Pakistan

Monsoon rains and melting glaciers have significantly increased water flow in Punjab rivers

Instructs authorities to restrict tourism activities

Atta Tarar shares letter signed by Nawaz Sharif

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Monsoon activity expected to intensify from today

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Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Field Marshal Asim Munir has personally dismissed speculation about changes in the presidency and premiership as the work of elements conspiring against the ruling setup, in remarks quoted on Saturday by a local newspaper. Suhail Warraich, senior editor for the Daily Jang newspaper, wrote today that the army chief had spoken to him in person on the matter during a recent meeting between the two in Brussels. Field Marshal Munir had stopped over in Belgium on his return from last week’s visit to the United States. “The talk started with politics, especially on rumours that there is some effort to change the president of Pakistan as well as the prime minister. Field Marshal Munir clearly said, during both the Brussels gathering and in his two-hour discussion with me, that the rumours about a change were completely false,” the column said. “When informed that this ‘news’ had been circulated by both civil and military agencies, he [Field Marshal Munir] said this could not be possible. ‘I...

Flash floods caused by heavy rainfall and cloudbursts devastated the country’s northern areas on Friday, with over 300 lives lost in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa alone so far. The unprecedented floods also claimed at least 11 lives in Gilgit-Baltistan. The majority of casualties were in Ghizer district, where the deluge damaged agricultural land, crops and a vital bridge, cutting off the area’s 15,000 residents from the rest of the region. Another nine people died across Azad Jammu and Kashmir, where infrastructure losses included two schools, 12 water mills, one main and four pedestrian bridges, six electricity poles, among others. Rescue and army personnel have been engaged in rescue and relief operations since yesterday, as the country reels from yet another monsoon calamity. People struggle to retrieve a car from mud and debris after flash floods in the Buner district of the monsoon-hit KP on Aug 16, 2025. — AFP People cross a nullah in flood with the help of ropes in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Bajaur on Aug 15, 2025. — ...

Iranian President Dr Masoud Pezeshkian has expressed profound grief over the widespread devastation caused by recent floods in Pakistan, extending condolences to the government, people, and bereaved families.

Mattel releases doll that pays tribute to tennis legend for her stellar career

US president's levies on S African exports set to affect manufacture of iconic footwear

Vienna museum paints asphalt to fight heat

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Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif held a key meeting with Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N) leader Mian Nawaz Sharif at Jati Umra, where they discussed the prevailing national situation, including the devastating floods in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

Inspection finds ICU patients left unattended, medicines missing, and sanitation in ruins

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Union leaders say workers denied allowances despite Eidul Azha duty