ISLAMABAD, July 16 (ABC): Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday had a telephonic conversation with disgruntled Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) leader Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan. According to details, the Prime Minister called Chaudhry Nisar and paid his condolences on his nephew’s demise in an accident some days back. The PM prayed for the forgiveness of the deceased nephew Captain …

ISLAMABAD, Jul 16 (ABC): Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb has said that a central control room, monitoring cell and social media wing had been set up at the Central Secretariat of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Model Town, Lahore in view of the Punjab by-polls, scheduled for Sunday (tomorrow). The central control room would collect correct information from all …

LAHORE, July 16 (ABC): Over 52,000 police personnel in 14 districts of Punjab will be deployed for by-elections in 20 provincial constituencies of Punjab on Sunday. A provincial government spokesperson has said that security arrangements have been finalized at over 3100 polling stations for the elections scheduled on July 17 (tomorrow). “The government has imposed ban over carrying and exhibition …

ISLAMABAD, July 7(ABC): The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) Thursday notified an increase in the power tariff by Rs9.5180 per unit on account of fuel charges adjustment (FCA) for May 2022 amid worsening power outages across the country. The FCA for May 2022 will be charged with the bill for July and August 2022, which will be paid by …

ATTOCK, July 16 (ABC): In order to maintain law and order situation during the by-polls to be held on 20 Punjab Assembly seats tomorrow (Sunday, July 17, 2022), the Punjab government on Saturday sealed the links connecting the province to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) by placing a container on it. Sources said that the provincial government had received a threat alert …

TANK, Jul 16 (ABC): Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Mahmood Khan on Saturday announced Rs 200 million for the relief and rehabilitation of flood affected union councils of the district. He announced this package during his visit to the flood affected areas of district Tank where he was accompanied by Tehreek-e-Insaf leader Ali Amin Gandapur, KP Minister for Relief Iqbal Wazir, …

ISLAMABAD, July 16 (ABC): The power shortfall in the country crossed 4,500 MW on Saturday increasing load-shedding durations across rural and urban areas of the country. According to details, the power shortfall in the country increased by 1,500 megawatts and crossed 4,500 megawatts. The load shedding duration reached 4-6 hours across the country. The current demand for power in the …

ISLAMABAD, July 16(ABC): PML-N Vice-President Maryam Nawaz has announced that she has been tested coronavirus positive again. In a tweet posted on Saturday, the PML-N vice-president confirmed that she was “Covid positive”. It may be mentioned here that Maryam Nawaz had spearheaded the PML-N’s campaign for the 20 by-elections in Punjab, on which the fate of the government of his …

ISLAMABAD, July 7(ABC): The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) on Thursday predicted another spell of torrential rainfall across the country on the occasion of Eidul Azha. According to the meteorological department, rains and thundershower is expected in Islamabad, Kashmir, Swat, Mansehra, Kohistan, Abbottabad, Haripur, Peshawar, Mardan, Swabi, Nowshera, Kurram, Kohat, Mianwali, Sargodha, Hafizabad, M. B Din, Rawalpindi, Murree, Attock, Chakwal, Jhelum, …

ISLAMABAD, July 16 (ABC): Adopting China’s sponge city model in major cities of Pakistan may reduce urban flooding by 90%, reported on Saturday. The model may also help combat flooding, absorb carbon dioxide, increase animal and plant life, and expand green spaces. A senior official of Climate Change Joudat Ayaz said, “if the same model is adopted in Pakistan with …