Travellers stuck as DI Khan-Zhob highway closed due to landslide
Zhob: Due to landslide occurred as a result of recent torrential rains, the National Highway connecting Zhob with Dera Ismail Khan at the point of Dana Sar will remain completely closed for the next 24 hours trapping hundreds of Travellers on Sunday. A flood-like situation has arisen in the mountainous area of Sulaiman Range, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and border area of Balochistan following the heavy rain. According to the Pakistan Disaster Management Authority, due to landslide at the point of Khan Rosh Dana Sar in Zhob, Dera Ismail Khan, several vehicles have been damaged and there have been reports of injuries
Met office forecast another rainfall
ISLAMABAD: Another westerly wave is likely to enter western parts of the country from 02nd April (Sunday) evening or night and likely to intensify in upper parts on Monday, Met Office predicted. Under its influence, rain with wind or thunderstorm and isolated heavy falls and hailstorm is expected in Kashmir, Gilgit-Baltistan, Peshawar and other districts of KP, Islamabad, Murree, Galliyat, Potohar region, Lahore and several districts of central Punjab from today (Sunday) to 04th April. Isolated rain with wind or thunderstorm is expected in northeast Balochistan and south Punjab from Sunday evening to Monday, Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) said. Strong
Benazir University bans girl students from wearing jeans and tights
Peshawar: A woman university in Peshawar has issued a dress code for its girl students, banning wearing western clothes. According to a notification issued by the Shaheed Benazir Women University, Peshawar, the university students are not allowed to wear jeans and tights. The university issued a new dress code, according to which, it is compulsory for female students of the university to wear knee-long shirt along with trousers and a white dupatta. A fine of Rs1,000 will be imposed in case of violation of the dress code by any student of the university, the notification warned. Last year, a public
Talks with MQM-P, other old allies restarted, claims Parvez Elahi
LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Parvez Elahi claimed on Sunday that his party had restarted talks with its old allies, including the Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P). In his statement, the former Punjab chief minister went on to claim the MQM-P was of the view there was no benefit to continuing to extend support to the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM). “The Balochistan government and the GDA are also having reservations over the government’s anti-state policies,” Mr Elahi claimed. In connection with the alliance, PTI chairman Imran Khan will reveal the next strategy after summoning the meeting of all the parties, he
Punjab caretaker govt accuses PTI of being anti-poor
LAHORE: The Punjab caretaker government’s spokesperson in a statement on Sunday accused the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party of being an anti-poor party and not appreciating the availability of food for the less fortunate. The caretaker spokesperson claimed that reports of the non-availability of flour in the open market were based on lies and that the PTI leadership was misleading the people. He emphasized that free flour was a direct relief to the poor and that it was available in abundance in the open market. The spokesperson further alleged that the PTI was targeting public welfare projects to score political points.
Swat, surrounding areas hit by 4.4 magnitude earthquake
SWAT: A 4.4 magnitude earthquake shook Swat and its surrounding areas on Sunday, according to reports from the seismometer. The epicenter of the earthquake was identified to be at the border area of Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Tajikistan, with a depth of 90 km. Earlier on the 9th of March, earthquake tremors were felt in Swat, Malakand, Batkhela, and the surrounding areas with a magnitude of 4.5 on the Richter scale. The depth of that earthquake was recorded at 124 km. It is worth noting that on the 21st of March, various countries in South Asia, including Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and
PM Shehbaz lauds reopening of Khunjerab Pass
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif Sunday welcomed the reopening of the Khunjerab Pass and said it would assist improve bilateral trade between Pakistan and China. According to a press statement from the PM Office Media Wing, Shehbaz Sharif said reopening of the Khunjerab Pass will increase trade with “iron brother China.” He said the reopening of the Pass removed a barrier that would hasten the speed of construction on the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), and that the restoration of the trade route between the two nations, after three years, was cause for great joy. PM Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday
Imran’s plan to sabotage CPEC foiled: Maryam Nawaz
LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) senior vice president Maryam Nawaz slammed on Sunday Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan, saying the latter’s plan to sabotage the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) had been foiled. In connection with the reopening of Khunjerab Pass after three years for trade between China and Pakistan, Ms. Nawaz said, “It is the matter of immense delight that Khunjerab Pass has been opened in 2023 after three years. I would like to felicitate the leaderships and the masses of both China and Pakistan.” In terms of Pakistan-China friendship, Ms. Nawaz said Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Chinese