acting speaker Qasim Khan Suri as unconstitutional. The court issued the orders while hearing a petition filed by PTI challenging the allegedly piece-meal acceptance of resignations by incumbent NA Speaker Raja Pervaiz Ashraf. IHC Chief Justice Athar Minallah also rejected a plea by PTI …

A breach occurred naturally in Main Nara Valley Drain (MNVD), commonly known as Right Bank Outfall Drain-I, at RD-10 upstream Manchhar Lake on Tuesday that is expected to lower the water level in the country’s largest lake, officials said. Water and Power Development Authority Chief Engineer (water) in Sukkur Naeem Qadir Mangi confirmed the development, explaining that an “afflux” had …

PESHAWAR: At least 289 people were killed including 109 children and 348 others were injured so far due to floods and rain-related incidents in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa since June 15. The devastating deluge and rains also completely damaged 35,123 houses while 52,327 were partially damaged across the province, according to a report compiled by Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA). Of the …

An earthquake in northeastern Afghanistan killed at least eight people early on Monday, and the toll could rise, the state news agency quoted a regional official as saying. The quake of magnitude 5.3 struck near the eastern city of Jalalabad in the early hours, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said. The latest quake was felt in the provinces of …

DADU: A five-member delegation led by US Congress Representative Sheila Jackson Lee on Sunday visited calamity-hit Sindh and met the flood survivors to assure them that Washington will continue to support Pakistan in this difficult hour by providing food, tents, and medicines to people displaced by the massive floods. The delegation accompanied by officials of the Foreign Office landed in …

LAHORE: The Pakistan Railways (PR) will receive relief goods-laden Turkish train in Iran’s Zahedan city by the end of this week as necessary arrangements have been made. After transshipment at Zahedan, the train would bring the goods to Taftan likely on Sept 12, Dawn has learnt. The train carrying relief goods in 24 wagons was dispatched by the Turkish government …

KHYBER: Thousands of residents of people converged at Bara Bazaar on Sunday to demand of the government to restore peace in Khyber tribal district and provide security to them. The huge gathering titled Khyber Amn (peace) March was organised by Khyber Siyasi Ittehad. Holding white flags, the participants of the rally marched through the different roads before converging at the …