An emergency meeting of the Sindh cabinet has been summoned for Saturday evening to finalise measures.
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Five Wapda personnel drown in Attock
The accident took place near the Railways overhead bridge where the jeep veered off the road and plunged into a channel. -
Spur blown up to save Jinnah barrage
The breach which now endangers an under-construction power plant, appeared to have reduced pressure on the barrage. -
UN starts relief works in flood hit provinces
The head of UNOCHA, said that the UN has started relief operations in 29 flood affected districts of KP and Punjab. -
Blast damages Nato oil tanker in Quetta
Police arrested two suspects who were attempting to flee from the scene and started an investigation. -
Torrential rains claim nine lives in Punjab
Eight persons were swept away by the raging torrents while one was killed in roof collapse in Islamabad, Attock and Taxila. -
Widespread devastation in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
The monsoon rains broke the 50-year record in Peshawar as metrological office recorded 226 mm downpour on Thursday.
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HIGHLIGHTS
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AJK in turmoil
AJK politicians need to be reminded of what it is they are elected to do: address the problems of AJK. -
Siachen forgotten?
The lack of interest in a solution is deplorable, as more than two decades ago it was a distinct possibility. -
Unprepared yet again
A crisis situation has already resulted, and little can now be done except to carry out relief and rescue operations. -
Murree ‘development’
Projects in the region have failed to factor in issues ranging from water supply and sanitation to heritage. -
Jungle justice
The blasphemy law helps foster a societal mindset where individuals take the law into their own hands. -
CCI approval
Special attention ought to be paid to run-of-the-river projects, wind farms and forms of renewable energy.
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Cities
INSIDE BALOCHISTAN II
Mapping the groups involved in the violence in Balochistan is fraught with danger.
INSIDE BALOCHISTAN
With Habib Jalib Baloch’s killing, has the insurgency in Balochistan entered a dangerous new phase?
EDUCATION
According to govt policy, a primary school should be established within a radius of 1.5 to two kilometres, officials said.
COLLISION WITH MEDIA
Nawaz expressed his anger over the ‘inaction’ of Shahbaz to the passage of a resolution against the media.
ALTERNATIVE TO FORCE
The army has peppered Balochistan with dozens of development projects to win hearts and minds.
FAKE DEGREES
“The PML-N stands to lose the most because it (fake degrees) is more of a Punjab-specific issue,” Najam Sethi told Dawn.
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