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RAWALPINDI – In a tragic incident on Thursday morning, a young girl drowned in a storm drain in Bahria Town Phase 6 while on her way to work. The 20-year-old girl, identified as Hamra, lived in Ghauri Town and was riding her scooter when she got caught in a heavy...

KARACHI: The Jamat e Islami (JI) has rescheduled its dharna to August 3rd, 2024, at the Governor House. Initially postponed due to a funeral, the protest aims to voice strong opposition to the recent hike in electricity bills. The JI rally will begin at 5:00 PM from Masjid-E-Khizra, located near...

Lahore experienced its heaviest rainfall in 44 years, transforming its famous highways into rivers and streams. The unprecedented downpour led to tragic incidents, including the death of a young girl and injuries to five others in two roof collapse incidents. The continuous rain caused Lesco's feeders to trip, leading to...

KARACHI – On Thursday, heavy rains swept through Karachi, affecting various parts of the city significant downpours in areas such as MT Khan Road, Sultanabad, Hijrat Colony, and Keamari. The rain didn't spare other areas either. Shahra-e-Faisal, Gulistan-e-Jauhar, Scheme 33, and Safoora Goth saw substantial rainfall. Hasan Square, Saddar, I.I....

The government has decided to reduce petrol prices in Pakistan for the next fortnight, starting from 1 August 2024 to 15 August 2024. According to the notification, the price of both petrol and high-speed diesel (HSD) will be reduced from midnight. According to the notification, the petrol price has been...

 Unity Foods, a frontrunner in Pakistan’s agro-based commodities sector, proudly launched the "Ba Ikhtiyar Kissan" Program through its subsidiary Unity Plantations. This groundbreaking initiative is dedicated to empowering farmers nationwide by providing them with advanced technical skills in modern agriculture, high-quality seeds, and fertilizers. By doing so, Unity Plantations aims...

ISLAMABAD: The Government of Pakistan has officially labeled the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) as "Fitna al-Khawarij," according to a notification from the Ministry of Interior. This decision aims to expose the true nature and ideology of the TTP. The notification highlights that the TTP has misrepresented Islam under the guise...

TEHRAN – Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei declared that Iran will avenge the killing of Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh. The assassination, which took place on Iranian soil, has escalated tensions in the region. "You killed our dear guest in our house and now have paved the way for your...

Hamas’s political chief, Ismail Haniyeh, was assassinated in Tehran, Iran. The group governing Gaza released a statement attributing his death to an Israeli strike. Haniyeh and one of his bodyguards were killed when their residence was struck. The attack occurred while Haniyeh was in Tehran to attend the inauguration of...

The Internet service in Pakistan was disrupted throughout the country on Wednesday, July 31, 2024, with a complete suspension of Internet access. The underlying cause of the outage is unknown, although it affected large cities and towns, the banking industry, and the stock market. According to our sources, the government's...

Prime Minister Mian Shehbaz Sharif, has fallen seriously ill, leading to the postponement of his scheduled visit to Iran. The Prime Minister's office announced that he will not be meeting with the Director of the Commonwealth Bank as previously planned. All other activities on his agenda have also been canceled....

ISLAMABAD - The District Sessions Court Islamabad sent Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Rauf Hassan to jail on judicial remand, rejecting a request for extended physical custody. Hassan and other accused individuals appeared before Judicial Magistrate Shabir Bhatti's special court after their two-day physical remand concluded. The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA)...