Contingency plan prepared for monsoon: Administrator

KARACHI: Administrator Karachi Laeeq Ahmed on Monday said that contingency plan had been prepared for monsoon as dewatering pumps were on standby at underpasses. “Monday’s spell of rain was pre mature however it would help us in motivating the measures ahead of

Siyal accuses IRSA of water crisis in Sindh, Baluchistan

LARKANA: Sindh Irrigation Minister Suhail Anwer Siyal has once again accused IRSA of not giving proper water share to Sindh due to which Baluchistan was also facing water scarcity. He said flood warning had been issued by IRSA for Punjab’s rivers which

Baluchistan blessed with mineral resources: CM Jam

QUETTA: Jam Kamal Khan, Chief Minister, Balochistan has said that Balochistan has been blessed with mineral wealth and resources. These views were expressed by him while addressing “Baluchistan Business Opportunity Conference held at a local hotel here on Tuesday under the aegis

HRCP welcomes bill criminalizing torture, voices concerns

Lahore: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) welcomes the passage of the Torture and Custodial Death (Prevention and Punishment) Bill 2021, presented in the Senate by Senator Sherry Rehman and supported by the minister for human rights, Dr Shireen Mazari. According

PTI has not notified Babar as Info Secy

QUETTA: Syed Bismillah Agha, President, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Quetta city, has said that one person namely Babar Yousafzai was not the Information Secretary of Parliamentary Committee of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf as the said person had not been notified for the subject position. Addressing a

Covid cases rising due to violation of SOPs): Langove

QUETTA: Mir Ziaullah Langove has said that cases of novel coronavirus were increasing owing to the reason that Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) against COVID-19 pandemic were not being adhered to. In a statement issued here on Tuesday, he said that due to

AWP holds demo outside SHC seeks release of its leader

KARACHI: The workers of Awami Workers Party (AWP) on Tuesday held a protest demonstration outside the Sindh High Court (SHC) against the disappearance of Seengar Noonari, a leader of AWP Sindh. The protest was led by AWP Sindh president Bakshal Thalho, Jeay