Tag: Damage

Cracker blast harms railway track near Karachi

Partial damage was occurred to railways line due to cracker explosion near Bin Qasim station Karachi, however no life loss took place. SSP Railways Arshad...

Qaim for implementing Pre-Monsoon 2012 Contingency Plan

Chief Minister Sindh Syed Qaim Ali Shah has directed all the concerned departments to strictly implement the “Pre Monsoon 2012 Contingency Plan” so that...

“Collateral damage”

Mr Arif Nizami in his latest article "Collateral damage"(16 Jun) which can be taken as an extension of "Prodigal son" published last week has...

Collateral damage

Familygate morphs into Mediagate What had started as a seemingly innocuous discussion on the social media and was later posted on YouTube about dealings between...

McCain says Obama administration antagonising Pakistan

Republican Senator John McCain has accused the Obama administration of needlessly damaging the US relationship with Pakistan and “antagonizing Pakistanis” with an “in your...

India repairs damage after cyclone kills 42

Relief operations were under way in south India on Sunday as residents struggled to repair damaged homes and property after a cyclone that claimed...

Loud iPods most common cause of hearing damage

Millions of commuters risk hearing damage because they have set the volume level too high on their MP3 players. In the past, loud workplaces...

Flurry of punches

Ready to roll with them Pakistan’s resilience to roll with the incessant flurry of punches, long after it has been written off multiple times, is...

Justice done but damage to Pakistan irreparable

It was heartbreaking when spot-fixing scandal came to the fore. There was depression, a lot of frustration and anger over what happened. Wherever we...

GST to damage agriculture industry

Since assuming power, the present Government despite tall promises has not been able to devise or implement any policy which could have revived the...

Sindh rains damage cotton and rice crops

Devastating rains across Sindh have not only caused loss of precious life and property, but also damaged crops of cotton, rice, sugarcane and other...

Irene moves to Canada, US damage estimated at $7bln

The remnants of Irene reached Canada Monday after barreling through the northeastern United States where the storm claimed at least 18 lives and caused...

KP cops out to damage NATO supplies

Beside frequent terrorist acts, the indifferent attitude on the part of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Police is considered another reason for discouraging the supplies to the...

‘Commissionerate system to damage democracy’

Condemning the recent move of Sindh government to revive Commissionerate System and Police Act 1869 in the province, former National Reconstruction Bureau chairman Daniyal...

One dead as elephants run amok in India city

Two wild elephants trampled one person to death in a three-hour rampage in the southern Indian city of Mysore early Wednesday, causing widespread panic,...

Japan hit by 6.5 earthquake, no reports of damage

A magnitude 6.5 earthquake jolted northern Japan on Monday, prompting officials to issue a tsunami warning that was later lifted. There were no reports of damage.
Japanese broadcaster NHK said a 50-cm tsunami wave had been expected to reach the shores of Miyagi prefecture, hit hard by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.

PPP contacts PML-Q for damage control

ISLAMABAD: After the JUI-F's decision to quit the ruling coalition, the PPP immediately contacted PML-Q to preempt any move to destabilise the government.
Law Minister Dr Babar Awan on Tuesday called PML-Q President Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain seeking his support in the changing political scenario where "the number game in parliament is going to play a pivotal role in the days to come".
A source in the PML-Q told Pakistan Today that Awan urged Shujaat not to delay the