Parts of Punjab, Sindh face urban flooding risk – Pakistan
• Tarbela, Mangla levels continue to rise amid monsoon rains• Medium-flood at Guddu and Sukkur barrages; Chenab may reach high-flood at Marala• PDMA says 45 killed in Punjab LAHORE: As the River Indus continues to flow at a medium flood level at Guddu and Sukkur barrages, water levels in the country’s major reservoirs — Tarbela […]
Search operation for climbers missing after Broad Peak avalanche suspended due to bad weather – Pakistan
GILGIT: The search and rescue operation for foreign climbers missing after an avalanche at Broad Peak was suspended late Friday due to adverse weather conditions in the region. Three bodies of missing climbers — one each from the United States, Nepal and Oman — were airlifted from Broad Peak to Skardu by Pakistan Army helicopters. […]
Pakistan’s leading artists display their work at Karachi expo
‘Handle With Care’ features creations that present a deeply personal, fearless exploration of the human experience KARACHI: A new group exhibition, Handle With Care, has opened in Karachi, bringing together ten of Pakistan’s leading figurative artists in what curator Scheherezade Junejo describes as a deeply personal and fearless exploration of the human experience. Featuring works […]
Schools in Sindh to remain closed on August 4: education department – Pakistan
The Sindh government’s School Education and Literacy Department on Friday announced that schools in the province would remain closed on Aug 4 (Tuesday) in observance of Chehlum of Imam Hussain. A notification available with Dawn states that all public and private educational institutions under the department “shall remain closed on Aug 4, 2026 (Tuesday) on […]
ECP says ready to hold LG polls in Punjab, KP, blames last-minute amendments for delays – Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Friday said it was ready to hold local government elections in Punjab and 23 districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa; however, repeated last-minute amendments by the federal and provincial governments had stalled the process. In Punjab, hearings on objections to the preliminary delimitation had concluded, the ECP said. “Delimitation […]
Good governance quintessential for Pakistan: DG ISPR
Says if reset is needed, it should happen Accuses a defeated India of funding terror proxies Distances army from DG ISPR Lt Gen Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry addresses press conference. Photo: Screengrab ISLAMABAD: Director General Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Lt-Gen Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry on Friday said an administrative reset should take place if it was required […]
PPP’s Central Executive Committee to deliberate creation of new administrative units: secretary general – Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: The PPP’s Central Executive Committee (CEC) will deliberate on the matter of creating new administrative units, which, according to the party’s secretary general Nayyar Bokhari, should be created through the mechanism provided in the Constitution and by means of an executive order. “The Constitution of Pakistan has clearly laid down the complete procedure. Without […]
Shangla mourns 28 miners killed in Balochistan coal mine accident – Pakistan
SHANGLA: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Shangla district is mourning the deaths of 28 young coal miners, including 23 residents of Mian Kaly, who were killed in a gas explosion at a coal mine on the outskirts of Quetta on Thursday. The Shangla Coal Mine Workers Association said that following the deaths of 23 miners from Mian Kaly, […]
Over 4,000 police personnel to be deployed for security during AJK Assembly elections in Rawalpindi division – Pakistan
RAWALPINDI: More than 4,000 police personnel will be deployed to ensure foolproof security arrangements for the Azad Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly elections, to be held on August 2 for the migrant seats of the Rawalpindi division, according to the regional police. Polls in AJK are currently being held in three phases over security concerns, […]
Good governance ‘quintessential’ for security and stability of Pakistan: DG ISPR – Pakistan
Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director General (DG) Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry termed good governance “quintessential” for the security and stability of Pakistan. He made this remark while addressing a press conference focused on the overall security situation in the country, particularly Balochistan. The DG ISPR, during his presser, commented on Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi’s […]