• PPP favours new dams, not controversial projects, says Bilawal

    PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has stated that his party supports the construction of new dams in the country, while urging the government to prioritise immediate flood relief and declare an agricultural emergency. Speaking to the media during his visit to the Sukkur Barrage in Sindh, Bilawal expressed deep concern over the worsening flood situation, […]

  • Half a million people flee homes to escape flooding in Punjab

    Rivers are swelling to dangerous levels in Pakistan´s eastern Punjab province, forcing more than half a million people to flee their homes in the past 24 hours, officials said Thursday. The latest evacuations bring the total number of people displaced since last month to 1.8 million, according to Punjab Relief Commissioner Nabeel Javed. He said […]

  • Terrorist commander killed in Lakki Marwat operation

    Security forces killed a wanted terrorist commander during an intelligence-based operation in Lakki Marwat, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa on Wednesday. Police identified the slain militant as Kifayatullah, who was allegedly involved in bombings and attacks on law enforcement. The operation was carried out by the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) based on a tip-off about a hideout in Nawar Khel. During the raid, an exchange of fire took place, leaving one police constable injured.

  • President Zardari extends best wishes to China on its Victory Day

    President Asif Ali Zardari has offered heartfelt felicitations to the government and people of the People’s Republic of China on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of Victory Day, marking the victory of China in the World Anti-Fascist War. The president, in a message stated that September 3rd is a powerful reminder of the monumental […]

  • Punjab govt stands firm with people in times of crisis: Azma

    Punjab Minister for Information and Culture Azma Bokhari has said that the provincial government is standing shoulder to shoulder with its people in every city and in every hour of hardship. In a statement issued here on Thursday, she said that Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz has pledged to remain with the people in both […]

  • Auqaf minister inspects protective embankments

    In view of the anticipated flood situation in Sindh, an emergency meeting was held under the chairmanship of Provincial Minister for Auqaf, Religious Affairs, Zakat & Ushr and Focal Person for Downstream Kotri Barrage Flood Emergency, Syed Riaz Hussain Shah Shirazi, at the office of the Chief Engineer Kotri Barrage. The meeting was attended by […]