Pakistan & The World
Holiday offers little relief as Karachi’s working class braves flooded streets
Sweepers clear a Karachi road a day after heavy rains battered the city, August 20, 2025. — Geo.tv As Karachi reels from days of heavy rains and crippling urban flooding,...
Death toll climbs to 17 as monsoon showers batter Karachi again
People wade through a flooded road after the monsoon rain in Karachi, Pakistan, August 19, 2025. — Reuters Power supply remains suspended in several Karachi areas. Multiple domestic flights cancelled...
Pakistan wins big in Washington; India feels Trump’s fury
National flags of India, the United States, and Pakistan. — Reuters In a surprising turn, Pakistan has gained favour and influence in Washington in recent months, despite President Donald Trump’s...
A brief history of rains in Karachi
Commuters travel on a road during heavy rain in Karachi, on August 20, 2025. — Reuters The crippling floods witnessed in Karachi after this week’s torrential rains are far from...
Imran Khan nominates Mahmood Achakzai as NA opposition leader
Pakhtunkhwa Milli Awami Party chief Mahmood Khan Achakzai speaks in a public gathering. — APP/FileSalman Akram confirms Achakzai, Swati's nominations.Omar Ayub disqualified after May 9 convictions.Notifications of Ayub, Shibli issued...
DPM Dar urges Kabul to take concrete, verifiable steps against TTP, BLA
Afghanistan’s Acting Foreign Minister Mawlawi Amir Khan Muttaqi and his Pakistani counterpart Ishaq Dar meet in Kabul on August 20, 2025. — X/@ForeignOfficePk Both sides express satisfaction over positive trajectory...
Sindh CM slams Karachiites for leaving homes despite public holiday amid heavy rains
Sindh CM Syed Murad Ali Shah addresses press conference in Karachi following heavy rains on August 20, 2025. — Screengrab via Geo NewsCM admits shortcomings but says govt working on...
PM Shehbaz warns of more torrential rains as floods devastate KP
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif addressing flood victims in Buner, on August 20, 2025. — APPEngineers begin urgent repairs of roads, bridges.PM orders week-long free electricity for victims.Illegal constructions on waterways...
In pictures: Torrential rains paralyse Karachi, again
At least 12 people have died in Karachi after two days of heavy monsoon downpour brought the metropolis to a standstill, flooding neighbourhoods, submerging roads, and leaving thousands stranded in...
Relief efforts underway after devastating floods hit KP, GB
Army soldiers, members of the Urban Search and Rescue team carry rescue equipment as they walk towards the damaged area, following a storm that caused heavy rains and flooding in...
