Islamabad: On Wednesday, the Pakistan Bar Council rejected the changes to article 11EEE of the 1997 law against terrorism, in which law enforcement organizations and the armed forces are authorized to hold suspects for three months. In a resolution adopted by the body which met under the chairmanship of Chaudhry Tahir Nasrullah Warraich, vice, the […]
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Lahore: President of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), president of Punjab, Rana Sanaullah Khan, said on Wednesday that the party was fully ready to challenge the next elections of the local government of the province, and that the legislative bases of the process were already in motion. Addressing the media of Lahore, he declared that local
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Lahore: Due to heavy rains throughout the country and other technical problems, passengers looking to travel by train must wait in stations for hours until they can take a train. Many trains from top to bottom were faced with delays on Wednesday while the ministry had to face the emergency situation. On Wednesday, Pakistan railways
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Islamabad: The main meteorologists increase red flags on the growing improper use of the term “Cloudburst” in the media and Pakistan public speech. According to experts, labeling unchanted each episode of intense rain of monsoon as a cloud does not only offer unnecessary fear, but also undermines the severity of authentic warnings. Managers point out
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Lahore: A new forecast has been issued for floods in the main rivers as the water entries increase due to the continuous monsoon rains and accelerated glaciers’ melting in the northern regions. According to the latest opinion issued by the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), moderate floods are currently observed in the industrial river in
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Islamabad: On Wednesday, the Senate’s Standing Committee on Water Resources expressed serious concerns during legal conflicts awaiting decades, land affairs with a billions of rupees and the closure of the Neelum-Jhelum hydroelectric project. The committee, chaired by Senator Shahadat Awan, examined compliance reports on the Wapda paras audit and noted that certain legal affairs have
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The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) published a travel notice on Wednesday urging citizens and tourists to avoid visiting parts of Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) due to dangerous weather conditions, current floods and increased risk of landslides and road closings, said the Associated Press of Pakistan. The opinion, published by the National Emergency Operations Center (NEOC), warned
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In the wake of heavy losses in the middle of torrential rains, the Muttahida Qaumi Pakistan Movement Movement (MQM-P) demanded that Karachi be declared an area struck with a disaster and taxes be exempt. The chief of MQM-Pakistan, Dr Farooq Sattar, Syed Aminul Haq, Ali Khurshidi and the MPAS, held a press conference at the
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Islamabad: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi arrived in Islamabad on Wednesday for an official three-day visit to the invitation of the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ishaq Dar. Dar received the Wang Yi in Nur Khan Airbase, where senior officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Chinese Embassy were also
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On Wednesday, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Marshal Asim Munnir visited the districts affected by Swat, Buner, Shangla and Swabi’s floods on Wednesday, committing to all the national resources available are mobilized to accelerate recovery and restore normality. According to the Prime Minister’s office, Prime Minister and Marshal received a complete briefing on rescue and
