Author: Hasnain Abid Khanzada

Six die, as many injured as monsoon rains batter Punjab

Pakistan July 31, 20243 Mins Read

LAHORE: A child and five women were killed and six others injured due to heavy monsoon rains in various districts of Punjab during the last 24 hours. A Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) report available with Dawn states that six people, including a child and five women, were killed while six others injured due to heavy rains in the province during the last 24 hours. The report also revealed that 39 people died and 113 were injured due to the rains in the month of July while 61 houses were damaged and 39 animals were killed in the rainy season. According to the report,…

10 of a family killed as rains wreak havoc across KP

Pakistan July 31, 20245 Mins Read

PESHAWAR/KARACHI: At least 22 persons, including 10 from a single family, were killed, with several reportedly injured in accidents caused by heavy rains across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Tuesday. Heavy rains, which have been battering the province for the past couple of days, triggered landslides and flash flooding in many areas. In Bazikhel area of Darra Adam Khel, Kohat, 10 members of a family were killed when rainwater inundated the basement of their home where they were sleeping early on Tuesday. The victims included three women, three men and four children. A Rescue 1122 spokesperson told Dawn the basement was filled with water…

TLP cleric remanded as incendiary leader evades arrest

Pakistan July 31, 20242 Mins Read

Maulana Muhammad Tahir Saifi, who was arrested after Shah’s speech went viral, has been remanded into police custody for seven days. Saifi was presented before Judge Khalid Arshad of the anti-terrorism court, where the investigating officer played a video of his speech delivered last week. The judge sought confirmation from the TLP leader, asking if this was his speech, to which Saifi replied in affirmative. The judge further asked the TLP leader why he was railing against the CJP. “We are advising the chief justice to be cautious. The decision of the Supreme Court is against the Constitution. There is…

Imran signals willingness to sit down with military

Pakistan July 31, 20244 Mins Read

ISLAMABAD: After days of speculation about a possible softening of his stance against the establishment, incarcerated former PM Imran Khan categorically said on Tuesday that his party was ready for talks with the military establishment. Speaking to reporters at Adiala jail, the PTI founder laid down three preconditions: the return of his party’s ‘stolen mandate’, the release of all detained party workers, and the holding of transparent elections. Last week, Mr Khan had raised eyebrows when he tasked his sister Aleema and party leader Omar Ayub with ‘conveying messages’ to army chief Gen Asim Munir, asking him to ‘remain neutral’. The…

Gulf employers not hiring Pakistanis due to ‘deplorable standard’

Business July 31, 20243 Mins Read

ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Overseas Pakistanis was informed about deplorable standard of Pakistani workforce, mainly in the Gulf region, has led to the shifting of preferences by Gulf employers to hire workforce from other regional countries, such as Bangladesh, instead of Pakistan. The Senate committee meeting, chaired by Senator Zeeshan Khanzada, stressed that the government was ignoring the potentials available in this sector. After facing criticism from members of the committee regarding failure of the government to harness potentials of Pakistani diaspora, the secretary of Ministry of Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development, Dr Arshad Mahmood, presented a…