ISLAMABAD, Sep 23 (ABC): The government of Saudi Arabia through its aid agency, King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre (KSrelief) have sent two more special planes loaded with the relief goods. Both of the special planes carrying 60 tons of relief goods including tents, food packages, blankets, dates and non-food items kits reached Karachi for the flood victims, said …

ISLAMABAD, Sep 23(ABC): Senior journalist Ayaz Amir’s daughter-in-law has been murdered in the Chak Shahzad area of ​​Islamabad, reported Friday. According to the spokesperson of the Islamabad Police, Ayaz Amir’s son Shah Nawaz allegedly killed his wife Sara at home. Her body was found from a farmhouse. The police spokesperson said that Ayaz Amir’s son has been detained. According to the police …

ISLAMABAD, Sep 23(ABC): The National Flood Response Coordination Centre (NFRCC) said on Friday that there was no shortage of food items in the country, as the death toll from devastating floods since June 14 crossed the 1,600 mark. An intense and long monsoon dumped around three times as much rain on Pakistan than on average in recent weeks, causing major …

KHYZDAR, Sep 23(ABC): A mild earthquake jolted parts of the waterlogged Khuzdar district of Balochistan on Friday afternoon. According to the Pakistan Meteorological Department, the intensity of the earthquake was recorded as 3.3 on the Richter scale whereas it took place at a depth of 10 kilometers. This is a developing story and will be updated accordingly.

ISLAMABAD, Sep 23 (ABC): A total of 2,530 new cameras will be added in the Safe City project during the second phase to ensure broader online monitoring to prevent crimes in the city. According to police source, cameras operated by the Capital Development Authority (CDA), privately owned Malls, F-10 Markaz and food chains have also been integrated with the main …

ISLAMABAD, Sep 22(ABC): Former interior minister and Awami Muslim League (AML) chief Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed on Thursday challenged the formation of federal cabinet in the Islamabad High Court (IHC). In his writ petition filed in the high court, the former federal minister stated that only 11 percent of the parliament can become ministers, while the federal cabinet of the ruling …

Sep 22(ABC): Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday said that the government will provide subsidies to producers of paracetamol to make them affordable to people. Paracetamol has been in high demand, particularly due to the flooding, rising cases of dengue fever and other water-borne diseases. It’s an antipyretic drug that’s frequently used for fever and pain. The premier chaired a zoom …

ANKARA, Sep 22(ABC): Turkiye dispatched two more “Kindness Trains” loaded with relief goods for victims of the catastrophic floods in Pakistan, which have submerged one-third of the South Asian nation. The eighth and ninth trains carrying 1,040 tonnes of disaster relief goods, including food and hygiene products, left the capital Ankara. This shipment is being coordinated by the state-run Disaster …

ISLAMABAD, Sep 22(ABC): The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has blocked over 1.1 million URLs/links running campaigns against state institutions and posting illegal content online. The authority said that it has processed around 1.2 million URLs for blocking which were then sent to the social media platforms concerned. The PTA had received complaints about some of them while others were detected …

ISLAMABAD, Sep 22 (ABC):Rain/thunderstorm is expected at isolated places in northeast Punjab, Potohar region and upper Khyber Pakhtunkhwa during the next 24 hours, according to the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD). Mainly dry weather is likely to prevail over most parts of the country, while hot in central and southern parts. According to the synoptic situation, continental air was prevailing over …