Category Pakistan

AQI

Lahore off the list of most polluted city

LAHORE: After the recent rains, Lahore has dropped out of the list of the world’s 10 most polluted cities, but its air quality remains a concern, with an average air quality index (AQI) of 158. The city, along with several…

Anti-Terrorism Court

May 9 vandalism: PTI leaders indicted

LAHORE: The Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) on Tuesday indicted Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leaders Yasmin Rashid, Main Mehmoodur Rasheed and Ejaz Chaudhry in the May 9 vandalism case. After the former prime minister’s arrest in the Al-Qadir Trust case, PTI leaders were…

housing societies

Over 100 housing societies to get gas connections

ISLAMABAD: Three days before the 2024 general elections, the caretaker government has taken a major step by announcing plans to provide gas connections to housing societies that have been without gas supply for several years. Sources reveal that the caretaker…

Earthquake

Earthquake again jolts parts of Balochistan

QUETTA – An earthquake measuring 3.8 on the Richter scale hit the Zhob district of Balochistan in the early hours of Sunday. The National Seismic Monitoring Center said the depth of the earthquake was 24 kilometers, while the epicenter was…

ECP sets up gender desk at PEC office

ECP sets up gender desk at PEC office

KARACHI: In preparation for the general elections, the Pakistani Election Commission set up a gender desk at the Provincial Election Commissioner’s office in Karachi. This desk will be manned nonstop through February 10. A provincial election commissioner spokesperson stated that…

ECP announces public holiday on February 8

ECP announces public holiday on February 8

ISLAMABAD: On February 8, which is the day that Pakistan’s general elections are set to take place, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) declared a public holiday. All public and private educational institutions as well as enterprises would be closed…

Aseefa promises to fight for women’s rights

Aseefa promises to fight for women’s rights

Aseefa Bhutto-Zardari has vowed to defend the rights of old people, women, and the poor. She asked supporters to cast ballots for PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari in the forthcoming general elections during a rally in Sanghar. Aseefa promised that…