Residents scrambled to rooftops or treetops for safety, while authorities declared emergencies after bloated rivers breached banks in several districts of south Punjab, inundating hundreds of villages over large swaths, particularly in the Chenab basin, officials said on Monday. The Punjab Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) said that the Sutlej, Ravi, and Chenab rivers remained […]
The government on Monday announced that it would not seek foreign aid to rebuild areas destroyed by ongoing devastating floods, as Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif constituted a committee to assess the damages to crops, shelter and livelihoods. Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal who announced the government’s decision not to take foreign loans for reconstruction activities, also […]
Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto on Monday removed Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati in a cabinet reshuffle following deadly anti-government protests across the country. Sri Mulyani is an influential figure who once served as managing director of the World Bank and was finance minister under three different presidents. Her house was ransacked during the recent protests […]
As the blessed month of Rabiul Awwal begins, commemorating the birth of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), an increasing number of residents in the capital have turned to digital platforms to mark the occasion. What was once observed mainly through physical gatherings is now finding expression in virtual spaces – giving rise to the trend […]
The recent fatal road accident on the Karakoram Highway (KKH) near Lady Garden has once again exposed the entrenched weaknesses of Abbottabad’s traffic management system, where “corruption”, “negligence”, and “revenue-driven practices” appear to have eclipsed the basic duty of protecting lives. According to eyewitness accounts, a 10-wheeler dumper ploughed into a group of schoolchildren attempting […]
A new book on Pakistan-India relations, Pakistan-India Relations: Fractured Past, Uncertain Future, authored by Ambassador Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhry, was launched in Islamabad on Monday at an event jointly organised by the Institute of Regional Studies (IRS) and the Sanober Institute. Introducing his book, Ambassador Chaudhry said it raises a fundamental question: Is the failure to […]
Pakistan Railways has taken notice of complaints regarding inadequate travel facilities, poor punctuality, and lack of amenities on railcars operating twice daily between Rawalpindi and Lahore. Following reports published in Daily Express and The Express Tribune, the department has decided to induct four newly furnished coaches equipped with modern facilities into the system starting October. […]
The negotiations between the government, district administration and the All Bakers’ Organisations to increase the price of roti have failed. Under the Pakistan Nanbai Association, the Bakers’ Organisations of the twin cities of Rawalpindi, Islamabad and all 43 districts of Punjab have announced to increase the prices of roti, naan, paratha and roghani naan on […]
Kazakhstan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Murat Nurtleu arrived in Islamabad on a two-day official visit to Pakistan on Monday, Radio Pakistan reported. He was received at the airport by Additional Secretary (West Asia) at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Syed Ali Asad Gillani, along with other senior officials. Nurtleu is accompanied by a thirteen-member […]
“The Ravi has returned.” Over the past few days, a picture circulating over social media shows the Ravi river flowing peacefully in the peripheries of the Badshahi Mosque after centuries. While some can afford to sit in their homes and marvel in the nostalgia of the river reclaiming its historic route, over a million stranded […]