Fire at Hafeez Centre reduces valuables to ashes

Valuables worth millions of rupees burnt to ashes in a fire that0 broke out at Hafeez Centre, trendpk.Com reported on Thursday.

The fire broke out at Bismillah Mobile Shop at the ground floor of Hafeez Centre. However, the adjacent shop owners managed to extinguish the fire before fire fighters arrived. The shop owners were seen running out of the Center to save their lives while Rescue 1122 teams also reached the site.

The fire fighters managed to douse the fire. The cause of fire was said to be short-circuiting.

60 villages inundate in Shikarpur

SHIKARPUR: Flood water continued to wreak havoc across the country as submerging water in Shikarpur destroyed more than 60 villages, three women drowned, two died of gastro at Ameer Shah.

Five people were swept away as the roof of the house collapsed in Muzaffargarh.

More than 16 breaches in Begari and Sindh Canal in district Shikarpur has not built even after 13 days has passed. Over 16 villages inundated after flood water, passing through Shikarpur, entered Golo Daro, Jaocbabad and Indus Highway.

The flood also destroyed agriculture crops spread over the 35 acre land.

Thousand people stranded in 50 villages of katcha area. They are facing the shortage of food items and other necessities.

The raging water in Kotri Barrage threatened the villages of Sajan Detho, Sehrish Nagar, Gul Baig Chandio, Latifabad no 4, Panhor and other adjacent

US satellite to monitor debris in Earth orbit

DENVER: A new US Air Force satellite will provide the first full-time, space-based surveillance of hundreds of satellites and thousands of pieces of debris that could crash into American and allied assets circling the Earth.

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Polanski decision expected soon

GENEVA: Swiss officials say they will decide soon whether to extradite Roman Polanski to the U.

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Israel grants wider powers to Gaza flotilla inquiry

HELD AL-QUDS: Israel’s cabinet granted wider powers on Sunday to a commission investigating a deadly raid on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla, enabling the panel to compel witnesses to appear and testify under oath.

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Firing near Data Darbar; suspect held

LAHORE: Firing was reported near the shrine of Data Ganj Bukhsh as police evacuated the adjacent area, ARY NEWS reports Sunday.

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Earthquake hits Pakistan

Lahore, Pakistan : An earthquake  jolted parts of  Pakistan on midnight ( 1.53 Am ) and measuring 6.5 on the Richter scale. More news are updating soons.

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According to sources an aftershock measuring 6.0 on Richter scale has been forecasted within next hour.

Strong jolts of earthquake have been felt in Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Mansehra, Peshawar, Khyber Agency and other adjacent areas of Pakistan, No damage has yet been reported.

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Earthquake hits Pakistan was first posted on October 23, 2009 at 2:07 am.