After a week-long suspension, public transport services in Islamabad were restored on Sunday, with the Metro Bus Service and Green Line resuming operations. Several roads, including the Srinagar highway and Express highway, were reopened after the Iranian delegation departed Islamabad on Saturday without holding talks. Bus terminals have largely returned to normal operations, except for […]
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US enters partial shutdown as House delays spending vote
WASHINGTON: The US government entered a partial shutdown on Saturday after Congress failed to approve a funding deal ahead of a midnight deadline. While the Senate passed a bipartisan spending package 71–29, the House of Representatives is out of town and is not expected to vote on the measure until Monday, a Republican leadership aide […]
US government shutdown looms as Senate vote fails over DHS funding
WASHINGTON: A partial US government shutdown appeared increasingly likely on Thursday after Senate Democrats rejected a key procedural vote, expressing anger over the recent killing of two protesters opposing President Donald Trump’s hardline immigration policies. Read More: Senate Passes Deal to End US Shutdown The failure to advance a six-bill spending package — intended to fund more than […]
Shutdown continues to add to stress on air traffic controllers
The ongoing government shutdown continues to disrupt flights at times and put pressure on air traffic controllers who are working without pay. Flights were delayed Thursday at New York’s LaGuardia Airport, New Jersey’s Newark airport and Washington’s Reagan National Airport because of air traffic controller shortages. The number of flight delays for any reason nationwide […]
PESCO notifies power suspension from various grid stations
PESHAWAR: Power supply from 132 KV Peshawar Cantt Grid Station will remain suspended due to maintenance work on July 25th and 28th from 07:00 A.M to 12:00 P.M, resultantly consumers of 11 KV Marble Industry, Palosi-1&2, Scarp and Tehkal Payan feeders will face inconvenience. According to a press release issued here from PESCO headquarters on […]
Complete shutdown being observed in IIOJK today on Modi’s visit
ISLAMABAD: Complete shutdown is being observed in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) on Sunday, on the visit of Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, as a mark of protest against India’s illegal hold on the territory. According to Kashmir Media Service (KMS), the call for the strike was given by the All Parties Hurriyat […]
Govt imposes ‘the most sever’ Eid holiday shutdown as coronavirus cases soar
Pakistan on Saturday began a nine-day shutdown affecting travel and tourist hotspots in a bid to prevent a surge in Covid-19 cases during the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr. Already battling a third wave of infections and increasingly nervous about the crisis across the border in India, the government has imposed the most severe […]