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Traffic disrupted in many parts of Punjab due to dense fog
According to a motorway police spokesperson, thick fog has significantly hampered movement of traffic in several cities. He also mentioned that the thick fog has forced the closure of the M3 from Toba Tek Sing to the Faizpur junction.…
Organized gang running prostitution ring in Balochistan hospital, claims whistle blower
Balochistan Chief Minister Abdul Quddus Bizenjo has taken note of the incident and has directed the relevant authorities to investigate.
The matter came to light after a nurse blew the whistle on the repeated incidents of sexual…
PM Shehbaz commits to completing IMF program
He expressed this on Friday during a call with IMF’s Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva.
She had called Shehbaz to express her deep sympathy and concern over the mounting human and material losses due to the recent floods and…
The 1%: Assets of Pakistani lawmakers nearly doubled in 5 years
The SIU found that all 1,170 members of parliament (including those in the provincial assemblies and both the upper and lower houses) had assets worth approximately Rs49 billion or around $314 million in 2015.
However, by 2019-20, their…
PTI fails to deliver as wheat crisis worsens in Punjab, KP
The price of a kilogram of flour (atta) has now shot up to Rs150. As a result, the price of a single piece of flat bread (naan) has skyrocketed to Rs25.
Makeshift stalls set up by the government to provide subsidized flour to the people…
More political storms for TikTok after US government ban
Owned by Chinese tech giant ByteDance, TikTok has become a political punching bag for US conservatives who allege that the app downloaded by millions of US young people can be circumvented for spying or propaganda by the Chinese Communist…
Half of world’s glaciers expected to vanish by 2100: study
The findings, published in the journal Science on Thursday, provide the most comprehensive look so far at the future of the world’s 215,000 glaciers.
The authors emphasized the importance of restricting greenhouse gas emissions to limit…
Pakistan closed out 2022 with forex levels at $11.422b
Meanwhile the situation of foreign exchange reserves. between those held by the State Bank of Pakistan and those held by commercial banks, further worsened after reserves fell by another $245 million in the week ending December 30.
Data…
Parvez Elahi cautions Imran against issuing irresponsible statements
Talking to media in Gujranwala, on Thursday, he said, “At that time your tongues were lolling and you were out of breath.”
He said that Wazirabad incident had rung alarm bells, and that the PTI and its leadership must show responsible…
Escape plan of 30 psychiatric patients ends after joyride crashes
on Thursday morning, around 34 psychiatric patients receiving treatment at the Al Zehra Rehabilitation Center in Block-19 of North Nazimabad fled.
They were being served with water and other edibles by an orderly on Thursday morning when…