ISLAMABAD, Aug 27 (ABC): Telecom Mobile Operators are providing free on-net voice calls to all their subscribers in flood victim areas with Zero and Nil balance. According to Pakistan Telecommunication Authority, there will be no call setup charges applicable on call connection and customers having no balance will be able to make on-net calls, Radio Pakistan/ private channels reported. PTA …

PESHAWAR, Aug 27 (ABC): Pakistan flags were flying high on the stage in Japan all day in connection with a stunning 75th Diamond Jubilee Independence Day and 70-year of Pakistan-Japan Friendship celebrations held with people living in Japan including children, women and families living in Japan largely attended in an area called as Mini Pakistan in Japan. The first grand …

ISLAMABAD, Aug. 26 (ABC): “If steps are taken by G7 countries against China, the global economy will be affected. Because the interactions and linkages between G7 countries and China are very strong. The disturbance or any rupture in these relations will affect many countries,” said Dr. Rashid Ahmad Khan, a political analyst and an expert on South Asia, Central Asia …

LAHORE, Aug 26 (ABC): Chief Minister Punjab Chaudhry Parvez Elahi on Friday said that CM Flood Relief Fund had been set up to help the flood affectees and the philanthropists could contribute in the Bank of Punjab account number 6010159451200028 and the CM Flood Relief Fund IBAN number 6010159451200028PK92BPUN.A delegation led by Asad Umer, Shafqat Mahmood, Andleeb Abbas and other …

MULTAN, Aug 26 (ABC):PPP Parliamentary Leader in the Senate Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani has said that those who are labelling the coalition partners as an imported government should better sweep before their own doors as they themselves are involved in foreign funding. The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) was itself an imported government as it had committed a crime by taking funding …

RAWALPINDI, Aug 26(ABC): Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Hanif Abbasi has emerged as the next critic of his own government after Abid Sher Ali. Addressing a press conference on Friday with the trader’s leaders, Hanif Abbasi lambasted the Finance Ministry and said that the Prime Minister is making all his efforts, but the finance ministry is wasting these efforts. Urging …

KALAM, Aug 26(ABC): Kalam’s iconic New Honey Moon hotel collapsed and was washed away by the raging floods as KP declared an emergency at the hill station, reported. The hotel was located on the bank of the Swat River in Kalam. It was evacuated timely, and no casualties were reported. Other hotels near the river were also cleared out following …

ISLAMABAD, Aug 26(ABC): The Islamabad High Court on Friday dismissed a contempt of court petition filed against Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) leaders Fazlur Rehman, Rana Sanaullah and Maryam Nawaz, among others, declaring it inadmissible for hearing. The application was filed a day earlier by Ali Ijaz Butter and fixed for hearing today with objections from the Registrar’s Office. “What is …

ISLAMABAD, Aug 26 (ABC): Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) administration Friday directed all the co-operative housing societies that strict action would be taken against violators of anti-dengue Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) issued by the district magistrate. “All the co-operative housing societies in the jurisdiction of the federal capital should formulate a comprehensive policy to cope dengue fever,” said deputy registrar co-operative …

PESHAWAR, Aug 26 (ABC): Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Mahmood Khan on Friday declared an emergency in Swat district, directing the Relief, Rehabilitation and Settlement Department to carry out war-footing relief activities in the calamity-hit areas of the district. According to a notification, the emergency would remain enforced till August 30 to keep vigorous relief activities continue in calamity-hit areas of …