People wade through a flooded road after the monsoon rain in Karachi, August 19, 2025. — ReutersKARACHI: Pakistan’s largest city, along with parts of Sindh, remained paralysed by prolonged power cuts and waterlogging on Thursday, two days after heavy monsoon rains, as officials…

Students leave for their homes after school timings end on May 10, 2023. — OnlineKARACHI: The Sindh Education Department declared on Wednesday that all government and private schools and colleges in Karachi will remain shut on Thursday due to the city’s rain-hit situation.According to…

Partially submerged vehicles move, as some are parked, after the monsoon rain in Karachi, Pakistan, August 19, 2025. — ReutersCitizens lashed out at authorities for blaming “unprecedented weather” while failing to take proper measures to tackle Karachi’s monsoon rains.The downpour, described…

People wade through a flooded road after the monsoon rain in Karachi, August 19, 2025. — Reuters KARACHI: A day after wreaking havoc, heavy monsoon showers hit Karachi again on Wednesday night, as the death toll from rain-related incidents rose to 17 since Tuesday.The aftermath of…

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, Acting FM of Afghanistan Mawlawi Amir Khan Muttaqi and Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar pose for group photo in Kabul on August 20, 2025. — APPIn a major development, three regional countries — Pakistan, China, and Afghanistan — on Wednesday…

Men remove water from a mosque following heavy rain in Karachi, August 20, 2025. — ReutersKarachi’s latest deluge is only the most recent chapter in a long history of urban flooding.Since 1990, Pakistan’s largest metropolis has repeatedly endured urban flooding during the monsoon…

PTI leader Azam Swati and Pashtunkhwa Mili Awami Party Chairman Mahmood Khan Achakzai. APP/X@MKAchakzaiPKMAPPakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf founding chairman Imran Khan has nominated Pashtunkhwa Milli Awami Party chief Mahmood Khan Achakzai, who also heads the multi-party opposition alliance,…

Sindh CM Syed Murad Ali Shah addresses press conference in Karachi following heavy rains on August 20, 2025. — Screengrab via Geo NewsSindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah on Wednesday censured Karachi residents for disregarding government directives to remain indoors after the provincial…

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif addressing flood victims in Buner, on August 20, 2025. — APPPrime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, while visiting flood-hit areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Wednesday, cautioned that more spells of heavy rain were still expected.Addressing flood victims in Buner, the…

Rescue operations being conducted at the site of a building collapse in Karachi, August 20, 2025. —Screengrab via Geo newsKARACHI: A three-storey building collapsed in the city’s Mominabad neighbourhood on Wednesday, injuring at least five people and trapping others under the rubble, police…

Senior journalist and former caretaker information minister Murtaza Solangi has been appointed spokesperson for the President of Pakistan, he confirmed on Wednesday. A former director general of Radio Pakistan, Solangi served as the caretaker minister for information and broadcasting from August […]

Pakistan, China and Afghanistan on Wednesday committed themselves to bolstering joint efforts against the menace of terrorism and deepening their collaboration in key spheres. A statement to this effect followed the Sixth Trilateral Foreign Ministers Dialogue held in Kabul between Deputy Prime […]

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday visited the flood-affected districts of Swat, Buner and Shangla in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, as 14 more bodies were recovered from debris in Swabi’s Dalori. Record rains in KP, which started on August 15, have wreaked havoc on different parts of the province. […]

Pakistan Air Force (PAF) has launched a large-scale flood relief operation in Gilgit-Baltistan. Demonstrating unwavering resolve amidst difficult weather conditions and rugged mountainous terrain, PAF C-130 aircraft airlifted 7 tons of dry rations, daily use eatables and life-saving medicines from […]

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) put Sri Lanka on its non-compliance list on Tuesday, after the country’s national anti-doping body failed to address issues in its legal system.The move makes Sri Lanka the fourth signatory to WADA’s code that is currently non-compliant, a list that includes […]

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) started a nationwide talent hunt targeting schools across the country. More than 400 schools from 39 districts will take part. The first phase will see trials at the selected schools. Over 60 coaches will conduct assessments at each location. The aim is to find […]

S. M. Tanveer has expressed concerns over a staggering 1.5 million acre-feet (MAF) of water was wasted in just seven days from the Kotri Barrage, enough to sustain agriculture water requirements for 16.4 million acres of land for an entire year. This alarming wastage highlights the need for […]

The Supreme Court on Tuesday adjourned the hearing of jailed Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan’s bail petitions until 10:30 am tomorrow after the special prosecutor fell ill. The case was heard by a three-member bench led by Chief Justice Yahya Afridi. During the hearing, Imran […]

Mohamed Salah made history on Tuesday by becoming the first player to win the Professional Footballers’ Association (PFA) Men’s Player of the Year award three times, after leading Liverpool to Premier League glory. The Egyptian forward scored 29 goals and contributed 18 assists, helping the Reds […]

Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir, NI (M), HJ, Chief of Army Staff; General Sahir Shamshad Mirza, NI, NI (M), Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee; Admiral Naveed Ashraf, NI, NI (M), Chief of the Naval Staff; and Air Chief Marshal Zaheer Ahmed Baber Sidhu, NI (M), HJ, Chief of the Air Staff, […]