SIALKOT: The standing seasonal crops on hundreds of acres of land were badly damaged in Pasrur tehsil’s 10 villages including Jabbokey, Nawaadhey and Jhaatokey, which were inundated due to spate in flooded Naullah Dek here on Wednesday. The traffic remained suspended on main Pasrur-Narowal Road for about six hours, which also remained under flood water […]
By: Hidayat Khan PESHAWAR: The Pashto music industry seems to be in troubled waters as genuine singers who took an oath to music and believed it was an art, have now lost the spotlight. The Express Tribune spoke to Pashto artists to gain some insight on the present anticipated state of the industry only to […]
By: Bina Shah The writer is an author, most recently of Slum Child (2010). She has written for numerous publications including Dawn, The Friday Times and Chowk A recent report about women in Iran being banned from over 70 university courses is cause for alarm: the academic achievements of Iran’s women have angered its conservatives, […]
The state cannot justify leaving citizens without cell phones when they need to call for help in emergency situations. Pakistan is facing a quandary where it can do little but trust government officials. For those who take the militant threat seriously, acquiescing to government demands is the only possible reaction when the spectre of terrorist […]
By: Muhammad Yasir KARACHI: Cellular phone companies have incurred millions of rupees losses due to suspension of their services for 10 to 12 hours from Chand Raat till after Eidul Fitr’s namaz — a high traffic event for calls and SMS when Muslims greet their dear ones. Officials of different mobile phone operators said that […]
RAWALPINDI: Torrential rains during Eid holidays have exposed tall claims made by the departments concerned of the Tehsil Municipal Authority (TMA), Water and Sanitation Authority (WASA) and district government about sanitation and cleanliness. Earlier, it was claimed by the authorities that all nullahs and drains of the city had been cleared of silt and solid […]
By Kashif Hussain LAHORE: Taking advantage of the three-day Eid celebrations, several leaders of major political parties started their election campaigns on private television channels and cable networks to influence voters and their respective party command for attaining tickets in the upcoming general elections. Politicians belonging to the three major political forces, including Pakistan Muslim […]
By: Shahid Husain Karachi: The Pakistan Meteorological Department has revised its rainfall forecast for August and September to 20 percent below the long-term average for the country’s northern regions and 40 percent below the average for the southern regions. The decreased level of rainfall is being attributed to the early onset of the El Nino […]
By: Tariq Butt ISLAMABAD: The Sindh Government has gone against the Sindh High Court (SHC) order to hold local bodies’ elections within 90 days, a deadline that expired four days back, while other provinces also have no plan to organize the exercise in the near future despite the Supreme Court directives. A declaration of Religious […]
By: Asna Ali Before social media became such a pervasive presence in our internet lives online browsing was – for the most part – an anonymous experience. Users were wary of giving out their personal information and it was recommended by most online security experts that even email addresses or instant messenger accounts should not […]
ISLAMABAD: Preventive measures must be taken to avoid losses as flash flooding is expected in various areas of the country during the next 48 hours, warns federal flood commission (FFC) here on Wednesday. According to a press release of FFC, from medium to high flash flooding is expected in rivers Kabul, Kurram, Gambila, Swat and […]
FAISALABAD: A young married woman was electrocuted while her spouse received serious injuries in the area of Sadar police station. Police said a street vender Ghulam Fareed, 35 along with his son Ghulam Nabi came back at mid night and knocked at the door of his house for entry. As soon as Munawwar Bibi 30 […]
QUETTA: The Police found a body of an eight-year-old girl from Karani road area of the provincial capital. Police said that it received information about the body of a little girl in a garden on Karani road. The police took the body into custody and shifted it to hospital morgue for identification. Further investigation is […]
By: Hanif Khalid ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has summoned an emergency meeting of the representatives of the mobile companies to block illegal prepaid mobile SIMs. This meeting will be held next week at the PTA headquarters and PTA Chairman Farooq Awan will chair it. The meeting will not only make a decision to […]
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