Author: K. Shahzad

Happenings, National

Rain in karachi and hyderabad kills 18

In Karachi and Hyderabad first rain was observed. The rain was 84 mm in some area and was recorded as 24 millimeters in others. After the rain these cities seem drowned in the water. Due to having the bad infrastructure in these cities 18 people were killed due to this rain. More then 50 were injured. Also in many areas for hours electricity was not there due to several KESC links going down. First time electricity was restored after 4 hours but then next time electricity gone down again and didn’t restored even after 14 hours. Rain was continued about more than 36 hours, flooding the low-lying areas of the cities.

Technology

Watch TV via internet using FireFox

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Happenings, National

Supreme court challenges Petroleum Development Levy Ordinance

About a week ago government had imposed the extra carbon tax to the petroleum products, which significantly increased the prices of these products. Soon this tax was suspended via court order and petroleum prices were again back down. After wards president Zardari issued an ordinance called “Petroleum Development Levy Ordinance”, this suspended whatever said in court order and again imposed the carbon tax increasing the petroleum prices. This way in matter of two to three days petroleum prices were raised, decreased and then raised again. Now this petroleum development levy ordinance is again challenged in supreme court and soon another decision is expected about it.

Extremism, National

Lashkar is attacked back in Ambar Tehsil, Pakistan

Lashkar is a group of locals, consists of about 1200 people and working in swat and dir areas to help Pakistani security people in cleaning up the area from militants. They not only spot these people, also they arrange different attacks of these kind of people. Recently when Lashkar was returning back to their base after attacking the enemy, they are attacked back by the militants who have killed 9 individuals from laskhker. Additionally 3 members of lashkar were taken away by the militants. 5 militants were wounded in the fight but no one eliminated.

Happenings, National

Drone struck again in south waziristan, killing 11

Once again in South Waziristan area of Pakistan, a drone air craft struck again, bombing missiles over the area killed 11 more people in the area. However local officials claimed that this attack have killed the militants who were hiding in the area, and US had taken their information through their on ground agents. What ever the truth is, when Pakistan forces having problem targeting the militants via air strike due to problem in differentiating the locals and the militants how can drones be used for this purpose.