ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Friday condemned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as a “purveyor of genocide” and vowed to meet any threat to its sovereignty with a “resolute response,” following a tense U.N. Security Council debate over Israel’s airstrike in Qatar that killed six people.
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Floodwaters shift south in Pakistan, threatening Sindh as Punjab begins recovery
KARACHI: The flood authorities warned on Thursday that the Indus River is expected to reach “very high flood” levels at the Guddu Barrage in Sindh province within 48 hours, as massive volumes of water draining from devastated areas upstream in Punjab push southward, raising alarms for densely populated regions along the river’s lower reaches.
Pakistan declares national climate, farm emergencies as monsoon floods kill 928
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan declared a national climate emergency and an agricultural emergency on Wednesday as relentless monsoon floods ravaged farmland, displaced millions and threatened to exacerbate food shortages in a country already grappling with economic pressures.
Pakistan strongly condemns Israeli strike on Hamas leaders in Doha, calling it a violation of Qatar’s sovereignty
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan strongly condemned Israel’s airstrike in Doha targeting Hamas leaders, terming it a “most dangerous provocation” that threatens regional peace and stability, as Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif conveyed solidarity with Qatar in a phone call with its amir on Tuesday.
Rift deepens in Supreme Court over new rules, as four judges boycott full court meeting
ISLAMABAD: Four senior judges of the Supreme Court of Pakistan boycotted a full court meeting on Monday and sharply criticised the process for adopting new procedural rules, calling it a unilateral move by the chief justice that bypassed collective deliberation and lacked legal legitimacy.
Floods escalate as Indus River threatens ‘super flood’ in Sindh
KARACHI: As Pakistan grapples with one of its most severe monsoon seasons on record, floodwaters surging down the Indus River have entered Sindh province after devastating Punjab, prompting urgent warnings of a potential “super flood” at Guddu Barrage and forcing evacuations in low-lying areas.
Pakistan says 1.6 mln at risk as super floods head from Punjab to Sindh
KARACHI: Surging rivers swollen by heavy monsoon rains and major water releases from India continued to batter the eastern Punjab province on Saturday, pushing flood levels to exceptional highs and triggering warnings of widespread inundation downstream in southern Sindh province, where officials said more than 1.6 million people are at risk.
Pakistan tells Germany to take 2,400 Afghans promised asylum, toughens stance on refugees
ISLAMABAD : Pakistan on Friday asserted its authority over the fate of Afghan refugees on its soil, urging Germany to swiftly accept thousands who were promised refuge in Berlin while warning Kabul to crack down on terrorist safe havens across the border.
Sindh evacuates 109,000 as floodwaters from Punjab move downstream
KARACHI: Authorities in Pakistan’s southern Sindh province have evacuated over 109,000 people from low-lying areas as severe flooding in eastern Punjab, triggered by torrential monsoon rains, swells rivers and threatens downstream regions, disaster officials said on Friday.
Pakistan, China pledge to fast-track CPEC 2.0 projects, sign raft of MoUs in Beijing
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Chinese Premier Li Qiang reaffirmed their commitment on Thursday to advancing the second phase of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, a multibillion-dollar infrastructure initiative central to their strategic partnership, during a meeting Sharif described as “warm and most productive.”