Islamabad, Jan 23 (IANS) Only one out of more than 160 high rise buildings in Rawalpindi district of Pakistan’s Punjab province meets the criteria of fire safety regulations set by the government, local media has reported. After the fire incident in Karachi’s Gul Plaza mall which has so far claimed 71 lives, Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz ordered a survey and installation of fire hydrants in high rise buildings. All sensitive areas have been marked, re-analysed and relevant authorities have …
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Islamabad, Jan 22 (IANS) Pakistan Supreme Court’s verdict upholding the conviction of Khursheed Ahmad for the killing of his wife, Gulshan Bibi, is searing indictment of how domestic violence is normalised and enabled in the country. In the verdict, the bench stated that the societal norms force women back into the homes that are no less than a “living hell,” a report has stated. Gulshan Bibi had left her husband after she was repeatedly beaten. However, her family members convinced her to recon…
Islamabad, Jan 21 (IANS) Lahore has been ranked at the top of global pollution charts with an Air Quality Index (AQI) of more than 450, according to the Swiss air quality monitor IQAir, local media reported on Wednesday. Lahore, with an AQI of 452, was ranked in the first spot among the most polluted cities of the world on Wednesday, Pakistan’s leading daily Dawn reported. Karachi, with an AQI of 179, was ranked at the ninth spot among the most polluted cities of the world.Air pollution in Pakis…
Islamabad, Jan 20 (IANS) The increase in cybercrime in Pakistan, discussed in the country’s National Assembly last week, indicates that what was earlier an occasional nuisance has evolved into a pervasive threat, impacting finances, reputation and liberty of people, local media reported. The National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency receiving over 150,000 complaints in a single year shows that the scale of the problem is stark. Lawmakers spoke about the scams involved fake traffic challans, mess…
Quetta, Jan 20 (IANS) A main railway track near Dera Murad Jamali in Pakistan’s Balochistan was blown up by unidentified assailants, suspending train link between Quetta and the rest of the country for few hours, local media reported on Tuesday. According to police, some unknown assailants planted an explosive device at the main railway track in Dera Murad Jamali on Monday and detonated it, Pakistan’s leading daily Dawn reported.Police officials said, “Around two-foot-long portion of the track w…
Islamabad, Jan 19 (IANS) The death toll in the Gul Plaza shopping mall fire in Pakistan’s Karachi climbed to 14 on Monday after the rescuers found eight more bodies from the site, local media reported.The search for over 70 missing people is still underway.The massive fire that erupted at Gul Plaza on Saturday night.People have slammed the Sindh government and the Karachi Mayor for the delay in the action.According to a report by the leading Pakistani daily Dawn, the blaze could have been contai…
Islamabad, Jan 18 (IANS) A key bridge in Mir Ali tehsil of Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa was blown up with explosives by unidentified attackers, causing severe difficulties for residents, local media reported on Sunday. Police said that the explosion took place in Khushhali (Makinah) village of Mir Ali after unidentified attackers carried out a blast late at night, destroying the bridge and cutting off land connectivity between the area and several adjoining regions, markets and agricultural lan…
New Delhi, Jan 16 (IANS) Pakistan Railways is facing a rising number of locomotive failures largely due to an ageing fleet, with more than 63 per cent of its engines having surpassed two decades in service, according to a report in the local media.The report in the Pakistani daily Dawn is based on information provided by railway officials to the National Assembly’s Standing Committee on Railways on Wednesday.The committee was informed by the Railway Ministry officials that despite the growing …
Quetta, Jan 16 (IANS) A policeman was shot dead by unidentified assailants in Dera Murad Jamali area of Pakistan’s Balochistan, local media reported on Friday. According to police, head constable Ali Gohar was heading to the police station when gunmen shot at him near a school on Thursday, killing him on the spot, Pakistan’s leading daily Dawn reported. Police took his body to a hospital and later handed it over to Gohar’s family after completing medico-legal procedures.The latest incident occur…
New Delhi, Jan 15 (IANS) Pakistan’s current state of affairs cannot drive the 250 million-strong population towards sustained progress due to cross-cutting constraints affecting all 20 priority export products and six export drivers, a media report has stressed, highlighting that blaming the IMF will not do any good for the country, which is massively suffering across economic parameters.A panel constituted by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif reached this conclusion after discussions with industr…