ISLAMABAD: Authorities in Gilgit-Baltistan have banned all new hotel construction and expansion near three iconic lakes in Hunza and across ecologically fragile zones in the Baltistan division, a step announced on Monday to shield the region’s delicate ecosystems from rampant development.
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Frontier Constabulary soldiers drill on the parade ground at Shabqadar Fort. Their traditions date back to the 1920s, when the British founded this force to patrol what was then part of India.
Pakistan bolsters federal authority with new security force ordinance
ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari has signed an ordinance transforming the Frontier Constabulary, a border security unit, into the Federal Constabulary, granting the federal government broader powers to tackle national security threats.
Thieves swipe WWII memorial shields from Karachi’s historic Frere Hall
KARACHI: Thieves broke into Karachi’s historic Frere Hall during the Ashura holidays, making off with five World War II memorial shields and other valuables, police and local media reported on Saturday.
Pakistan braces for more flooding as monsoon death toll hits 90
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) issued a fresh alert late Friday, warning of potential floods and flash floods in several regions across Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), and Balochistan provinces from July 12 to July 17.
Eight officials and building owner arrested after deadly collapse in Karachi
KARACHI: Authorities arrested eight officials from the Sindh Building Control Authority (SBCA) and the owner of a residential building on Thursday, nearly a week after the structure collapsed in Karachi’s Lyari district, killing 27 people.
Monsoon rains kill 11, swamp Punjab and Balochistan
ISLAMABAD: Relentless monsoon rains killed at least 11 people and injured dozens across Lahore and Balochistan on Wednesday, flooding streets, toppling power lines, and exposing the fragility of Pakistan’s urban and rural defences.
Sindh suspends building authority head after deadly collapse in Karachi
KARACHI: Sindh province’s chief minister suspended the head of the building control authority on Monday after a five-story building collapsed in Karachi, killing 27 people, as the government confronted growing accusations of negligence tied to the disaster.
Punjab seizes 13 lions, arrests five in crackdown on illegal wildlife ownership
LAHORE: Punjab authorities seized 13 lions and arrested five people on Saturday in a province-wide crackdown on illegal wildlife ownership, a day after a pet lion attacked a woman and her children in Lahore.
Monsoon rains and westerly waves threaten Pakistan with floods and landslides from July 6
ISLAMABAD: A relentless monsoon and a powerful westerly wave are bearing down on Pakistan, threatening torrential rains, flash floods, and landslides from July 6 to 10.
Week of Pakistan floods kills 64; more rain, glacial risk loom
ISLAMABAD: Flash floods and torrential rains have claimed at least 64 lives and injured 117 people across Pakistan over the past week, with the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) warning on Wednesday of escalating risks from more floods, potential glacial lake outbursts, and urban inundation, with heavy rain forecast from July 5 to 10.