Nine die of gastroenteritis, diarrhoea and malaria in Sindh in the last 24 hours as the crisis overwhelms the country’s health system. Islamabad, Pakistan – Water-borne diseases are a new concern in flood-ravaged Pakistan, with the authorities reporting at least nine such deaths in the last 24 hours, according to government data. All the deaths caused by diarrhoea, […]
One of the most well-known Islamic scholars Mufti Ismail Menk has landed in Pakistan to help victims of the devastating floods that have hit the country. Mufti Menk, who is adored by millions of Muslims worldwide, arrived in Sindh, the area most impacted by floods, and started working there to aid those in need. Islamic […]
PML-N Vice President Maryam Nawaz on Tuesday demanded that PTI Chairman Imran Khan provide proof to back his claim of his party members receiving threatening phone calls from unknown quarters, and urged him to reveal the identities of “Mr X and Mr Y” he often mentions during his speeches. On September 9, the former prime […]
Angelina Jolie, a famous American actress, filmmaker, humanitarian, and United Nations (UN) Special Envoy, is visiting Pakistan to see the devastation caused by unprecedented monsoon rains and floods in the country. Angelina Jolie is set to visit flood-ravaged Pakistan, the International Rescue Committee (IRC) said in a statement Monday, in a trip intended to draw international […]
China is willing to shape the international order together with Russia in a “more just and rational direction”, a senior Chinese diplomat said as the two countries’ leaders prepare to meet this week. Under the guidance of President Xi Jinping and President Vladimir Putin, “the relationship between the two countries has always been on the […]
The UN mission in Afghanistan urged the Taliban to open schools for girls, saying a year-long ban on keeping girls out of high schools was shameful and “entirely avoidable.” The United Nations urged the Taliban on Sunday to reopen high schools for girls across Afghanistan, condemning the ban that began exactly a year ago as “tragic and […]
PM Shehbaz arrived in London on the invitation of British government, to represent Pakistan at the funeral of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, which would be held on September 19, announced the Foreign Office. David Gordon-MacLeod, Special Representative of the British Foreign Secretary, received the prime minister at the airport. Accompanying the prime minister as […]
Pakistan is in a political and economic depth spiral that could push it over the same cliff as Sri Lanka, as internal conflict, regional instability, and global uncertainty all threaten the survival of the state. Pakistan has struggled to recover from the pandemic and is now grappling with another spike in COVID-19 cases. But the […]
The worst floods in memory may have occasioned a reset in relations, but Imran Khan could still prove a spoiler. As millions of Pakistanis reel from the worst floods in living memory, national and international humanitarian rescue and relief efforts have coincided with a notable political development: a slow-but-steady resumption of high-level contact between Pakistan and the […]
Prime Minister (PM) Shehbaz Sharif will be leaving for Uzbekistan tomorrow for a two-day visit, to attend the annual meeting of the Council of Heads of State of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), it was reported on Wednesday. Leaders of the SCO member countries and observer states as well as heads of the SCO organizations and […]
