More than 50 people were killed in two separate accidents in Pakistan on Sunday. At least 41 people died when a bus drove off a bridge and caught fire. In addition, at least ten children drowned when a boat they were on overturned. The boat accident happened on a lake in northwest Pakistan, close to … Read more
A passenger bus fell into the Lasbela Gorge in Balochistan province, killing 41 people in the crash, the newspaper said. Dawn Assistant Commissioner Lasbela Hamza Anjum. Mr. Anjum told the publication that the bus was carrying about 48 passengers, traveling from the city of Quetta to Karachi. According to Mr. Anjum, the car crashed into … Read more
“The dead bodies are unrecognizable,” said Hamza Anjum, an official from Lasbela district in Balochistan province, where the accident occurred. Anjum said three survivors had been rescued. The bus was carrying 48 people when it hit a pillar before going over the bridge it was crossing, he said. Road deaths are high in Pakistan, with … Read more
NEW DELHI: Pakistani currency plunged against the dollar. The value fell to Rs 255 against the dollar. The depreciation came as the exchange rate eased to get more loans from the International Monetary Fund (IMF). It fell by Rs 24 in a single day. The IMF had asked the government of Pakistan to remove government … Read more
Washington / New Delhi ∙ India’s response to former US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, who downgraded former External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, has been harsh. External Affairs Minister S. Jayashankar condemned Pompeo’s words. In his book ‘Never Give An Inch: Fighting for the America I Love’, Pompeo disparages Sushma Swaraj and praises Jaishankar, who … Read more
Pakistan’s energy ministry announced on January 23 that a major disruption to the national power grid occurred in the morning, causing power outages across the country. FILE PHOTO: Karachi, Pakistan, December 2018. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro [イスラマバード ２３日 ロイター] – Pakistan’s energy ministry announced on Friday morning that there was a major disruption to the national power … Read more
Reuters NOS News•today, 09:14 Pakistan suffered a massive power outage this morning. An energy-saving measure caused a power outage that knocked out power in all major cities in the country, including the largest city of Karachi, Lahore, Peshawarde and the capital, Islamabad. According to the ministry, the restoration of the power grid has started. Energy … Read more
loading… A worker drains water from a gas filter at the Egas processing plant in Gujar Khan, Pakistan. Photo/REUTERS/Caren Firouz ISLAMABAD – Russia and Pakistan reached a “conceptual” agreement on the supply of Russian oil and petroleum products to Pakistan. The news was announced by Deputy Minister of Energy of Russia Sergey Mochalnikov at a … Read more
Islamabad – A famous lawyer Pakistan shot dead inside the courthouse in Peshawar. Perpetrator shooting who is also a lawyer, has been arrested by local police. As reported CNNTuesday (17/1/2023), Abdul Latif Afridi (79) was shot six times while in the break room at the Peshawar High Court on Monday (16/1) local time. Apart from … Read more
[カトマンズ １５日 ロイター] -At least 68 people were killed when a Yeti Airlines plane en route to the second largest city of Pokhara from the capital Kathmandu crashed in Nepal on the 15th. There were 72 people on board. The crash site, located in a hilly area, was searched by hundreds of rescue workers. Local … Read more