ISLAMABAD: Heavy snowfall blanketed parts of northern Pakistan on Tuesday, paralysing daily life, closing major roads and stranding residents in freezing temperatures, officials and locals said, as authorities scrambled to clear highways and warn travelers of hazards.
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MQM-P demands Sindh chief minister, Karachi mayor step down after deadly Gul Plaza fire
KARACHI: A senior leader of Pakistan’s Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) on Tuesday called on Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari to dismiss three top Sindh officials, including the provincial chief minister, over the handling of a deadly fire that killed at least 73 people in a Karachi shopping mall earlier this month.
PTI says jailed Imran Khan risks vision loss without urgent treatment
ISLAMABAD: The opposition Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party (PTI) on Tuesday voiced fresh alarm over the health of its jailed founder and former prime minister Imran Khan, warning that a reported eye condition could lead to permanent vision loss without urgent specialist treatment outside prison.
Heavy snow, freezing temperatures disrupt life across northern and western Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: As a relentless cold wave tightened its hold across Pakistan on Monday, families in remote mountain villages huddled against the biting winds, while rescue teams battled snow-clogged roads to deliver aid and clear paths for stranded travelers.
In Karachi, the charred Gul Plaza is sealed, but grief and questions linger
KARACHI: Nine days after a devastating fire tore through the crowded Gul Plaza shopping complex in Karachi, killing at least 73 people and reducing more than 1,100 shops to ash, authorities on Monday sealed the charred building and prepared for its demolition, as a special police team ramped up efforts to track down those responsible for one of the city’s deadliest infernos in years.
Pakistan says final call on T20 World Cup will come days after Bangladesh is dropped
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s cricket board chairman said Monday that a decision on whether the country will play in the upcoming T20 World Cup is expected by the end of this week, after Bangladesh pulled out over security fears in India.
Gul Plaza fire death toll rises to 73 as recovery nears end
KARACHI: The death toll from a devastating fire that tore through a bustling shopping complex in Karachi climbed to 73 on Sunday, as rescue teams pulled two more bodies from the charred rubble, deepening the grief in a city still reeling from one of its worst disasters in years.
Heavy snow traps villages and travelers in Pakistan’s mountain north
ISLAMABAD: As heavy snowfall blanketed Pakistan’s northern mountains for a fourth straight day, burying roads under feet of white and cutting off entire villages, officials issued urgent warnings of avalanches and landslides that could strand more travelers in freezing temperatures.
Pakistan axe pacer Rauf, back experience Babar and Shaheen for T20 World Cup
LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Sunday omitted fast bowler Haris Rauf from its 15-man squad for next month’s ICC T20 World Cup, to be co-hosted by India and Sri Lanka, despite his strong recent form in Australia’s Big Bash League where he claimed 20 wickets.
Karachi shivers as rare cold snap brings single-digit temperatures
KARACHI: As a biting cold wave tightened its hold on this sprawling port city, residents bundled up against plummeting temperatures that forecasters warned could dip into the single digits over the weekend, marking one of the chilliest spells in recent memory for Karachi’s typically mild winters.