Category: National

Agriculture, Basic Needs, Economy, National

Water flow in rivers and water storage down to minimal, who is responsible

When compared to the last year the water flows in the rivers this year are very much about more than 34% less. Also storage overall is about from 32% to 40% of total capacity. Indus River System Authority (ISRA) is planning a meeting to revise the water management plan for this year and this meeting will held on 1st Feb, 10. The water flows in four major rivers declined from 10,000 to 37,000 cusecs, which is huge decline. Also the decline in the Mangla and Terbela dams is 34% less than the next year. Country is now facing huge water shortage, this shortage is now most likely to effect the agricultural activity around the country. The thing here to think […]

Crimes, Extremism, National

Vehicle loaded with explosives caught on the way to Karachi

A vehicle loaded with the at least 20 KG of explosives was just on the way to Karachi and have been caught. The bomb disposal squad have just been called. Exact information about the type and exact quantity of explosives will be available after the explosive stuff is inspected by bomb disposal squad. Two people were caught along with this vehicle. Further investigations about their targets etc are underway, we will be back with updates as soon as we get more info on this.

Happenings, National

18 dead bodies found linking back to oct 2005 earthquake in Pakistan

In Muzaffarabad specifically in area of Kamsar Nullah where the municipal workers were on work, digging through, they found 18 dead bodies. These being linked to the devastating earthquake that hit the northern areas of Pakistan back on 8 October, 2005. This earthquake from oct 2005 was so much devastating that about more than 46000 people were killed only in areas of Azad and Jammu Kashmir. Millions countrywide were left homeless and food-less. Millions of families were effected in this earthquake. This earthquake had changed the landscape of many northern areas, homes and many building were fully vanished and even the streams, pools, hills and paths everything had reconfigured itself. So people visited earlier were most likely to not recognize […]

Basic Needs, National

Promises just remain promises, electricity shortage hits four thousand megawatts in Pakistan

Its January 10th 2010 and we are living into the age when government had promised many times that we will have all our electricity shortages met. Many times in past being not able to fulfill their promises of meting electricity needs in Dec 2008 and according to  next promise June 2009, no w finally once again ruling party unable to met the third one which stated the discontinuation of load-shedding from Dec 2009 for forever. Not only this but just after Government’s dead line for itself to meat all energy challenges country is again pushed into the severe crises of its time. We are now again face the short fall of more than 4000 megawatts. This shortfall causing the load […]

Happenings, International, National

Shelling by India and Pakistan against each other at wagah last night

Pakistani and Indian forces exchanged fire near midnight last night at Wagah border. Four blasts were first heard near 11:30PM on Indian side of border first. Indian forces didn’t bother to do any investigation on it and BSF opened fire for across the border to the Pakistani territory. Firing from Indian forces was first light weapons but soon they shifted to the mortar shells, on this side of border Rangers returned the fire in response to keep the balance. This firing continued till 2:00am in the night and soon afterwords Rangers called the meeting with BSF to exchange thoughts. It was told that initially firing was not from Pakistan side of border and blast may have different causes. Both sides […]