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Islamabad to add new underpass at Margalla Road and Eighth Avenue to ease traffic waits.
City officials plan a new underpass at the Margalla‑Road and Eighth‑Avenue junction to reduce waiting times for vehicles and pedestrians.
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لاہور میں ٹریفک پولیس کی کارکردگی اور پاکستان کے سرکاری اداروں میں سخت سزاؤں کے بڑھتے ہوئے رجحان پر ماہر معاشیات نے تشویش کا اظہار کیا ہے۔
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Aug 14, 2026, 2:30 AM
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FDA Canal Road plan questioned over past failures: planners call for better traffic management and service roads.
Faisalabad Development Authority’s Canal Road remodel faces criticism for past failures. Plan includes new bridges, U-turns and ramps, but experts urge focus on traffic enforcement and service roads.
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Pakistan and Iran pledge to raise bilateral trade to $10 billion amid sanction challenges and new transit routes.
Pakistan and Iran have agreed to lift formal trade to $10 billion, using new transit arrangements and barter mechanisms to overcome sanctions, after a decade of declining formal traffic.
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Rubble from Pakistan Railways demolition keeps Dhoke Ratta Road blocked, threatening traffic and public health.
Debris from a recent demolition by Pakistan Railways remains on Dhoke Ratta Road, blocking traffic and raising safety and health concerns.
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Heavy Rain at Lahore’s Airport Delivers 104mm, Floods Low‑lying Areas, Mobilizing Wasa Drainage Operations.
A sudden downpour hit Lahore on Saturday, bringing 104 mm of rain at the airport and extensive waterlogging in low‑lying city streets, prompting the Water and Sanitation Agency to deploy crews and machinery to clear roads and underpasses.
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Faisalabad records 180 deaths in 18,728 road crashes despite police enforcement drives and checkpoints over seven months.
Faisalabad reported 180 fatalities and 21,827 injuries from 18,728 crashes in the first seven months of 2026, all tied to speeding.
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Jamaat-i-Islami protest sit-ins block major Karachi roads, causing widespread traffic disruptions amid nationwide anti-petroleum levy campaign.
Karachi traffic is jamming as Jamaat-i-Islami protesters block key roads during a nationwide sit‑in against the petroleum levy.
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JI Plans Nationwide Protests at 4 p.m. Across Pakistan Over Petroleum Levy, Inflation on 510 Major Roads and Highways.
Jamaat‑e‑Islami has organized nationwide demonstrations that will begin at 4 p.m. on Friday in Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad, Quetta, Peshawar, Faisalabad, Rawalpindi and other cities. The party’s plan covers 510 major roads and highways in 170 districts, with a threat to expand to 1,500 routes if authorities block the march. Protest caravans in Karachi will move from Shahrah‑e‑Pakistan toward Mazar‑e‑Quaid and then march to Shahrah‑e‑Faisal, while traffic management plans in Lahore and other venue
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Lahore’s monsoon rains choke traffic as unchecked development erodes green spaces, flooding city streets.
Heavy monsoon rain in Lahore has caused traffic congestion, highlighting the city’s rapid, unplanned development and loss of green areas.
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Former Pakistani Minister Arrested on Suspicion of 1990s Child Rape in Manchester, Despite Recent Parliamentary Election.
Rukhsar Ahmed, a former Pakistani state minister elected back to parliament last week, was arrested in July 2024 in the UK on suspicion of raping vulnerable young girls in Manchester in the 1990s and trafficking children in care as part of a grooming gang. He remains on police bail.
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Iran and Pakistan Target 2,000 Daily Trucks to Expand Trade, WANA News Agency Reports.
Iran and Pakistan plan to increase truck traffic to 2,000 vehicles per day as part of a trade expansion push.
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Light Rain Cripples Karachi, Exposing Pakistan's Municipal Infrastructure Decay in City
Light rain hit Karachi on Aug. 1, 2026, causing traffic delays and highlighting the fragility of city services.
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