Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Illegal construction in Murree to create ‘big issues’ in next five years, warns LHC

Visitors urged to follow traffic rules to avoid traffic congestion, road mishaps in Murree

ISLAMABAD: The Lahore High Court (LHC) Rawalpindi bench on Monday remarked that the situation in Murreewould worsen in the next five years if the construction of illegal buildings does not stop. The LHC resumed hearing of the case on Murree disaster which took the lives of 22 tourists recently. Read more: Tourists stranded in Murree … Read more

Israel police demolish Palestinian home in annexed east Jerusalem

Israel

JERUSALEM- Israeli police destroyed the home of a Palestinian family in the sensitive east Jerusalem neighbourhood of Sheikh Jarrah early Wednesday, an AFP photographer reported. The looming eviction of other families from Sheikh Jarrah in May last year fuelled an 11-day war between Israel and armed Palestinian factions in Gaza. Before dawn, Israeli officers went … Read more

Ticking time bombs: the problem of illegal and dangerous structures in Karachi

The Shershah scrap market blast brings to light the problem of illegal and dangerous structures in Karachi. At the spot where an explosion in the Shershah scrap market occurred on Dec 18, causing at least 18 deaths, spectators silently watch the rescue work under way a few days after the tragedy. The explosion, which occurred … Read more