PMD Alert: Dangerous ‘Karachi Coastal Heatwave’ Threatens City as Humidity Soars
KARACHI – The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has issued an urgent weather advisory for Sindh’s provincial capital. Officials warn citizens to brace for a severe Karachi coastal heatwave. Actual temperatures will hover between 40 and 42 centigrade. However, a hazardous combination of trapping atmospheric moisture and dropping wind speeds will push the perceived “feels-like” temperature […]
KP approves $186m ADB loan for Chitral, Swabi irrigation projects
PESHAWAR – The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has formally approved a $186 million loan agreement with the Asian Development Bank (ADB). This major capital injection will directly fund three mega irrigation projects. Consequently, these developments will transform the agricultural grid across the Lower Chitral and Swabi districts. Authorities will execute the infrastructure push under the “Khyber […]
PHC dismisses petitions against outsourcing of government hospitals in KP
PESHAWAR — The Peshawar High Court (PHC) has dismissed six separate petitions challenging the provincial government’s decision to outsource 24 public sector hospitals under a public-private partnership model. A two-judge bench comprising Justice Ijaz Anwar and Justice Fazal Jamshed ruled that the judiciary cannot interfere in state policy matters provided they remain within the parameters […]