Chilas: 9th day of Diamer-Bhasha Dam Affectees Dharna

CHILAS: Despite government’s endeavours to pacify the protesters, thousands of slogan-chanting Diamer-Bhasha Dam affectees continued their dharna here for the 9th consecutive day on 25th Feb 2025, saying that the sit-in would continue till their 31 demands were fulfilled. Their key demands are: 1) Eighty per cent royalty of Diamer Dam for Gilgit-Baltistan; 2) Thirty per cent […]

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Dasu: Kohistani Affectees Stage Dharna Against Wapda

UPPER KOHISTAN (KP): A large number of Kohistanis, accusing Wapda of not honouring its commitments apropos 4,700 MW Dasu Hydropower Project, staged a dharna in front of DC office and kept businesses closed in Komila Bazaar on Monday (24th Feb, 2025). According to details residents of Upper Kohistan, including traders and transporters manifested against Wapda […]

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Main line repairs deprive Karachiites of 70% water

KARACHI: Victims of Tanker Mafia, citoyens of the port city, are further deprived of 70% water (since 21st of Feb) as KWSC opted to commence maintenance of major supply lines shutting down the Dhabeji pumping station. Although the Water Corporation has claimed that the supply of water would recommence once the repairs are completed on […]

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Chilas: Diamer-Bhasha Dam Affectees Continue Sit-In

CHILAS: Thousands of Diamer-Bhasha Dam affectees continued their dharna here for the sixth consecutive day on 23rd Feb 2025. Their key demands are: 1) Eighty per cent royalty of Diamer Dam for Gilgit-Baltistan; 2) Thirty per cent royalty of Dassu Dam for Gilgit-Baltistan; 3) Free Electricity to Diamer district; 4) Discounted rate of Electricity for […]

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Musk’s xAI launches Grok 3 chatbot to beat DeepSeek

WASHINGTON: In a competitive milieu being dominated by ChatGPT and DeepSeek, Elon Musk’s xAI has launched Monday (17th Feb 2025) Grok 3 the latest version of its chatbot. Speaking at the launch presentation Musk held that Grok was to understand the universe. Earlier, he said that xAI would present the smartest AI on Earth Grok […]

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Swat jolted by a 5.1 magnitude earthquake

SWAT: Citoyens here and in the adjoining terrain vacated the batiments when they felt tremors measuring 5.1 on rector scale Tuesday (18th Feb 2025). According to details the epicentre was located at the border area of Pakistan, Afghanistan and Tajikistan. So far no loss to life of property has been reported. Newspakistan.tv Anum Mashkoor

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Water Tanker Kills Yet Another Motorcyclist in Karachi

KARACHI: Yet one other motorcyclist, identified as Gulshan Rasheed, has been crushed to death at Jail Chowrangi here on Monday (17th Feb 2025) night. Karachiites, already angered due to over a 100 deaths on the roads of the Metropolis in a year caused by reckless driving by dumper and water tanker drivers, torched 5 tankers, […]

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Magnitude 4.8 earthquake felt in Northern Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: A 4.8 magnitude earthquake has jolted the northern parts of Pakistan Saturday (15th Feb 2025). With epicentre located 8 kms southwest of Rawalpindi, tremors with a depth of 17 kms shook high-rise buildings. Citoyens of Rawalpindi, Islamabad, Azad Kashmir, Samahni, Bhanbar, Chakwal, Murree, Tala Gang, Kallar Kahar, Gujar Khan, Rawat, Kahota, Taxila, Kallar Syedan, […]

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