Author: Rashid Mehmood

A horrifying landslide incident that occurred on the Gilgit-Skardu Road has been making rounds on social media. The video footage, which has since gone viral, shows the terrifying moment when the landslide struck, leaving hundreds of travelers stranded. Despite the severity of the incident, it was a miracle that no lives were lost. This unfortunate event is not an isolated one, as monsoon-triggered floods have been causing chaos in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and Gilgit Baltistan (GB), leading to increased incidents of travelers getting trapped on the Karakoram Highway. In response to these natural disasters, the Frontier Works Organisation (FWO) and…

ISLAMABAD – A woman was caught on camera intentionally ramming her car into a young man’s vehicle multiple times. The unsettling footage, which has since gone viral, shows the female driver operating a black Honda Civic and vindictively hitting the victim’s car repeatedly. The incident occurred within the jurisdiction of the Lohi Bhir Police Station. Despite the distressing situation, the young man managed to record the incident on his phone, capturing clear footage of the woman’s car and its number plate. His shouts of distress can be heard in the background, adding to the chilling nature of the event. Following…

The Ministry of Planning, Development, and Special Initiatives has recently launched an empowering initiative for the youth, known as the Ba-Ikhtiyar Naujawan Internship Program (BNIP). This program is designed to provide a significant boost to the career prospects of young graduates by offering them 60,000 paid internships. The BNIP aims to equip the youth with practical skills and experience that are highly sought after in today’s competitive job market. The process to apply for these internships is straightforward and user-friendly. Interested candidates are required to visit the official BNIP website where they can find detailed information about the program and…

In a significant development, a court in Islamabad has declared the Toshakhana case against Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman and former Prime Minister, Imran Khan, admissible. The verdict was announced by Additional Sessions Judge Humayun Dilawar on Saturday, following the rejection of a plea filed by PTI’s lawyer seeking an exemption from appearance for Khan. The judge has scheduled the next hearing for July 12, during which witnesses will be summoned to record their statements. This decision comes after the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) lawyer accused the PTI chief of employing delaying tactics by filing exemption pleas and urged the…

The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors has given the green light to a $46 million financing package for the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Citizen-Centered Service Delivery Project in Pakistan. This funding is set to bolster both supply and demand side interventions aimed at enhancing health service delivery in the province. It will also aid the operations of citizen-centric administrative facilitation centers in the Newly Merged Districts. Najy Benhassine, the World Bank Country Director for Pakistan, stated that the project would assist the government in broadening the scope of Child Wellness Grants. These grants are specifically targeted at mothers, provided they participate…

The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party has expressed its support for the standby agreement (SBA) between Pakistan and the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The party believes that this agreement will help maintain macroeconomic stability by providing a solid foundation for external financing and implementing sound policies. This comes in anticipation of the national elections scheduled for later this year. The PTI’s endorsement of the SBA was made public following a meeting between the IMF team and PTI Chairman Imran Khan at his residence in Lahore. The meeting, which lasted over an hour, was attended virtually by IMF Country Chief Nathan Porter…

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is set to meet with Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman, Imran Khan, today. The purpose of the meeting is to seek the party’s support for a $3 billion standby agreement and its overarching objectives. This information was revealed by Hammad Azhar, a member of PTI, through a tweet. Azhar stated that the IMF has reached out to PTI’s economic team to garner their backing for the standby agreement. He further added that the IMF delegation will meet with Imran Khan at Zaman Park in the afternoon. Both the PTI’s economic team and the IMF team will…

State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) is taking proactive steps towards the launch of a cross-border payment system, similar to its domestic instant payment system, RAAST. This initiative is primarily aimed at providing overseas Pakistanis with convenient and cost-free services, thereby encouraging them to send remittances through formal banking channels. In order to achieve this objective, the SBP has initiated discussions with the Arab Monetary Fund (AMF), an affiliate organization of the Arab League. The goal of these discussions is to establish a connection between Pakistan’s RAAST system and the AMF-owned Buna payment systems. This collaboration is expected to facilitate real-time,…

In a bid to promote road safety and reduce the number of fatalities resulting from head injuries, the government of Punjab has implemented a stringent policy in Lahore. The policy, dubbed ‘No Helmet, No Petrol’, mandates that motorcyclists must wear helmets in order to purchase petrol at any station across the city. This directive was issued by the Deputy Commissioner of Lahore, following a letter from the DIG Traffic Police Punjab that called for helmets to be made compulsory for all motorcyclists. The order came into effect three days after the issuance of this letter. The ‘No Helmet, No Petrol’…

According to statistics given by the United States National Centers for Environmental Prediction, Tuesday, July 4th, 2023 became the hottest day on Earth since 1979, with the worldwide average temperature hitting an alarming 17.18 degrees Celsius. Scientists are concerned about the rising impact of climate change as a result of this. The blistering heat wave was caused by a mix of circumstances, including climate change intensification, the reappearance of the El Nio weather pattern, and the start of summer in the Northern Hemisphere. According to the National Centers for Environmental Prediction, Tuesday, July 4th, 2023 was the hottest day on…

Wahab Riaz apologized to the public for pouring water on bikers on the flooded highways of Lahore yesterday. The batsman sparked outrage by not caring about cyclists on the road and pouring water on them as he drove past in his truck. In addition, a video of him became viral on social media, depicting the entire affair. However, the Pakistani cricketer replied to the criticism on social media and apologized to everyone, stating that it was “purely unintentional” and that he was “sorry for what happened.” “There are always two sides to every coin, but we always see the wrong one.”…

The Punjab Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) has issued a flood warning as a monsoon period grips the region. According to the forecast, “a deep trough of westerly wave, strong incursion of monsoon currents from both sources, and approaching upper circulation of the air, prevalent Heavy to Very Heavy rainfall with Highly Heavy falls at dispersed places is expected over upper streams of rivers Sutlej, Ravi, and Chenab, and to some extent over River Jhelum.” According to the PMDA, “Very High to Exceptionally High-level flooding is anticipated in River Chenab” owing to these weather circumstances. It further stated that the flood…

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