60 die in AJK bus plunge
MIRPUR – At least 60 people are feared to have drowned while nine others sustained injuries after a passenger bus plunged into flooded River Jhelum near village Badhiyara, on Chanari Road Thursday, officials said.
Talking to journalists, Additional Deputy Commissioner (General) Muzaffarabad Raja Saqib Munir Khan and Secretary Public Transport…
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60 die in AJK bus plunge
MIRPUR – At least 60 people are feared to have drowned while nine others sustained injuries after a passenger bus plunged into flooded River Jhelum near village Badhiyara, on Chanari Road Thursday, officials said.
Talking to journalists, Additional Deputy Commissioner (General) Muzaffarabad Raja Saqib Munir Khan and Secretary Public Transport…
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Categories: The News Tags: Flood, Jhelum, Mirpur, Muzaffarabad
22 die in Muzaffarabad bus tragedy
A passenger bus coming from Muzaffarabad plunged into the River Jhelum on Thursday, killing 22 people, report said. Some 60 people were on board the bus when it veered off the road and fell into the ravine. So far, 22 bodies have been pulled out of the bus. Rescue teams…
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Categories: The News Tags: Jhelum, Muzaffarabad
Train service disrupts in various cities of the country
Train service from Malikwal railway junction to various cities of the country has been disconnected while trains coming from Karachi down to Punjab is reported to be delayed. Owing to flood in Jhelum River train service from Malikwal junction to other cities including Pind Daden Khan, Khushab, Mianwali, Kohat, Peshawar,…
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Jhelum District Bar bans Babar Awan’s entry
JHELUM District Bar Association has banned Federal Law Minister Babar Awan’s entry into its premises, reported a private TV channel on Tuesday.
President Jhelum District Bar Association Abdul Rashid Gondal said the minister was coming here under an intension to create divisions among lawyers, which was not acceptable. He alleged…
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IRSA reopens C-J Link Canal
ISLAMABAD (APP) – Indus River System Authority (IRSA) on Thursday reopened Chashma-Jhelum (C-J) Link Canal before its earlier announced schedule to meet water requirement of the provinces.
With the opening of C-J Canal, additional 15,000 cusecs water will be provided to Punjab, informed sources told this news agency. <br…
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Provinces agree to open Chashma-Jhelum Link Canal
Chashma-Jhelum Link Canal is likely to be reopened in next three days as the four provinces agreed to open up the channel on Wednesday, report said. The consensus was achieved in a meeting of Indus River System Authority (IRSA) held with its acting chairman Abdul Raqeeb Khan in chair to…
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Chashma-Jhelum Link Canal closed
ISLAMABAD – Punjab and Sindh on Tuesday settled their dispute on water distribution, as Punjab agreed to close Chashma-Jhelum Link Canal, the major bone of contention between the two provinces.
Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani appreciated sagacity of the Chief Ministers of Punjab and Sindh for amicably resolving the…
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Punjab agrees to close Chashma-Jhelum link canal
Sindh and Punjab on Tuesday settled their dispute on water distribution as latter agreed to close Chashma-Jhelum Link Canal, the major bone of contention between the two provinces, a private TV channel said. The settlement came in a ministerial-level meeting held at Punjab House, following a high-level meeting chaired by…
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Water row to be resolved with mutual consultation: Gilani
Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani has said that the Sindh, Punjab water distribution issue would be resolved with mutual consultation. Gilani chaired a high profile meeting held to review the row between Sindh and Punjab over reopening of Chashma-Jhelum Link Canal (CJLC) on Tuesday.
Gilani said like a unanimous…
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Shutterdown observed across Sindh
KARACHI – In response of strike call given by Jeay Sindh Qaumi Mauhaz (JSQM) against the decision of IRSA regarding opening of Chasma Jhelum Link Canal, the majority of cities of Sindh remained shut and transport was off the roads on Friday.
Nationalist parties of Sindh also took out…
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Qaim demands Irsa Chief’s removal
KARACHI – The Sindh government has decided to approach the Prime Minister to seek reversal of the controversial decision of Acting IRSA Chairman on opening of Chashma-Jhelum Link Canal and subsequent release of 10,000 cusecs of water.
The provincial government has also demanded of the federal government to remove the…
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PM to summon meeting for restructuring IRSA
Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani taking notice of resignations by members of Indus River System Authority (IRSA) and opening of the Chashma Jhelum Link Canal despite the opposition of Sindh and Balochistan has decided to convene meeting of all four provinces and Ministry for Water and Power for restructuring…
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‘Neelum-Jhelum project to be completed on time’
MUZAFRABAD – Shakil Durrani Chairman WAPDA has assured that the mega Neelam Jhelum Hydel Project, which could generate 968 MGW power will be completed in its scheduled time.
The Chairman WAPDA, who paid a flying visit to Noseri, 40 kilometer away on the Neelam Valley side from Muzafrabad, on…
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Chashma Jhelum Link Canal issue to be resolved through talks: Shahbaz
Chief Minister Punjab Shahbaz Sharif said that he will send delegation to address the reservations of Sindh on Chashma Jhelum Link Canal. He said that he will try to hold local body elections in 6 months if law and order situation remains calm. Talking to media at Karachi airport, he…
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Two abductors of Sahil arrested
Police have arrested two men on suspicion of kidnapping five-year-old British boy Sahil Saeed, report said. Police arrested the men in Jhelum, the city from where the boy was kidnapped on 4 March, RPO Aslam Tareen said while addressing a news conference here Thursday. Two alleged abductors wearing a black…
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German diplomats donate Rs0.27m for eye hospital
DAIWAL, Jhelum – German diplomatic community in Islamabad Saturday donated Rs 0.27 million for establishment of a trust eye hospital in village Daiwal, district Jhelum.
The donation was part of the money earned from Christmas Bazaar held in the Embassy on the occasion of Christmas 2009, Press Secretary German Embassy…
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