24-Hour Fog Update for Islamabad & other Major Cities
January 3, 2024
11:52 am
Let’s delve into the forecasted scenarios and potential disruptions across Pakistan.
Let’s delve into the forecasted scenarios and potential disruptions across Pakistan.
The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has forecast predominantly cold and dry weather for Islamabad, Rawalpindi, and most regions of Pakistan throughout the current week.
On Tuesday, Baloch protesters issued a call for a nationwide shutterdown demonstration scheduled for tomorrow (January 3), asserting that government officials were attempting to portray the Baloch long march and sit-in in Islamabad as “propaganda.”
The Senate Functional Committee on Devolution received information indicating that the current expenditure on education accounts for only 1.77 percent of the total GDP. This falls short of the manifesto’s education target of 5 percent and a research target of 1 percent.
On Monday, an anti-terrorism court (ATC) in Gujranwala issued an order for the seizure of properties belonging to 51 leaders of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), including individuals such as Hammad Azhar, Murad Saeed, Zartaj Gul, and others, in connection to the May 9 riots.
On Monday, the Faizabad sit-in commission issued a summons to former Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, scheduling his statement recording for January 3 in connection with the case.
PML-N leader Attaullah Tarar asserted that party supremo Nawaz Sharif consistently guided the country through crises. Addressing a workers’ convention in the provincial capital, he emphasized the admiration of Nawaz by the residents and their unwavering support for PML-N.
On Monday (today), Pakistan and India are set to exchange the lists containing the names of civilian prisoners held in each other’s custody. This simultaneous exchange will be facilitated through the high commissions of Islamabad and New Delhi.
In Karachi alone, over 500 women and underage girls experienced sexual assault in the year 2023, alongside 4,042 reported cases of physical assault, according to the police surgeon.
Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) General Syed Asim Munir reaffirmed the unwavering commitment of the Pakistan Army to contribute significantly to national security and development as a unified force.
In the year 2023, Pakistan experienced a concerning surge in violence, as indicated by the annual security report released by the Centre for Research and Security Studies (CRSS).
The interim federal government has opted to maintain the current prices of petroleum products for the initial half of January 2024
