News & Blogs from Pakistan
Archive for July, 2010
Health hazards lurking in the waters
Jul 31st
ISLAMABAD: The number of gastroenteritis patients in the capital surged after the recent monsoon rain spell, said Dr Sharif Astori, spokesperson Polyclinic. He said that about 38 patients of gastroenteritis had visited the hospital over the past 24 hours. “The majority of patients are children and acquire the disease by playing in the rain water [...]
Downpour death toll rises to six in Islamabad
Jul 31st
ISLAMABAD: Two children were swept away by flood water in a rain drain near sector G-10 in Islamabad on Friday. In-charge of Rescue 1122 Muhammad Ramzan told The Express Tribune that the children were on their way to a nearby mosque. “We have been unable to find their bodies yet,” he said. The death toll [...]
Hazara province – will they get it?
Jul 31st
Political analysts in and out of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa are confident that Hazara’s dream of a separate province is just that, a dream but determined Hazarewals are committed to seeing their dream realised. With such polarised views, how does one ascertain the viability of a separate province? The present unrest in Hazara is the product of a [...]
Navy personnel to evacuate flood-hit areas
Jul 31st
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani on Friday directed Pakistan Navy to move its personnel to Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and help evacuate people from flood-ravaged areas. He issued the instruction as he visited flood-hit districts of the province to gain firsthand knowledge of damages caused by heavy rains and floods in the province. The premier spent a [...]
‘Judicial systems needs overhaul’
Jul 31st
LAHORE: The federal minister for parliamentary affairs, law and justice has said that the country’s judicial system needs an overhaul. Addressing the office-bearers of Bar Associations of Faisalabad and Sargodha divisions at the Governor’s House here on Friday, Babar Awan said that it was need of the hour to review the institutions in line with [...]
PM takes bird’s eye view of KP flood-hit areas
Jul 31st
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani flew to Peshawar Friday afternoon to meet Chief Minister and senior officials of the provincial government of Khyber Pakhtoonkhwa to express solidarity and witness first hand information about the damages caused by heavy rains and floods in different parts of the province. After a brief stopover at Peshawar Airport, the Prime Minister boarded a helicopter and took an aerial view of the flood-affected areas to personally see the situation and assess the difficulties of the people.
Views On News 30 Jul 2010: Youth Parliament & Plane Crash
Jul 31st
Six Pakistani youth leaders (Youth Parliament Pakistan) were on board the ill-fated AirBlue flight 202 that crashed in Islamabad early Wednesday morning killing all 152 passengers travelling in it. Their friends discuss them.. Guests: Hasan Sajjad Naqv…
Role of the CAA
Jul 31st
LAHORE: This is with reference to your coverage of the Airblue crash and Meekal Ahmed’s column “Was it pilot error?” (July 30). As far as PIA, the national airline, is concerned, it has more than the required number of pilots on its payroll as compared to the number of airworthy aircraft in use. The self-created [...]
Media coverage of the crash (III)
Jul 31st
PRESTON, ENGLAND: Several TV channels played with the emotions and hopes of the people connected with the tragedy by running news on TV and websites – many journalists also tweeted constantly – that 40 odd people had been recovered/injured, to end …
