ISLAMABAD, June 27(ABC): Mainly hot and humid weather is expected in most parts of the country, while very hot in upper Sindh and south Punjab during the next twelve hours. Temperature of some major cities recorded this morning: Islamabad twenty-six degree centigrade, Lahore thirty-two, Karachi thirty, Peshawar twenty-eight, Quetta twenty-five, Gilgit seventeen, Murree eighteen and Muzaffarabad twenty-three degree centigrade. According …

LAHORE, June 27(ABC): All the bakeries and general stores across Lahore city were closed by the district administration on Sunday as part of the Punjab government’s power saving campaign. Citizens complained that the district administration deprived the lively people of Lahore from traditional breakfasts, sweets and other meals on holidays. Children’s favorite cakes and pastries also went out of their …

KARACHI, June 27(ABC): At least six persons received burn wounds in the blaze caused by gas leakage in Karachi on late Sunday night, reported. According to details, fire erupted due to gas leakage in Bihar Colony area of Lyari in Karachi on Sunday night due to which six persons sustained burn injuries. Fire brigade and rescue teams reach the spot …

LAHORE, June 27(ABC): Eight additional Speedo buses reached Bahawalpur to provide the latest quality travel facilities to the people of Bahawalpur, reported. In a statement issued here on Sunday, Punjab Chief Minister Hamza Shahbaz said that Bahawalpur Speedo bus service was suspended during the tenure of previous government. He said that around 20,000 people would benefit from quality travel facilities …

KARACHI, June 27(ABC): MQM-Pakistan asked Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to intervene in the implementation of the agreement with PPP over supporting the coalition government,  reported Sunday. The agreement between PPP and MQM-P was signed after the MQM-P — which was one of the major allies of the then PTI government — announced that it had formally decided to side with the joint …

NORTH WAZIRISTAN, June 27(ABC): Two soldiers were martyred while seven terrorists were gunned down in a “fire exchange” that took place between security forces and the terrorists on Sunday. According to a statement issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the fire exchange took place in the general area of Ghulam Khan KaIle in North Waziristan District. “Troops effectively engaged …

ISLAMABAD/SWAT, June 27(ABC): PTI’s Fazl Mula on Sunday managed to flip a Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly seat, won by ANP in 2018, after defeating the former’s candidate in the PK-7 Swat election. Unofficial results from 124 polling stations showed Mula secured 17,395 votes while ANP’s candidate Hussain Ahmed came in second with 14,604 votes. Ahmed had  supported of the PPP, PML-N, …

ISLAMABAD, June 26(ABC): The Law Minister Azam Nazeer Tarar on Saturday rejected the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan’s recent statement regarding the NAB Law and said that Imran Khan’s statement on NAB amendments is based on lies. The former prime minister and his nexus with the NAB are also responsible for pushing the country into an economic crisis. Nazeer …

  ISLAMABAD, June 26(ABC): Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI-F) Chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman on Saturday said that the PTI government came into power with illegitimacy and fraud. It was not foreign but Fazlur Rehman’s conspiracy that ousted the former Prime Minister Imran Khan. Addressing the seminar, he said that our elders faced the trials with great bravery and rendered valuable religious services. …

ISLAMABAD, 25 Jun (ABC): The United Kingdom (UK) on Saturday announced a bilateral programme worth up to £130 million to support girls’ education in Pakistan that will impact nearly 17 million children. Launched in May this year, the Prime Minister’s Girls’ Education Action Plan sets out practical steps to deliver the UK’s global objectives on girls’ education, said a press …