Tag: motorway
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National Highway Authority increases toll tax
The National Highway Authority (NHA) has issued a notification on increase in toll tax. According to the notification, toll tax for cars has been increased from Rs 30 to Rs 40, for wagons from Rs 50 to Rs 70, and for buses from Rs 100 to Rs 130. The toll tax for articulated trucks has…
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‘Zia-ul-Haq ko Sadar Nahi Maanta’: Chief Justice of Pakistan
Chief Justice of Pakistan, Justice Qazi Faez Isa gave an unexpected but strongly worded statement during the hearing of the Faizabad sit-in case, stating that he doesn’t recognize the late military dictator General Zia-ul-Haq as president, as per Neo News. During the hearing of the Faizabad sit-in case, Justice Faiz Isa, addressing Ijaz-ul-Haq’s lawyer, said…
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Faizabad sit-in: What is happening in court?
The Supreme Court of Pakistan has issued summons for the chairman of the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) following allegations of “media coercion” during the 2017 Faizabad sit-in. The summon was initiated by a three-member bench of the apex court, led by Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Qazi Faez Isa, and including Justice Aminuddin…
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1124: The helpline you should know about for assistance during emergencies, accidents
Bringing attention to a little-known emergency lifeline, popular TikToker Jannat Mirza and her father, a police officer, have teamed up to spread awareness about the significance of dialling 1124 during accidents—an alternative to the widely recognised 1122 emergency number.
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Export-quality rice production at risk: Rising theft incidents targeting water pumps, transformers
Pakistan is currently facing a major threat to its export-quality rice production as a result of extensive theft of high-voltage electric wires, transformers, and water pumps. This theft has left vast stretches of rice-producing land along the Lahore to Sheikhupura Motorway without access to tube-well water, precisely during the critical rice sowing season.
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Daska motorway rape case: Woman takes back statement, says she was not raped
A case was registered against a National Highways and Motorway Police (NH&MP) police inspector at the Daska Saddar police station for allegedly raping a woman. However, the woman has now taken back her complaint saying that she was not raped. The First Information rape (FIR) stated that the woman who belonged to Lahore, went to…
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Islamabad police announces traffic diversion plan ahead of PTI long march
The Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) Police released an alternative traffic plan on Friday ahead of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) long march in Rawalpindi on Saturday. The traffic on both sides of Murree Road has been diverted at Faizabad, according to ICT police. Therefore, it is possible to access Rawalpindi from Islamabad through the old airport…
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Pakistani speed cameras: How do they work?
Rough driving and overspeeding are major causes of fatalities and serious accidents on the road. According to the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS), 12,894 vehicles were involved in roughly 9,701 traffic incidents between 2019 and 2020. About 12,317 individuals were injured in these accidents, while 5,436 people lost their lives. Speed cameras are frequently installed…
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ANF seizes 52.6 kg drugs near Islamabad motorway toll plaza
During an operation on Wednesday, the Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF) was able to seize over 52.66 kg of drugs and detain three suspects. An ANF headquarters spokesman said that during an operation near the Islamabad Motorway toll plaza, ANF recovered more than 52.60 kg of drugs, including 45.60 kg of charas, 4.10 kg of heroin, and…
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PM Shehbaz expresses grief over tragic Motorway accident
The collision between a passenger bus and an oil tanker left at least 20 people dead and six others injured on the Multan-Sukkur Motorway (M-5) at Jalalpur Peerwala interchange in the early hours of Tuesday, August 16. The ill-fated bus left from Lahore for Karachi at 9pm. Following the incident, Prime Minister (PM) Shehbaz Sharif…