Pakistan

Sets aside a judicial magistrate's July 8 order

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Officials say initial assessments suggest damage to rice and sugarcane crops is manageable

Flood-related road blockades cause massive gridlock from morning till night

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Rescue 1122 recovers another corpse with feet tied

Overflowing dams, choked drains, and stalled governance bring life to a halt in Karachi's largest residential belt

Victims include two sisters; attacker identified as victims' uncle

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Public movement persists amid safety risks; residents criticise temporary repairs

Encroachments on natural drains blamed for flood damages, economic losses in Sindh

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ILO criticised over compensation funds; memorial event postponed due to rain

Islamabad High Court (IHC) Chief Justice Sardar Muhammad Sarfraz Dogar on Thursday warned renowned rights activist and lawyer Imaan Zainab Mazari-Hazir of a contempt of court case for allegedly calling him a “dictator”. A heated exchange between the two took place during the hearing of a plea filed on behalf of rights activist Dr Mahrang Baloch, who has been in custody since March. The petitioner had sought the removal of Mahrang’s name from the Exit Control List (ECL), which restricts a person’s travel abroad. Mazari was representing her in the court, when, at one point, the IHC chief justice remarked, “If I issue any order in this case, then Miss Mazari would go downstairs and hold a programme, [saying] that a dictator is sitting [here].” At this, Mazari maintained she had said “no such thing that could be considered outside the boundaries of the law”. “You should also remain within the boundaries of respect,” Justice Dogar then told Mazari. At that, Mazari clarified that “whatever I have said was in a pers...

In a meeting with the Qatari emir on Thursday, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif urged unity in the Muslim world to confront Israeli provocations following Tel Aviv’s recent airstrikes targeting residential areas in Doha. PM Shehbaz reached Doha today on a one-day visit, where he met Qatari Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani to express solidarity and regional unity after the attacks, state media reported. “The prime minister emphasised that Israel’s ongoing aggression in the Middle East must be stopped and the Muslim world needs unity in its ranks to confront Israeli provocations,” according to a statement by state broadcaster PTV on X. The statement said the prime minister strongly condemned the Israeli attack as a “blatant violation” of Qatar’s sovereignty and territorial integrity. He stated that the leadership and people of Pakistan were deeply concerned about the attack, which was contrary to international laws. “Reaffirming the historical and brotherly relations between Pakistan and Qatar, the prime min...

Parental career imposition, meagre income generation force many doctors to drop their white coats after graduation

Flood alerts, family tracking, crime reporting, disability-friendly tools added

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