Islamabad, August 4 (ABC): Pakistan, Russia and North Korea have issued strong statements to express solidarity with China, opposing Pelosi’s Taiwan visit,  says a report published by Gwadar Pro on Thursday. Other regional countries such as UAE, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Egypt, with an economic future linked to China, are rapidly moving close to Beijing’s position on Taiwan and other …

  ISLAMABAD, August 4(ABC): The National Assembly passed a bill on Wednesday that aims to further clip the wings of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) by proposing that all corruption cases involving an amount below Rs500 million would not come in its purview. The bill also proposes that the federal government, and not the President, should have the power to …

RAWALPINDI, August 4(ABC): A fire broke out in a metro bus parked at Rehmanabad Station in Rawalpindi on Thursday morning. Soon after receiving the information about the fire incident, a team of Rescue 1122 officials arrived at the scene and were able to put it out. No loss of life or injury was reported during the incident. It is still …

KHANEWAL, August 4(ABC): Pakistan Express going to Karachi from Rawalpindi escaped a major accident near Khanewal on Wednesday, reported. According to details, several bogies of the Pakistan Express were separated due to broken coupler soon after the train left the Khanewal Station. At least five persons received minor injuries due to accident. The relief teams reached the spot and provided …

JAMSHORO, August 4(ABC): One person was killed in a bomb explosion in front of the Deputy Commissioner (DC) office in Jamshoro in Sindh Province in the wee hours of Thursday, reported. Police have expressed suspicion that the deceased person was carrying the bomb. According to preliminary reports prepared by police, it was a remote control device. The deceased was identified …

KARACHI, August 4(ABC): The National Highway will be completely closed from 9:30pm to 11:00pm on Thursday night due to the Muharram procession taking place within the limits of Malir Traffic Section. The procession will start from Imamia Imambargah and end at Hussaini Imambargah, said Superintendent of Traffic Police Malir, Syed Arshad Hussain. Both the tracks of the National Highway will be …

ISLAMABAD, Aug 08 (ABC): Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a complex developmental condition involving persistent challenges with social communication, restricted interests, and repetitive behavior. It is estimated that worldwide about one in 100 children has autism. This estimate represents an average figure, and reported prevalence varies substantially across studies. Some well-controlled studies have, however, reported figures that are substantially higher. …

KARACHI/ISLAMABAD, August 3(ABC): The weather for the city over the next 24 hours has been forecast as cloudy with chances of light rain. According to the Pakistan Meteorological Department, the lowest temperature that was recorded over the previous day was 27°C, whereas the maximum temperature has been forecast to fall in between 30°C and 32°C. The humidity today morning was …

LAHORE, August 2(ABC): Former prime minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan on Tuesday approved the 18-member cabinet of Punjab, former chief minister Usman Buzdar has been nominated as the parliamentary leader of PTI in the provincial assembly. According to sources, only PTI members of the assembly were included in the 18-member cabinet of Punjab. In the first phase, …

ISLAMABAD, August 2(ABC): In a major organisational shake-up, the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has transferred and posted 21 senior officers belonging to the Inland Revenue Service (IRS), reported on Tuesday. Malik Amjad Zubair Tiwana, a BS-21 officer of Inland Revenue Service presently working as chief commissioner at the Large Taxpayers Office, Islamabad, has been appointed as Member (Inland Revenue …