MANSEHRA: Heavy vehicles and machinery working on the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project have damaged roads of the region, according to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) assembly’s standing committee on works and communication. Committee Chairman Zahir Shah Toru has asked the federal government to ensure compensation for the broken roads. “Various roads[...]

No matter which means of transport you employ, a car or a motorcycle, maybe a bus or even a bicycle the roads we use, level the playing field for us. A damaged road treats everyone the same. A person in a branded car will curse the same as one on[...]

People in Pakistan are familiar with earthquakes more than just the word. Pakistan has experienced devastation at the hands of earthquakes. Earthquakes have been a source of constant fear and worry for us. With natural disasters, the control is taken away from our hand and we are left to the[...]

Islamabad: An earthquake of magnitude 5.8 struck Mirpur district of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) on Tuesday afternoon, leaving 25 dead and around 400 injured.   The Mirpur District was left shaken after a shallow quake hit 22.3 kilometres north of Jhelum around 4 p.m. The quake was 10 km[...]