LAHORE: Punjab Minister for Local Government Zeeshan Rafiq held a meeting to detailed review of the arrangements to tackle the monsoon rains. During the meeting at WASA headquarters, it was decided that monsoon operations would be monitored through Safe City cameras. The meeting was attended by Commissioner Zaid bin Maqsood, Deputy Commissioner Rafia Haider, WASA Managing Director...
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan will be facing severe water scarcity, potential droughts and desertification by 2025. “There is a severe water crisis emerging in Balochistan and Sindh, while our glaciers are melting rapidly due to global warming,” said Chairperson of the Standing Committees on Climate Change Sherry Rehman. Ms Rehman made the statement inviting the Ministry of Water Resources...
KOT ADDU: A man was electrocuted after touching the solar panel wires to run the tubewell in Noor Shah Tali area of Kot Addu in Punjab province. According to reports, the victim Muhammed Tanvir, aged 40, son of Elahi Bakhsh, was connecting the wires of the solar system to run the tubewell when he received an...
PESHAWAR: A fire broke out in the Nauthia Phattak area on Saturday morning (June 30), destroying at least 80 shops and injuring three people. According to media reports, Rescue 1122 officials said the fire started in a small makeshift structure alongside the railway line and spread to nearby shops. The fire engulfed wooden cabins and a power...
KARACHI: Four people lost their lives in Karachi during the ongoing heatwave, taking the death toll to 49 since June 21, confirmed the Sindh Heath Department. In a statement, the health department said that Abbasi Shaheed Hospital reported four deaths from heatstroke in 24 hours. During the 10 days, Abbasi Shaheed Hospital recorded 23 deaths from heatstroke,...
MUZAFARGARH: A young man lost his life due to electrocution by a solar system wire on Sunday in Jatoi tehsil locality, local media reported. According to reports, the victim Amjad, a resident of a village in Jatoi police station, was on his way when the incident occurred. He received an electric shock from a cable of the...
FAISALABAD: Two children died and seven others suffered burn injuries after a fire erupted at the house due to an explosion of a laptop battery. The incident occurred at a house located in located at the Satyana road of Shareef Pura neighbourhood caught fire as laptop battery exploded while charging. Rescue officials said the battery got overheated...
LARKANA: Two minor brothers died due to electric shock in Heerabad, district Shahdadkot in an unfortunate incident earlier this month on June 2. The deceased were identified as Ali, aged 4, and Ashfaq, aged 2. Speaking to the media, the father of the children that the incident occurred due to an electrical current flowing through the...
LAHORE: A 12-year-old boy was electrocuted to death after he came in contact with an electric pole in the Singhpura area of Shalimar. The victim’s younger sister was also injured in the incident on June 13. The relatives said that the victim Ali Hassan along with his sister Zoya was going to the market when the...
FAISALABAD: Four workers of public health engineering construction site were electrocuted and drowned in a well on Thursday in Tandlianwala town of district Faisalabad. The workers were identified as 35-year-old guard Shafiq, 36-year-old Arsalan, 40-year-old Burhan, and 40-year-old Asghar. The incident happened near Chak 263 RB Cemetery when an iron ladder in the well became electrified, causing...
