Category: Pakistan

JACOBABAD: In Pakistan’s hottest city, access to fresh and filtered water is crucial in combating the relentless effects of climate change.  However, an NGO warns that the vital supply is now at risk due to former US President Donald Trump’s foreign aid freeze. Jacobabad, where temperatures sometimes soar beyond 50 degrees Celsius (122 degrees Fahrenheit) during intensifying heatwaves, faces severe health crises, including dehydration and heat stroke. In 2012, USAID committed a $66 million grant to uplift Sindh’s municipal services, including the flagship renovation of a plant pumping and purifying…

Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Syed Asim Munir is on an official visit to the United Kingdom to participate in the 7th Regional Stabilisation Conference at the esteemed Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, the Inter-Services Public Relations said on Wednesday. During the visit, COAS will deliver the keynote address on “The Emerging World Order and Pakistan’s Future Outlook”. The Stabilisation Conference serves as the premier platform for army-to-army dialogue between Pakistan and the United Kingdom held annually to foster collaboration. The event brings together a balanced representation of policymakers, both…

A fire erupted at a shopping centre near Teen Talwar in Karachi’s Clifton area in the wee hours of Tuesday, with firefighting officials confirming that the blaze was successfully contained and prevented from spreading to other sections of the building. According to sources, the affected shopping centre houses multiple clothing stores. Fire brigade officials reported that the fire originated on the first floor of the building. This incident comes nearly two months after a massive overnight fire at a furniture market in the port city, which gutted over 30 shops…

President Asif Ali Zardari has heaped praised on China’s foreign policy and stance against interfering in other countries, which essentially does not warrant any fear from Islamabad regarding Beijing. Speaking during an interview with the Chinese state media on his five-day visit to the country, President Zardari lauded China’s remarkable growth and rise on the global stage and underscored that the country’s fast-paced development and transformation over the past few decades had impressed him to a great extent. “China has never been an occupier. [….] So why should one neighbour…

ISLAMABAD: Following the elevation of the high courts judges to the Supreme Court, Justice Sarfraz Dogar was late Wednesday appointed as the acting chief justice of the Islamabad High Court.  A notification issued by the law ministry late Wednesday said President Asif Ali Zardari appointed Justice Dogar under Article 196 of the Constitution “with effect from the date of he makes oath of his office, till appointment of regular Chief Justice”. The development came two days after the Judicial Commission of Pakistan (JCP) approved on Monday the appointment of six…

RAWALPINDI: A 12-year-old domestic worker, allegedly subjected to severe torture by her employers, succumbed to her injuries at Holy Family Hospital, police and hospital sources told Geo News on Wednesday. The incident occurred in Rawalpindi’s Asghar Mall area within the jurisdiction of Banni Police Station. The victim, identified as Iqra, was critically injured and rushed to the hospital, where she succumbed to her injuries. Police have arrested the primary suspects (the maid’s employers), Rashid Shafiq and his wife, Sana. According to authorities, a case has been registered against them on the complaint…

UNITED NATIONS: Amid ongoing efforts to curb the menace of terrorism, Pakistan has demanded for the need to address and take action against the threat posed by terrorist safe havens existing in neighbouring Afghanistan. “This threat of Daesh, Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and Majeed Brigade is a threat not only to Afghanistan and Pakistan but to the entire region and beyond,” Pakistan’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Munir Akram, said while speaking during a UNSC debate on the 20th biannual report of the secretary-general on the threat posed by…

ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan Yahya Afridi is set to chair a Judicial Commission of Pakistan (JCP) meeting today for the appointment of eight judges to the Supreme Court. The huddle, during today’s meeting, will consider five senior judges from each of the four high courts, sources told Geo News. It is expected that two judges each from the Sindh and Islamabad High Courts and one judge each from the Peshawar and Balochistan High Courts will be elevated to the Supreme Court. However, ahead of the meeting, four Supreme Court judges, including two commission…

KARACHI: The American citizen, Onijah Andrew Robinson, who traveled to Pakistan for love, has finally returned to the United States after spending several months in Karachi. The 33-year-old arrived in the city on October 11, 2024, after developing a relationship with 19-year-old Nidal Ahmed Memon. However, due to family pressure, Memon declined to marry her, leaving Robinson stranded in Karachi. https://www.instagram.com/reel/DFyHZJ9vJN6/embed/captioned/?cr=1&v=14&wp=594&rd=https%3A%2F%2Fapnetn.thenews.com.pk&rp=%2Foldimages%2Fcontent%2Fposts%2Fedit%2F1280639%3Fpost_type%3D1#%7B%22ci%22%3A0%2C%22os%22%3A4081.5%2C%22ls%22%3A3322.5%2C%22le%22%3A3746%7D Despite her visa expiring on November 10, she refused to return to the US and remained in Karachi. In mid-January, she attempted to enter Karachi airport, but Airport Security…

HYDERABAD: Protesting lawyers continued to stage sit-in on Friday for the second consecutive day on the National Highway in Hyderabad, halting commute to and from interior Sindh and Punjab, following escalation of hostile disposition between police and the legal fraternity in the city. The lawyers have been holding demonstration at Wadhu Wah area for over 20 hours, resulting in formation of long queues of vehicles on the major thoroughfare, putting transporters and passengers into trouble. Meanwhile, the lawyers have ended their protest from near KPT Underpass in Clifton, Karachi, and…