ISLAMABAD: A failure of the Capital Development Authority (CDA) to install sewage treatment plants for Rawal Dam has resulted in round-the-clock contamination of the reservoir with untreated sewage and solid waste making its way to the lake via streams, particularly Korang Nullah, in the catchment area. The Rs6 billion project was planned a couple of years ago under the Public Sector Development Programme to be funded by the federal government but the government allocated merely Rs255 million for this project in the outgoing fiscal year. Since the money was not enough to start the project, the CDA has demanded Rs3.5 billion…
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SUKKUR: The Ghotki police on late Saturday evening claimed to have made a breakthrough in the murder case of Nasrullah Gadani, a journalist associated with a Sindhi-language newspaper, who was shot at and seriously wounded by unknown assailants on May 21 and had succumbed to his wounds on May 24. “We have arrested one of the three main suspects and recovered the crime weapon as well as a motorcycle and three mobile phones used in the crime,” said Ghotki SSP Sumair Noor Channa at a press conference held in his office in Mirpur Mathelo. He identified the arrested suspect as Asghar Loond, son of…
MUZAFFARABAD: At least six people drowned and another 10, mostly women and children, were missing after a passenger jeep plunged into the icy Neelum River in the upper belt of Neelum Valley on Sunday, officials said. The accident occurred at around 1am when a jeep, believed to have been modified to carry more passengers than its normal capacity, fell into the river when it was heading from Kel to the valley’s last village Taobutt. According to ASI Imdad Ali Shah, the police officer in charge of the Janawai village post, the vehicle was carrying 24 people. Of them, seven tourists…
LAHORE: Punjab Governor Sardar Saleem Haider has said the approval of the controversial defamation law was inevitable as bills automatically become laws 15 days after being sent to the governor, even if they choose not to give assent. “I did not sign the Defamation Bill. However, it was supposed to be passed automatically after 15 days,” he told a private TV channel from the UAE. Mr Haider, who belongs to the PPP, had earlier vowed to not sign the Punjab Defamation Bill 2024, but his departure allowed the acting governor — Punjab Assembly Speaker and PML-N leader Malik Ahmad Khan — to complete the…
LAHORE: The opposition to Punjab’s newly enacted defamation law has become more pronounced as the PTI has announced its intention to challenge it in court, even threatening to join journalists in their agitation. Addressing a press conference on Sunday to chargesheet PML-N’s Punjab government on the completion of its 100 days, PTI leader Malik Ahmed Khan Bhachar said the issue also “exposed” PPP, who he accused of lending tacit support to the law. “We are with the media on this issue as the PPP stands exposed by its tacit support for the bill,” he said. Mr Bhachar, who is also the opposition…
LARKANA/HYDERABAD: After Hyderabad and Bhitshah, the Larkana district also witnessed blowing up of a liquified petroleum gas (LPG) cylinder at a fuel filling outlet on Sunday. Five people were injured in the latest blast and the fire caused by it. Only on May 30, a similar incident in the Paretabad area of Hyderabad had left over two dozen people, many of them children, dead and around 35 others wounded. The blast had occurred at an LPG filling outlet and the fire that followed spread so swiftly that the over 60 children and other people present in the area could not get a chance to run…
LAKKI MARWAT/BAJAUR: At least seven security officials, including an army captain, were martyred after an improvised explosive device (IED) targeted their vehicle in Lakki Marwat on Sunday, while Khyber Pakhtunkhwa police repulsed a pre-dawn ambush at their checkpost in Bajaur. Local officials said the vehicle was on its way to the Kaichi Kamar area when it came under attack near Sultankhel village, an area bordering Punjab’s Mianwali district. “An improvised explosive device exploded on vehicle of security forces in Lakki Marwat District,” read a statement issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR). The military’s media wing said that 26-year-old Captain…
QUETTA: Following in the footsteps of a multi-party opposition platform led by the PTI, a six-party alliance of the opposition parties is on the cards to fully restore the Constitution, empower elected parliament, and ensure free and fair elections. This announcement was made by Awami National Party (ANP) President Aimal Wali at a press conference on Sunday alongside National Party President Dr Malik Baloch, Pashtunkhwa National Party chief Kushal Khan Kakar, Hazara Democratic Party Chairman Abdul Khaliq Hazara, and representatives of other political parties. Senator Maulana Abdul Wasey of the Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam (JUI-F), and National Democratic Movement (NDM) President Ahmed Jan Khan…
Meghan Markle has been accused of stealing the limelight from her husband, Prince Harry, during their recent visit to Nigeria. While the trip to Nigeria was meant to garner support for the Duke of Sussex’s beloved Invictus Games, his plans were seemingly ruined as the former Suits actress dominated the tour with her antics. The Duchess of Sussex made it to the headlines because of her revelation that she is 43 per cent of Nigerian heritage. In conversation with TalkTV, royal commentator Rupert Bell analysed the aftermath of the former working royal couple’s trip to the African country. He said, “The…
Jackie Chan’s upcoming film A Legend was recently under scrutiny as it was dubbed “tacky” and “outdated.” The recation comes after the Rush Hour actor was gearing up for his new film that is slated to release on July 12 all across China. The film which serves as the highly-anticipated sequel to Jackie’s 2005 film The Myth, also starred Tony Leung Ka Fai and Korean actress Kim Hee Sun. The trailer for the film was released last week, sparking a discussion among netizens. Seemingly, the sequel’s preview did not meet expectations as netizens were unable to grapple with the film’s unsavoury CGI effects. The movie’s inability to…
