Train service suspended after bomb blast damages track near Kotri
KOTRI: A bomb explosion on the railway track near Kotri has suspended railway traffic on Thursday. According to officials, an attempt was made by unknown saboteurs to blow up the railway line with explosives, which damaged the railway track. The sound of the bomb blast was heard far away and the local residents rushed to the site. Railway officials including police and Rangers personnel also reached the spot soon after the incident. The trains have been stopped at Kotri and other stations due to damage to the railway track near Bolhari Railway Station. According to a railway official, technical staff
ECP decision to defer Punjab polls in country’s interest: Marriyum
LAHORE: Federal Information Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb said Thursday that the decision of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to defer Punjab polls was in the interest of the country. She was talking about the ECP’s postponing of general elections in Punjab province due to security concerns. “The ECP took the decision keeping in view the economic, political and security situation of the country,” the information minister stated. “Under Article 218 of the Constitution, the ECP has to ensure that transparent, impartial and fair elections are held,” she pointed out. “Article 224 requires that there are caretaker governments in the federal
Covid takes another life in Pakistan
KARACHI: All the Covid-19 indicators in Pakistani have reported as uptick as the country recorded another fatality amid build-up of infections during the last 24 hours (Wednesday), showed the statistics released by the National Institute of Health (NIH) on Thursday morning. According to the NIH data, the death toll in the country went up to 30,647 after adding another fatality whereas the number of total infections now shot up to 1,578,767 after adding the fresh 168 cases. During the last 24 hours (Wednesday), 5,557 tests were conducted throughout Pakistan whereas the positivity ratio surged to 3.02%. The number of patients
Envoy urges Pakistanis to keep alive spirit of freedom on Pakistan Day
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Munir Akram has called for helping the poor, disadvantaged, weak, and vulnerable segments of society in lines with the vision of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah and Dr Allama Muhammad Iqbal. In his message on the Pakistan Day on Thursday, he said eighty-three years ago on this day, the Muslims of the South Asian sub-continent passed the Pakistan Resolution, demanding a separate homeland. Muslims believed that only in this homeland they can live their lives according to their faith and be free from the oppression of the enemy majority, he added. The envoy
Rain in Karachi turns weather pleasant
KARACHI: Rain in different areas of Karachi on Wednesday turned the weather pleasant. Different areas including Seaview, Shahrah-e-Faisal, and Nursery have received light and heavy rainfall, according to the Meteorological Department. On the other hand, Islamabad is likely to experience thundershower with gusty winds while hailstorm is also expected at some places. In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, areas including Chitral, Swat, Dir, Malakand, Mansehra, Abbottabad and Balakot are likely to experience strong winds and thundershowers. Areas including Kohat, Kohistan, Peshawar, Nowshera, Haripur, Mardan, Kurram, Waziristan, DI Khan and Bannu are likely to experience gusty winds and thundershowers. Hailstorm is also expected at
Presidents, PM call for taking care of needy during Ramazan
ISLAMABAD: Felicitating the nation on beginning of Ramazan-ul-Mubarak on Thursday, President Dr Arif Alvi and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif have urged people to take care of the needy during the holy month. The President in a statement said Ramazan-ul-…
kite string partially cuts youth’s neck
LAHORE: A young man got injured when a stray kite string partially cut his neck in Chung area of Lahore on Thursday. According to Rescue officials, Ali, 32, was riding a motorcycle on Multan Road when the string of a stray kite got entangled around his…
CM Murad reiterates his commitment to making Pakistan safe
KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah said on Thursday that once again the terrorists have started attacking our security offices, law enforcement agencies, and mosques and killing innocent people which is a testament that they are enemies of Pakistan and its people, but the nation is committed to defeating them. This he said while talking to media along with Governor Sindh Kamran Khan Tessori at Mazar-e-Quaid where he visited to pay tribute to the father of the nation, Quaid-e-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah on the eve of Pakistan Day. Mr. Shah said that the enemies of Pakistan have once