Major power breakdown hits Karachi
Restoration efforts underway, supply to all effected grids restored
PHOTO: EXPRESS
KARACHI:
Various areas of Karachi faced a major power outage on Saturday due to the tripping of NTDC s NKI-Baldia 1&2 circuit supplying electricity to the port city, leaving citizens distraught in the scorching heat.
Due to this, supply to associated grids was also been affected. Restoration efforts have already begun and are expected to be completed within one hour.
KE Power Update #2
KE s 220 kV High Tension circuit affected by tripping in NTDC s NKI-Baldia 1&2 circuit supplying to Karachi
KE transmission system is intact and restoration is progressing swiftly 1/2
Sanjrani’s win sets off rigging claims - again
The PDM s defeat today has exposed where opposition stands, stated PTI leaders
PDM leadership during the joint presser in Islamabad. SCREENGRAB
KARACHI:
As Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf candidate Sadiq Sanjrani was re-elected as the Senate chairperson on Friday, the political arena in Sindh heated up and political rifts came to the fore amid allegations of rigging.
While Murtaza Wahab of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP)- which is part of the Pakistan Democratic Alliance (PDM) that fielded Yousuf Raza Gilani against Sanjrani for the top Senate slot- took a jibe at the PTI with regards to the discovery of spy cameras in the polling booth during the election of Senate head and implied rigging on part of the ruling party in the Centre.
ECP notifies 12 senators elected from KP
National
PESHAWAR: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Wednesday notified the newly elected senators from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
Twelve senators were elected from the KP in elections held on March 3. They included seven elected on general seats , two each on seats reserved for technocrats and women and one seat reserved for non-Muslims.
According to a notification issued by the ECP, they will replace 12 senators from KP who are going to complete tenure on March 11.
The newly notified senators included Federal Information Minister Shibli Faraz, Liaqat Tarakai, Mohsin Aziz, Faisal Saleem and Zeeshan Khanzada from the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, Hidayatullah and Maulana Attaur Rehman of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazal.
ECP notifies 12 senators’ election from KP
National
PESHAWAR: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Wednesday notified the newly elected senators from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
Twelve senators were elected from the KP in elections held on March 3. They included seven elected on general seats , two each on seats reserved for technocrats and women and one seat reserved for non-Muslims.
According to a notification issued by the ECP, they will replace 12 senators from KP who are going to complete tenure on March 11. The newly notified senators included Federal Information Minister Shibli Faraz, Liaqat Tarakai, Mohsin Aziz, Faisal Saleem and Zeeshan Khanzada from the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, Hidayatullah and Maulana Attaur Rehman of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazal.