With the increasing upheaval in the traffic system of Karachi, the Sindh High Court has now instructed the chief secretary to file a report regarding the movement of heavy vehicles during daytime in Karachi. The heavy vehicles play a huge part in disrupting the traffic flow of the Karachi. These vehicles due to the size, take up...
On Wednesday, a fire broke out in Islamabad’s H-9 Sunday Market. It spread very quickly and engulfed nearly 300 stalls there. The fire tenders of Capital Development were unable to extinguish fire hence additional resources were called and they were able to stop the fire in two hours. According to the Deputy Commissioner Irfan Nawaz Memon,...
United Nations released a report on Tuesday claiming that floodwaters still exists in 11 parts of Sindh and two of Balochistan. In Sindh some of the regions that are still inundated with water include, Khairpur, Mirpurkhas, Dadu and Badin. In Balochistan, Sohbatpur and Jafferabad districts are still flooded with water. The report also stated that this...
For past weeks, the residents of Gilgit Baltistan region have been facing power outages for as long as 22 hours a day during the freezing winter season. This has wrecked a havoc on the life of the people as without electricity, they are unable to do their day-to-day work. The lack of electricity also means...
The Pakistan government wants to prevent power theft worth billions of rupees and has decided to form a special force for it. The main purpose of the specialized force will be to end the ‘kunda connection’ in industrial and residential areas. They will also be working to recover losses from electricity thieves. The force however will...
In the recent years we have witnessed many accidents related to blasts at coal mines across Pakistan which have proved to be fatal for the workers. The Pakistan Labour Federation says that on an average 200 workers are killed in mining accidents every year in the country. On Wednesday, there was a gas blast at a...
The charming city of Pakistan has now been ranked number one in the list of cities with the worst air quality in the world. In the city, there are some areas which are worse than the other. Many factors play into why the city has such bad air quality. One of the key factors that cause...
Six women passed away on Sunday when their jeep lost control and dropped in a ravine in Neelum Valley. The women were travelling from their polling station near Dodhniyal. Post the accident, the polling station was suspended temporarily. Along with the deceased, five people including three women were severely injured. The injured were shifted to BHU...
Late night on Tuesday,15th November, two men passed away while one was severely injured when their car turned over due to speeding. The accident of the three friends took place near Karsaz on Shahra e Faisal, one of the busiest roads of Karachi. The injured has been admitted to Jinnah Hospital. As per report, the deceased...
Wapda workers held a rally and demanded the Prime Minister to reduce the prices of essential commodities, and take action to prevent fatal accidents of electricity line staff. The workers press their longstanding demand of safety at work which requires hiring of line staff throughout the country, in last six years no new line staff has...
