Striking new satellite images that reveal the extent of Pakistan’s record flooding show how an overflowing Indus River has turned part of Sindh Province into a 100 kilometer-wide inland lake. Swaths of the country are now underwater, and it is described as a “monsoon on steroids” brought the heaviest rainfall in living memory and flooding […]
Imran raised Rs500m in fundraising telethon Chairman of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) held a global telethon donation on (Monday) 29 August at 9:30 pm for Pakistan flood victims. On Saturday 27 August, Imran Khan, while addressing a public gathering in Jhelum, said he would help the flood-hit people but would not stop his campaign for real freedom. […]
Former premier and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan appeared before the Islamabad High Court (IHC) today (Wednesday) amidst tight security in relation to a contempt case. A larger bench of the court is to hear the case at 2.30pm. عمران خان بنی گالہ سے اسلام آباد ہائیکورٹ میں پیشی کیلئے روانہ۔ pic.twitter.com/uN36Bg5CUi — PTI […]
The fate of millions of Syrian refugees in Turkey hangs in the balance amid fears that they may become pawns in the country’s changing politics. Syrian refugees have become central in the political debate in Turkey ahead of elections next year. Calls to repatriate them to war-torn Syria used to be the cause of fringe, […]
The former prime minister and PTI chairman Imran Khan on Monday responded to the show-cause notice issued to him by the Islamabad High Court (IHC) in contempt proceedings, offering to “take back” his controversial remarks regarding additional district and sessions judge Zeba Chaudhry. Imran, through his attorney, claimed not being aware at the time of […]
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday said Pakistan will need to “work hard” for self-sufficiency and urged structural reforms following the revival of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) program. The revival of the IMF program was “critical” to the economy, tweeted PM Shehbaz. However, the economic stability brought by the IMF deal is just the […]
The Pakistani rupee surged against the US dollar Tuesday. During intraday trade after the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) executive board revived the much-awaited bailout program for Islamabad. The rupee rose 2.42 against the US dollar to 219.50. During intraday trading on the interbank market from Monday’s close of 221.92. After months of desperate efforts. Global […]
Pakistan is racing to prevent further loss of life as it reels from one of its worst climate disasters with floodwater threatening to cover up to a third of the country of 220 million people by the end of the monsoon season. Climate change minister Sherry Rehman said Sunday the unprecedented rain had created […]
KARACHI: Sindh’s displaced communities, who are already stuck in stagnant rainwater, face another challenge the breakout of water diseases and skin infections This is because of unhygienic conditions and contaminated water. Health experts warn of outbreaks of diseases including malaria, dengue, typhoid, diarrhea, and skin infections among children, women, and elderly persons. The helpless, displaced […]
Wednesday marks six months since the Kremlin launched its invasion of Ukraine. As Russia bombs its neighbor, what has become the biggest European war since 1945 has had an outsized impact far south, in the Middle East. A volatile region with an array of existing problems, the Middle East was no exception to the disruptions brought on by the […]
