The Tank district of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa has reported yet another case of the wild poliovirus, bringing the total tally of cases this year to 24. But the recorded number on paper does not always reflect reality within communities. According to the WHO, up to 90% of people infected with the virus remain asymptomatic, meaning they experience […]
Northern Pakistan has witnessed a troubling surge in climate induced disasters over the past few years. From flash floods in Gilgit-Baltistan to landslides in Chitral, the region’s fragile infrastructure is repeatedly overwhelmed. Roads are blocked, bridges swept away, and water channels disrupted, leaving communities isolated and vulnerable. Hundreds of precious lives have been lost to […]
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Russian President Vladimir Putin held an important meeting on Tuesday in Beijing ahead of upcoming events in China. The two leaders pledged to strengthen bilateral relations across trade, energy and regional connectivity. Shehbaz praised Putin’s role in fostering closer relations, saying, “Relations between the two countries have improved during the […]
Torrential monsoon rains and surging rivers have unleashed widespread flooding across Pakistan, leaving 881 people dead, over 1,000 injured and around a million displaced, according to the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA). “The crisis deepened after India released large volumes of water into the Sutlej without formal notification,” officials said. The move triggered high alerts […]
A low-pressure system, formed over the Bay of Bengal, is expected to intensify into a depression, raising the likelihood of monsoon rains across Sindh from September 7 to 11, the Meteorological Department said. Officials warned that the system could bring moderate to heavy rainfall in several districts of rural Sindh, while Karachi may experience light […]
Belgium will recognise a Palestinian state at the UN General Assembly, Foreign Minister Maxime Prevot said on Tuesday, adding to international pressure on Israel after similar moves by Australia, Britain, Canada and France. Under mounting global criticism for its war in Gaza, Israel has been angered by the pledges to formally recognise a Palestinian state […]
In a country where cricket is more than just a sport, Pakistan once again witnessed how the game can unite people and serve as a force for good. The historic return of cricket to Peshawar after nearly two decades, with the match that took place on August 30, was not only about nostalgia and entertainment, but also […]
Banana artwork by Danish artist Thyra Hilden, resembling a vulva, was sold for $12,869 at the Enter Art Fair in Copenhagen, it emerged on Tuesday. The piece, deliberately priced at a fraction of its so-called male counterpart — Maurizio Cattelan’s $120,000 “Comedian” banana — has raised not just eyebrows, but has prompted conversation about gender equality in the […]
For the first time in more than two decades, Pakistan has produced a national economic census. It counted over 7.1 million establishments and geo-tagged nearly 40 million structures, making it the largest digitisation exercise in South Asia. Government officials have presented it as a landmark step toward building a reliable statistical frame of the economy. […]
The European Union (EU) has announced Rs350 million (€1.05 million) emergency assistance to support victims of devastating floods in Pakistan that have claimed hundreds of lives and left thousands displaced and many missing. “Our heartfelt condolences go out to the families of the victims and all those affected by this disaster,” the EU said in […]