ISLAMABAD: Catastrophic flash flooding unleashed by heavy monsoon rains and cloudbursts has killed at least 240 people and left communities shattered in Pakistan’s northern regions, officials said Saturday, as authorities scramble to rescue stranded residents and brace for more intermittent downpours until August 21.
top-latest
UPDATE-Flash floods, helicopter crash claims near 200 lives as deluge ravages Pakistan’s northwest
PESHAWAR: Torrential rains and flash floods killed at least 189 people in Pakistan’s northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province and eight in Gilgit-Baltistan over the past 24 hours, officials said Friday, as a government helicopter carrying relief supplies crashed in bad weather, killing all five crew members.
Monsoon fury kills 146 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa; relief helicopter crashes
PESHAWAR: At least 146 people were killed in the past 24 hours, including five in a government helicopter crash, as relentless monsoon rains and flash floods devastated Pakistan’s northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province, officials said on Friday, with several others missing and rescue operations underway.
Pakistan announces new Rocket Force to bolster conventional might against rival India
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has created a new military command dedicated to long-range conventional missiles, aiming to bolster its strike capabilities against arch-rival India, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said.
Pakistan marks 79th Independence Day with India war victory fervor
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan marked its 79th Independence Day on Thursday with nationwide celebrations centred on a recent military victory over India, as leaders urged unity and paid tribute to the armed forces for defending the nation’s sovereignty during a brief but intense conflict earlier this year.
Flash floods paralyse Karakoram Highway, strand thousands in Gilgit-Baltistan
ISLAMABAD: A fresh torrent of flash floods on Wednesday halted repair efforts on the Karakoram Highway (KKH) in Hunza’s Gulmit Gojal area, leaving thousands of people, including tourists, stranded across multiple locations in Pakistan’s northern Gilgit-Baltistan region, as authorities scramble to restore infrastructure devastated by glacial flooding.
Security forces kill 50 militants in four-day border clashes
QUETTA: Security forces have killed 50 militants in a series of intense operations over the past four days in Balochistan’s Zhob district, thwarting attempts by insurgents to cross from Afghanistan, the military said on Tuesday.
US designates Balochistan Liberation Army, Majeed Brigade as foreign terrorist organisations
By Staff Reporter ISLAMABAD: The United States on Monday designated the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) and its offshoot, the Majeed Brigade, as a Foreign Terrorist
Indian whistleblower says Hindu extremist RSS, BJP plotted Kashmir unrest, Pakistan attacks for political gain
ISLAMABAD: A former member of India’s Hindu extremist Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) has accused senior leaders of the right-wing group, along with affiliates including the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), and militant Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP), and Bajrang Dal, of masterminding a series of deadly bombings across India between 2004 and 2008 to inflame communal tensions and secure political power.
Pakistan army chief hails ‘new dimension’ in US ties, slams Indian aggression
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s army chief, Field Marshal Asim Munir, on Sunday described his second US visit in six weeks as a “new dimension” in Islamabad-Washington ties, state-run PTV News reported.