Islamabad, June 2 (IANS) The water crisis continues in Pakistan’s Karachi as the water supply was suspended due to a fault in K-Electric’s (KE) main cable, local media reported on Tuesday. The water supply remained disrupted in the city for the third consecutive day due to power failures at key pumping stations.The Karachi Water and Sewerage Corporation (KWSC) said that the power suspension caused a daily water shortfall of 85 million gallons per day (MGD) in Karachi, Pakistan’s daily Dawn repor…
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New Delhi, June 2 (IANS) The decision by the ISI to pick up Shahzad Bhatti, once a social media influencer, was a strategic move. Bhatti runs a massive network online through which he recruits people mainly from India to be part of terror networks. Picking Bhatti was a well thought out move by the ISI. Bhatti does not just handle operations for the ISI when it comes to carrying out terror attacks in Jammu and Kashmir, Delhi and other parts of North India. He also oversees recruitments for the Kh…
New Delhi, June 2 (IANS) The Special Cell of the Delhi Police busted a major terror module being run by the Dawood Ibrahim syndicate. The terror module was planning on carrying out attacks in Delhi and Mumbai, said the police following the arrests of the eight people. During the questioning of the accused, one interesting point that came up is that Clifton Road in Karachi continues to remain a safe house of notorious underworld don, Dawood Ibrahim.The accused told the police that they mainly int…
Islamabad, June 1 (IANS) A newly married couple – Nadia Aslam and Najeebullah Aziz – were shot dead in Karachi in yet another case of honour killing in Pakistan. The woman’s own brother was the main suspect in the case and police have claimed to have arrested him. However, the question arises why did the police not check when he followed the couple along with his accomplices after they left the court, a report has stated. “…The murder of Nadia and Najeeb could be prevented if the authorities w…
New Delhi, June 1 (IANS) As Karachi’s summer heat tightens its grip every June, Hina’s living room turns into a monthly budgeting war room. The old pedestal fan circulates hot air while her son wipes sweat from his forehead doing homework on the sofa, a report has said.On the table lies an electricity bill folded several times over, while her husband silently scrolls through air-conditioner prices on shopping apps, comparing installment options they still are not sure they can afford, accord…
Islamabad, May 31 (IANS) Amid the ongoing water crisis in Pakistan’s Karachi, the water supply to several parts of the metropolis was disrupted after an emergency power shutdown at the Dhabeji Pumping Station, local media reported on Sunday. The acute water crisis in Karachi has continued for the second month, leaving residents dependent on water tankers and private suppliers. In a statement on Saturday, Karachi Water and Sewerage Corporation (KWSC) stated that K-Electric informed the utility th…
Islamabad, May 30 (IANS) A leading international human rights organisation on Saturday wrote to Chief Minister of Pakistan’s Sindh province, Syed Murad Ali Shah, expressing grave concern over the enforced disappearance of a 38-year-old Baloch man, Dad Shah from Karachi and the subsequent harassment and intimidation of his family by Pakistani forces. In a letter addressed to Sindh’s CM, Amnesty International said that Dad Shah was taken on April 21 from his residence by personnel reportedly o…
Quetta, May 29 (IANS) Trains operations in Pakistan’s Quetta and other parts of Balochistan remained suspended for second consecutive day on Friday, railway officials said, citing “unavoidable circumstances” for the disruption, local media reported on Friday. They said the Jaffar Express from Quetta to Peshawar would not depart on Friday while the train from Peshawar to Quetta would be sent back from Jacobabad. Railway authorities stated that train services in Balochistan have remained suspended…
Hong Kong, May 28 (IANS) A UK-based Christian organisation and rights group has voiced concerns over the restrictions faced by Ahmadis on celebrating Eid al-Adha in Pakistan. Cecil Shane Chaudhry, South Asia Deputy Team Leader at the UK-based Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW), condemned the restrictions imposed on Ahmadi community, terming it “unfortunate” that every year the Ahmadi community face such restrictions from non-state actors and state institutions, a report in Union of Catholic As…
Islamabad, May 26 (IANS) A young couple, who got married of their own choice, were shot dead by unidentified assailants in Malir area of Pakistan’s Karachi, local media reported on Tuesday. Police said Nadia (20) and Najeebullah (25) were killed when unidentified assailants opened fire on their vehicle on Monday, in what seemed to be a case of honour killing, Pakistan-based Geo News reported.According to officials, Nadia’s father Aslam filed a kidnapping case at the police station on May 19 afte…