HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — One person died from carbon monoxide poisoning amid the ongoing outages and recovery from last week’s storm, Houston Fire Department Chief Sam Peña said. Peña was among the officials giving updates Sunday as residents without power eagerly look to have theirs restored. Some places aren’t expected to be restored until Wednesday, according to an outage tracker map from CenterPoint Energy. The ongoing outages mean that people might turn to portable generators, especially as humidity this week could make it feel like it’s 100 degrees outside and people are without air conditioning. Harris County officials also said over the weekend that the…
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As Karachi continues to witness the prevailing heat spell in coming days, it seems that there’s no relief for the citizens as temperature is likely to reach up to 46°C today in some parts of the city. Stressing that the prevailing heat spell in the metropolis will continue and might in fact see a further increase in temperatures, weather analyst Jawad Memon has said that temperatures in areas that are close to the sea shore such as Korangi, Defence and Clifton may soar up to sweltering 46°C. Ruling out the possibility of rains in the megalopolis for the next five to…
MULTAN: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) candidate Syed Ali Qasim Gillani took the lead in Multan’s NA-148 by-election by securing 78,270 votes, according to unofficial and unconfirmed results of 250 polling stations out of total 275. Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)-backed Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC) candidate Taimur Altaf Malik has received 47,793 votes so far. Polling commenced at 8am and continued without a break till 5pm. As per the district administration and Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), all the arrangements had been made in a bid to ensure transparent election. The election commission apprised that 275 polling stations, including 69 sensitive stations, were…
ISLAMABAD: Turkish foreign minister Hakan Fidan will reach Islamabad on a two-day visit, from May 19 to 20, today (on Sunday), Geo News reported citing diplomatic officials. The officials apprised that Fidan would meet and discuss matters of mutual interest with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, National Assembly Speaker Ayaz Sadiq and Senate Chairman Yousaf Raza Gillani. “Bilateral cooperation, international and regional situation will be discussed, diplomatic in the meetings. While, preparations for the 7th Pakistan-Turkey High Level Strategic Cooperation Council will also be reviewed,” the officials added. PM Shehbaz on April 19 reiterated the government’s resolve to further strengthen economic relations and…
Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar has said that 540 more Pakistani students, who are stranded in Kyrgyzstan’s capital Bishkek amid mob attacks, will be flown back to the country on Sunday night via special flights. On late Saturday, a flight carrying first batch of Pakistani students landed at Lahore airport. Addressing a press conference in Lahore, Dar said that about 130 Pakistani students returned to the country last night and that 540 more will return today. PM Shehbaz held a telephonic conversation with Ambassador of Pakistan in Kyrgyzstan Hasan Ali Zaigham, directing him to make all necessary…
Pakistan’s Permanent Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Munir Akram has said that the country will be contesting in the upcoming elections for the UN Security Council (UNSC) to secure a seat for the eighth time. In a virtual interaction with the US-based Pakistan Students Association Coalition (PSA), Ambassador Akram expressed hope that Islamabad will be elected as a non-permanent UNSC member on June 6 which will then bring a lot of responsibilities. The envoy said that Pakistan, if elected, will play a leadership role in addressing not only our issues which are the Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and…
LAHORE: Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar on Sunday rebutted claims that no Pakistani student, who came under attack in Kyrgyzstan’s capital Bishkek, was killed in the incident. “Fake news was spread on social media as not a single student has been killed. About 16 students sustained injuries out of which four were Pakistani,” said Dar while speaking during a presser in Lahore today. The minister’s remarks come as it was reported that some Pakistani students studying in Bishkek lost their lives in the mob violence by locals in the aftermath of their fight with the Egyptian nationals on May 13. The…
The Sindh government has decided to postpone the Board of Intermediate Education Karachi (BIEK) exams due to the ongoing heatwave in the province Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah approved the deferral of intermediate exams — scheduled to start on May 22 — for five days as per the recommendation of provincial Minister for Universities and Boards Muhammad Ali Malkani. The BIEK exams will now commence on May 27 as per the new date. A spokesperson of CM said that the Universities and Boards Department changed the date for intermediate exams as per CM Shah’s directives. Karachiites have been left…
