Monsoon rains kill 12 in KP in past 3 days; nationwide flood warning issued – Pakistan
The ongoing torrential rainfall in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has killed 12 people in three days, while 18 people have been injured, the Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) said on Tuesday. Power supply has been disrupted in several regions of the province due to the weather conditions, Peshawar Electric Supply Company (Pesco) said. Furthermore, the National Disaster […]
AJK election commissioner says polls to be held in three phases beginning July 27 – Pakistan
The Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Election Commission on Tuesday announced that elections in the region, which were originally slated for July 27, would now be held in three phases ending on August 10. AJK Election Commissioner retired Justice Ghulam Mustafa Mughal made the announcement at a press conference, citing the unavailability of security forces […]
Afghans search for dozens missing, some with bare hands, after devastating flood in Nuristan province – World
Rescuers were struggling to reach residents trapped under mud and boulders in eastern Afghanistan on Tuesday, after a major flood smashed through one province, killing at least 23 people. Around 100 people are unaccounted for, the national disaster agency and the provincial governor’s office said, also updating the death toll from Monday’s deluge. An AFP […]
Saving Britain? – World – DAWN.COM
SINCE Brexit, political instability in the UK appears to be unending. Over the past decade, the country has had six prime ministers, yet the majority of the public remains despondent and views Britain as fractured. Now, Andy Burnham, the former mayor of Greater Manchester, has been appointed as the prime minister to help steer the […]
3 excise officials kidnapped after attack on checkpost in Balochistan’s Chagai: police sources – Pakistan
QUETTA: Three excise officials have been abducted at gunpoint following an attack on their department’s checkpost on the Dalbandin–Taftan Highway in Balochistan’s Chagai district, police sources told Dawn on Tuesday. According to the sources, the attack was carried out by unidentified men on Monday evening. They said around 30 armed men surrounded the checkpost that […]
‘Azad Kashmir is as dear to me as Punjab’: Nawaz Sharif kicks off election campaign
PML-N supremo vows to resolve AJK issues, pledges tenfold budget increase if party forms government Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo Nawaz Sharif on Tuesday kicked off his election campaign in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), describing the region as his second home and saying it was as dear to him as Punjab. “Azad Kashmir is […]
Centre committed to working closely with GB government, PM tells CM Amjad Hussain – Pakistan
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif met on Tuesday the newly appointed Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) Chief Minister Amjad Hussain and assured him that the federal government was committed to working closely with his government for welfare of its people. According to the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), the premier told Hussain that the Centre is committed to working with […]
DIGITISING A NATIONAL HERITAGE – Newspaper
While the digitisation process of the Lahore and Taxila museums is helping preserve thousands of priceless artefacts, it has also revealed the bureaucratic failures, institutional neglect and governance challenges that have long threatened the nation’s cultural heritage. Digitising a museum collection is often framed as a technical challenge. Procure high-resolution cameras and scanners, hire trained […]
Pakistan-origin physician Asif Mahmood elected chair of US commission on religious freedom – World
Dr Asif Mahmood, a physician of Pakistani origin, has been elected as the chair of the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF). The commission is a bipartisan body of the US federal government that monitors religious freedom around the world and makes policy recommendations to the president, the secretary of state and the […]
5 questions that continue to linger after the FIFA World Cup – Sport
As the echoes of the stadiums fade, the tournament departs with more than memories of footballing excellence. The curtain has fallen on the 2026 FIFA World Cup, the grandest and most expansive edition yet, hosted across the United States, Canada and Mexico. Spain emerged triumphant in a tense final against Argentina, etching their name on […]