LAHORE — Dense fog covered many towns in Punjab, including Lahore, on Monday and Tuesday nights, paralysing ordinary life and affecting vehicle traffic. The severe fog has hampered traffic movement in a number of places. According to a Motorway spokeswoman, the Motorways M2 from Thokar Niaz Baig to Kot Momin,Continue Reading

GENEVA (Reuters) – During an International Conference on Climate Resilience on Monday, Pakistan won over $ 10 billion in commitments from international financial institutions, donor agencies, and development partners for flood-affected regions’ rehabilitation, recovery, and rebuilding. The Islamic Development Bank (IsDB), the World Bank, the Asian Development Bank (ADB), theContinue Reading

ISLAMABAD : Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain, the head of the Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q), said on Sunday that the Punjab Assembly would not be dissolved under any circumstances. Senator Maulana Abdul Ghafoor Haideri, the head of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F), summoned PML-Q leader Chaudhry Shujaat to emphasise the political issues in theContinue Reading

(Reuters) – Russia’s defence ministry claimed on Sunday that a major rocket attack on two facilities in eastern Ukraine temporarily hosting Ukrainian military killed more than 600 Ukrainian personnel. Reuters was unable to confirm the military ministry’s claim immediately. There was no immediate response from Ukraine to Russia’s allegation, howeverContinue Reading

MULTAN – In a shooting incident close to Khanewal, a director and inspector of the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) lost their lives. According to officials, the CTD director and two police officers stopped at the Bismillah Hotel for a dinner while participating in an intelligence-based operation in Khanewal. Director NaveedContinue Reading