Politics & Governance
PDMA issues monsoon rain alert for Punjab
The Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) Punjab has issued a monsoon rain alert for the entire province, warning of heavy downpours across multiple districts starting from August 17. According to...
Kuwaiti FM condoles with Dar over heavy causalities in floods
According to details surfaced on Saturday, the Kuwaiti foreign minister held a telephonic conversation with Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar. On this occasion, the Kuwaiti foreign minister has made it...
CM Gandapur announces Rs2m each for flood-hit families
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur has announced an increase in compensation for families of those killed in recent floods, raising the amount from Rs1million to Rs2million. CM Gandapur...
Hajj 2026 applications can be submitted until Aug 18
The Ministry of Religious Affairs has extended the deadline for receiving Hajj applications by one day. According to a ministry spokesperson, designated banks will continue accepting applications on Monday, August...
World capitals express solidarity with Pakistan over flood devastation in KP
Global leaders have expressed grief over the loss of lives and destruction caused by floods in Pakistan, extending condolences and offers of support. According to the Foreign Office, UK Foreign...
Water Project’s Undocumented ‘Mechanism’ Reduces Transparency, Disempowers Communities
Karachi : Under the Karachi Water & Sewerage Services Improvement Project (KWSSIP), a pilot initiative began over a year ago to rehabilitate water and sewerage systems in some of the...
Rains expected across Sindh from today
KARACHI: Rainfall is expected in most districts of Sindh, including Karachi, from August 17 to 22, the Pakistan Meteorological Department said on Saturday.The department said weak monsoon winds have begun...
Zelensky braces for perilous Trump talks in Washington
Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky flies to Washington on Monday under heavy US pressure to agree on a swift end to Russia’s war in Ukraine, but remains determined to defend Kyiv’s interests...
Train derailment near Lodhran leaves one dead, injures 24
LODHRAN: A person was killed and at least 24 passengers were injured when four carriages of the Awam Express derailed near Lodhran railway station in the wee hours of Sunday.Lodhran...
Malala says her ‘heart breaks’ for communities hit by Pakistan floods
Islamabad:Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai speaks during the Girls Education in Muslim Communities: Challenges and Opportunities summit in Islamabad, Pakistan, January 12, 2025. — ReutersNobel laureate Malala Yousafzai speaks during the...
