In a heart-wrenching incident in Swat, a flash flood in the Swat River swept away 18 tourists, including 16 members of a single family from Daska, Sialkot. The family was visiting the scenic valley during the Eid holidays. The accident happened while they were sitting near the riverbank for breakfast. According to the family’s elder, […]
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Crumbling bridge on BRB Canal awaits department’s attention
SIALKOT: An old bridge over the Bambaanwala-Ravi-Baidian (BRB) Canal near Bharokey-Daska, in Daska tehsil, has been in dire need of reconstruction. The bridge has already completed its age. Since its establishment, it has never been repaired or reconstructed. It was declared dangerous about two decades ago, and now it may collapse any time due to […]
Nullah Aik, choked at places, may inundate Sialkot
SIALKOT: The people belonging to Kandan Sayyan, Bambaanwala, Mittaanwali, Bhola Moosa, Kaanbaanwala and the dozens of surrounding villages of Daska Tehsil have expressed grave concern over the inordinate delay in the cleanliness of the Naullah Aik. Social, religious and political circles said that the rain season is approaching and there is a chance of flooding […]
NA-75 Daska by-election postponed to April 10
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has decided to reschedule the NA-75 Daska by-elections. According to the announcement made on Wednesday, the by-polls will now take place on April 10, 2021. Earlier, PML-N had requested the election commission to hold polling again in the Daska constituency as the February 19 election was marred by controversies […]
PTI challenges ECP’s decision of NA-75 re-polling in SC
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Friday challenged the Election Commission of Pakistan’s (ECP) decision of re-polling in NA-75 Daska in the Supreme Court. PTI candidate Ali Asjad Malhi has made his opponent Nosheen Iftikhar party in the petition along with others and maintained that the ECP did not follow the rules and regulations while issuing […]