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Listen to The Pouring Rain: Lahore says goodbye to hot, humid weather with downpour

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September 19, 2023

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Listen to The Pouring Rain: Lahore says goodbye to hot, humid weather with downpour

Heavy downpour with thunder and wind lashed the provincial capital on Tuesday as monsoon season is about to end with weather showing signs of change after current spell of rains helped end the sweltering heat which was made unbearable by extremely high level of humidity.

The rain comes as the Met office has predicted widespread rain/thundershower with wind in Sindh and eastern Punjab while at few places in northern and eastern Balochistan, upper Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Kashmir during the next 24 hours.

Parts of Lahore started receiving rain around 3am, which later spread to other areas. However, the heaviest rain was recorded in the eastern parts including Tajpura, Mughalpura and DHA.

The maximum amount of rain recorded so far was 157mm at airport followed by 148mm in Tajpura where rainwater entered houses. Meanwhile, Gulberg, Johar Town and Nishtar Town too have received over 100mm of rain as the low-lying areas in the city are inundated.

By the time this report was filed around 10:20am, dark clouds were still covering the skies as rain with varying intensity continued across Lahore and surrounding areas.

The latest spell of rains is a product of the monsoon currents from Bay of Bengal and a westerly which converged over the upper and central parts of the country while also affecting the eastern parts of Sindh.

Read more: Sizzling heat with high humidity even on Sept 14 but rains are at last predicted

Hence, the permanent change in weather after the monsoon season was imminent for two reasons: firstly, it is mid-September and, secondly, the westerly brought cooler winds.

Meanwhile, the chief amounts of rain [other than Lahore] recorded during the past 24 hours [till 8am] are given as:

Punjab – Toba Tek Singh 26 and Narowal 17

Sindh – Nagarparkar 80, Mithi 49 and Thatta 47

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa – Malam Jabba 22 and Cherat 17

The Met Office in its latest advisory says a low pressure area (LPA) is located over Southeast of Rajasthan (India) and likely to move south westwards during next 48 hours, which will bring rain/ thundershowers with wind in lower Sindh and eastern parts of Balochistan from Monday to Wednesday.

During the said period, Thatta, Badin, Sujawal, Umerkot, Tharparkar and Mirpurkhas in Sindh may receive isolated heavy rainfalls.

However, the spell will affect Kashmir, Gilgit-Baltistan, Islamabad, northern and eastern Punjab as well as upper Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Monday to Thursday.

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Court reserves verdict on PTI founder’s bail plea in May 9 case

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May 16, 2024

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Court reserves verdict on PTI founder's bail plea in May 9 case

The Islamabad district and sessions court has reserved verdict on the bail plea of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder in the May 9 case.

Judicial Magistrate Omar Shabbir heard the case against the PTI leader registered in Shahzad Town police station.

Naeem Haider Panjhota, Sardar Masroof and Amina Ali appeared before the judge as counsel for the PTI leader.

The lawyers said the case against the PTI founder had not been pursued by an authorised officer. All cases against him had been instituted on the basis of politics and should, therefore, be quashed, they demanded.

The court after listening to the arguments reserved the verdict.

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Rawalpindi court bins plea for initiating case against former commissioner Liaquat Chattha

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May 16, 2024

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Rawalpindi court bins plea for initiating case against former commissioner Liaquat Chattha

The Rawalpindi Sessions Court on Thursday dismissed a petition seeking the registration of a case against former Rawalpindi commissioner Liaquat Ali Chattha.

Additional District and Sessions Judge Hakim Khan issued a two-page written order on the petition.

In its order, the court observed that apart from the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), a departmental inquiry was also being conducted against the former commissioner.

If the allegations were proven in the ECP and departmental inquiries, a legal action was certain, the order stated, adding that in this situation, there was no justification for registering a separate case against the former Rawalpindi commissioner.

Two lawyers from Rawalpindi had filed the petition seeking the registration of a case against former commissioner.

In a Feb 18 presser, the former commissioner admitted that elections in his division were “rigged”.

The commissioner accused Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sikandar Sultan Raja of being complicit in the rigging and asserted that he, along with the CEC and Chief Justice of Pakistan Qazi Faez Isa, deserved punishment, even the death penalty, for their injustice.

Chattha expressed remorse for forcing his subordinates to engage in wrongdoing and admitted that winning candidates were made to lose on 13 seats in the Rawalpindi division.

Later on Feb 23, Chattha retracted his earlier statement in a written statement submitted to the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP).

In the statement, Chattha confessed to having supported the narrative of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) about rigging in the general elections and maligning state institutions in exchange for a lucrative position in the future.

He stated he had been made this offer by a Lahore-based PTI leader with whom he had developed a close friendship.

Chattha alleged that “this entire planning had been formulated after consultation and approval of the senior leadership of PTI”.

He stated that this proposal was made by the said [PTI] individual in consideration of the fact that he was about to retire from service after having remained a part of the services for 32 years and enjoyed all the perks and privileges.

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IHC orders Zartaj Gul to appear before court with record in ECL name removal case

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May 16, 2024

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IHC orders Zartaj Gul to appear before court with record in ECL name removal case

Islamabad High Court (IHC) has sought the record from Zartaj Gul’s counsel on a petition seeking the name removal of PTI leader and MNA Zartaj Gul from the Exit Control List (ECL).

IHC’s Justice Tariq Mehmood Jahangiri heard the case on Zartaj Gul’s name removal from ECL.

During the hearing, the state counsel stated that Zartaj Gul’s name has been included in the Provisional National Identification List (PNIL).

Upon inquiry from the court, the state counsel informed that Zartaj Gul’s name was included in PNIL on the order of Islamabad and Punjab police, and the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) was responsible for including the name in PNIL.

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State counsel added that five cases were registered against Zartaj Gul in Islamabad and Punjab.

The petitioner’s counsel, Advocate Usama, disclosed that Zartaj Gul has been granted bail in those cases. He reiterated that the name was being included in the PNIL list despite being on bail.

During the hearing, Justice Tariq Jahangiri inquired about how many cases Zartaj Gul has been granted bail in and ordered the petitioner to appear before the court in the next hearing.

Consequently, IHC has adjourned the case hearing until next week by directing Zartaj Gul’s counsel to appear before the court in the next hearing with records.

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