KARACHI: Karachi plunged into darkness Monday with the first drop of rain today when over 400 feeders of the K-Electric tripped suspending supply to majority of the areas.However, the utility company responsible for supplying the electricity to the metropolis, claimed that the teams are working to repair faults.Monday being the first working day

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Islamabad: Ita cuppa like no other. Every evening in Islamabad a crowd arrives at Sanaullahstreet stall to taste his "tandoori chai" -- milk tea served in terracotta mugs, still hot from his traditional oven.The old-fashioned cups are placed directly inside the tandoor, where they are baked at high temperatures.The tea, prepared

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KARACHI: The people of Karachi woke up to wet streets on Monday after light rain hit the port city in wee hours and turned the weather more pleasant.The much awaited rain for the metropolis began in Shahrah-e-Faisal, Malir, Korangi, I. I. Chundrigar Road, New Karachi , North Karachi, Federal B Area, Kharadar, Saddar,

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ISLAMABAD: Speaker National Assembly Asad Qaiser Sunday took strict notice of the arrest and hand cuffing of Irfan Siddiqui, a renowned columnist and educationist.The speaker has summoned the Inspector General Police (IGP) Islamabad to Parliament House along with a report on the matter on Monday, said a press release issued here. Earlier, the

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ISLAMABAD: Senior Researcher on One Belt One Road project and Deputy Dean of International Studies, Sichuan University of China Professor Dr Song Zhihui has said that a tourism promotion conference for Pakistan would be organised to highlight its tourism potential.While addressing the business community at Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and

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BAJAUR: Overnight heavy rain, flood washed away standing crops, vegetables fields in Barkhozo, Tehsil Mamon District Bajaur.According to detail, heavy rains and flooding destroyed crops and damaged roads in various parts of Barkhozo, Tehsil Mamon in Bajaur District.Locals said it began raining in the evening and continued for hours affecting their

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KARACHI: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Alamgir Khan, who was taken into custody on Sunday along with three other members of his FixIt campaign following a brawl with Pakistan PeopleParty workers, was released after a brief period.The clash had taken place on Sunday when the Member of the National Assembly was leading a protest

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ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Accountability Shahzad Akbar on Sunday reiterated his stance that PML-N President Shehbaz Sharif wouldn't dare sue him and the Daily Mail as was evident from filing a complaint with the newspaper over a story exposing his family's alleged embezzlement in foreign aid given by the United Kingdom

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KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah on Sunday during a visit to the under-construction Landhi Medical College building, directed to release additional fund of Rs 150 million within a week or so to complete the remaining work of the college.The chief minister was told that the project began some four year ago at Rs 1,200 million in

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The Kashmir dispute has once again been brought into the global consciousness.Earlier this month a plane flew over Headingley Stadium in Leeds during the Cricket World Cup, with a banner urging India to &free Kashmir&.Then Donald Trump made his unexpected offer this week to &mediate or arbitrate& over the

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KARACHI: A bilateral ‘Exercise Ayyildiz-2019& between Pakistan Navy's Special Service Group (SSG Navy) and Turkish Navy's Special Forces, 'Su Alti Taarruz' (SAT), concluded at Karachi.This series of bilateral exercise has been regularly conducted between Pakistan and Turkey on annual basis. This being the 12th exercise in Ayyildiz

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Islamabad: National Database - Registration Authority (NADRA) has launched the registration process across the country under Naya Pakistan Housing and Development Authority Project .Registration will be accepted for only one member of each family on the basis of First Come-First Served Basis, Radio Pakistan reported.The interesting people

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Islamabad: Irfan Siddiqui, senior columnist and adviser to former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, has been released from jail a day after he was sent on 14-day judicial remand.The bail was granted by a local magistrate on Sunday.Irfan Siddiqui was arrested Friday night under Section 188 PPC from his home at G-10/3 on the allegations of

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