Margalla Hills fire brought under control, cooling process underway: district admin – Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: A fire which erupted in the capital’s Margalla Hills near the F-5 sector on Monday was “completely” brought under control and the cooling process was underway, the district administration said. According to a statement, “The fire has been completely brought under control, and the cooling process is underway.” However, there are no official reports […]
Iranian VP urges striker Azmoun’s return
TEHRAN: An Iranian vice president called Monday for striker Sardar Azmoun, who faced allegations of treason from Iran’s state media, to be reinstated to the national team ahead of the 2026 World Cup. Azmoun was omitted from the initial squad list drawn up by the team’s manager, as the team prepared for a tournament co-hosted […]
Fire erupts in Islamabad’s Margalla Hills, hiking trails temporarily closed: district admin – Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: A fire broke out on Monday in the capital’s Margalla Hills near the F-5 sector, the district administration said. A contingent of firefighters reached the site to extinguish the blaze, alongside local residents, the district administration said in a statement, adding that the blaze would “soon be brought under control”. “As a result of […]
Aga Khan vows commitment to K-P’s development
Prince Rahim shows keen interest in exploring investment opportunities across various sectors Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Muhammad Sohail Khan Afridi and Governor Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Faisal Karim Kundi warmly welcomed Prince Rahim Aga Khan V, the spiritual leader of the Ismaili community, at Chitral Airport.. PHOTO: PTI,K-P official X account PESHAWAR: Prince Rahim Aga Khan showed keen […]
Prince Aga Khan assures KP CM Sohail Afridi of investment in the province – Pakistan
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi on Monday met visiting Prince Rahim al-Hussaini Aga Khan V at the Lower Chitral Airport, where the latter assured him of investment in the province. Prince Rahim arrived in Pakistan on Wednesday for a week-long visit — his first to the country since being named the spiritual leader of […]
WHO chief says suspected Ebola deaths at 220 and ‘epidemic is outpacing us’ – World
World Health Organisation (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Monday that there had been 220 suspected deaths in the current Ebola outbreak and that a delay in detecting cases meant responders were now “playing catch-up”. “We are urgently scaling up operations, but at the moment the epidemic is outpacing us,” Tedros said, adding that […]
KU choked by protests on exams, fees, funds
Students, teachers, staff stage parallel protests over exam disruptions, fee hikes, administrative collapse The protests were organised by Islami Jamiat-e-Talaba and a students alliance for the mismanagement at the Karachi University. PHOTO: Jamiat Karachi FB page KARACHI: Protest tensions gripped University of Karachi on Monday as students, faculty and employees took to the streets in […]
Militants blow up govt school, basic health unit in KP’s Tank – Pakistan
DERA ISMAIL KHAN: Unidentified militants blew up a government middle school and a basic health unit (BHU) with explosive material late on Sunday night in the Chesan Kech area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Tank district, local sources said. According to local sources, the attackers targeted the Government Middle School for Boys and a BHU, causing severe […]
Fact-check: Viral video of giant hailstones falling down is AI-generated
Minor edge distortions suggest AI generation; clip lacks verified location, date, or source details The abnormal size hailstorm image is AI generated. PHOTO: VIDEO GRAB Since April 2026, a video has been doing the rounds on social media, allegedly showing giant balls of ice falling from the sky, bouncing through roads, vehicles and houses. Heavy […]
THE ECONOMICS OF PAKISTAN’S EIDUL AZHA – Newspaper
Every Eidul Azha, millions of Pakistanis participate in a decentralised economic event larger than half the federal development budget. The animals arrive before the city wakes. By three in the morning, a few weeks before Eidul Azha, the livestock markets on the periphery of Karachi are already dense with noise and colour, the restless lowing […]