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June 23, 2022

Overflow in Karot dam suspends Rawalpindi-Kashmir traffic

RAWALAKOT, Jammu and Kashmir:  Main highway between Jammu and Kashmir’s Rawalakot and Rawalpindi remained closed amidst overflow of water in the under construction Karot dam, it emerged.   Commuters between Rawalpindi and Rawalakot faced immense problems as they remained stuck

Punjab govt to relieve electricity consumers

LAHORE:  The Punjab government will pay electricity bills of household electricity consumers, consuming up to 100 units, it emerged Wednesday.   According to details, the decision will cost Punjab government a billion rupees and will be applicable from July 1.

PPP, PML-N to jointly contest Punjab by-polls

LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) and the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) – the two major allies in the government, have now decided to jointly contest the by elections on twenty Punjab Assembly (PA) seats.   It is learnt by

Nearly 300 vanish as strong earthquake jolts Afghanistan

KABUL, Afghanistan: A 5.9 magnitude earthquake struck southeastern Afghanistan overnight, killing as many as 280 people and injuring more than 600 others, the country’s state-run Bakhtar news agency said on Wednesday.   The quake struck early Wednesday morning about 28