ISLAMABAD: An earthquake of 5.3 magnitude on the Richter scale jolted various parts of the country on Wednesday. According to a private news channel, the National Seismic Monitoring Centre (NSMC) confirmed that tremors were felt in various parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the federal capital, and the adjoining areas.Earthquake tremors occurred in the Upper and Lower […]
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KARACHI: PN and MSA recovered 10 bodies out of 14 missing fisherman of boat Al-Assad in a joint search and rescue operation carried out here on Monday (11th March, 2024). The Search and Rescue operation was started on 5th March in the open sea. Despite dense marine traffic in the vicinity of accident, time lapse […]
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ISLAMABAD: NDMA in collaboration with King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre (KSrelief) Pakistan, has mobilized an emergency relief convoy to support the flood victims of Gwadar. This humanitarian initiative saw the dispatch of five containers loaded with 9,000 food packages and 9,000 shelters, totaling 875 tonnes, from Islamabad to the rain-impacted areas of Gwadar. […]
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PESHAWAR: Heavy rains in the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has claimed 31 lives in the last two days. PDMA has further informed that 37 people who got injured due to the rain are presently being treated in various medical facilities; 100 houses were damaged (out of which 30 were totally razed to the ground. Meanwhile, […]
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ISLAMABAD: In the wake of the recent heavy rainfall and consequential damages in Gwadar and other regions of Balochistan, Chairman Pakistan Red Crescent Society (PRCS), Sardar Shahid Ahmed Laghari announced comprehensive relief efforts aimed at addressing the immediate needs of the affected communities. Chairing an Emergency Response meeting attended by the Secretary General and the […]
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ISLAMABAD: Torrential rainfall and heavy snowfall is expected in various parts of the country from 29th February to 2nd March according to the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD). The PMD has forecast torrential rainfall/heavy snowfall with windstorm/thunderstorms and isolated hailstorm in most parts of the country during the period. The PMD has warned that heavy rainfall […]
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ISLAMABAD: The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN-Pakistan) and COMSTECH, the Ministerial Standing Committee on Scientific and Technological Cooperation of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), have signed a Memorandum of Understanding here on Friday, focused on Conservation and Sustainable Development. Both organizations have united their efforts to craft a comprehensive conservation policy framework […]
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SWAT: The Tehsil administration of Charbagh has kicked off clearing snow from the Malam Jabba road after the popular hill station received snowfall on Thursday (22nd day of Feb, 2024). An additional number of workers have been engaged to make sure that the snow does not accumulate on the streets and roads in order to […]
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FAISALABAD: Buffalo Milk Fair was held at Chak No 253-RB near here on Wednesday (21st Feb, 2024) under the aegis of the Livestock Department. While Kajal, bufallo belonging to farmer Sajjad, secured first position by producing 29.750kg milk, runner-up Malkha owned by Qurban Asad produced 27.550kg milk. 3rd position was claimed by Muhammad Asif’s buffalo […]
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CHITRAL: The Peshawar-Chitral road has been closed to all kinds of vehicular traffic on Tuesday (20th Feb, 2024) due to heavy snow on the Upper Dir side of the highway. District Administration of Chitral today, advised people especially tourists to avoid visiting the area due to the closure of the roads. National Highway Authority is […]
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