ISLAMABAD: The sons of Pakistan’s imprisoned former prime minister Imran Khan met with Richard Grenell, a key aide to US President Donald Trump, in California on Tuesday, intensifying their campaign to secure their father’s release from jail. Khan, 71, has been detained since August 2023 on corruption charges his supporters decry as politically motivated, a case that has drawn growing international attention to Pakistan’s turbulent political landscape.
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Floods and glacial outbursts devastate northern Pakistan, killing five and stranding hundreds
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s weather agency issued a stark warning on Tuesday about glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs) threatening Gilgit-Baltistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where torrential rains have already claimed five lives and left dozens missing.
Deadly floods ravage Pakistan’s north, leaving tourists dead and missing amid monsoon deluge
ISLAMABAD: Heavy monsoon rains unleashed catastrophic floods across Pakistan’s northern Gilgit-Baltistan region on Monday, killing at least three tourists, injuring four, and leaving 15 others missing in the Babusar area of Diamer district.
Pakistan confronts ‘dual threat’ of flooding as monsoon rains intensify
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is confronting a “dual threat” of urban flooding and flash floods as another spell of heavy rain and thunderstorms looms, according to the Punjab Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA).
Pakistan arrests suspect after chilling video shows couple shot dead in “honour” killing
QUETTA: A chilling video that surfaced on social media this week, showing the brutal execution of a couple in a desert in Balochistan, has ignited a firestorm of condemnation across Pakistan and thrust the persistent scourge of “honour” killings back into the national spotlight.
Monsoon rains kill 202 in Pakistan since late June, nearly half children – NDMA
ISLAMABAD: Torrential monsoon rains have claimed at least 202 lives, including 96 children, across Pakistan since late June, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) reported on Saturday.
Senate moves to replace death penalty with life term for certain crimes amid EU trade pact
ISLAMABAD: The Senate passed a bill this week that seeks to abolish the death penalty for harboring hijackers and for publicly stripping a woman of her clothes, a move aimed at aligning the country’s laws with its international obligations under the GSP+ trade agreement with the European Union.
Anti‑terrorism court extends detention of Mahrang Baloch, five BYC activists by 15 days
QUETTA: An anti-terrorism court in Quetta on Friday extended the detention of Dr. Mahrang Baloch, a prominent right activist and the leader of the Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC), and five other activists for an additional 15 days, a case that has sparked international criticism and and drawn sharp focus on human rights issues in Pakistan’s volatile Balochistan province.
Pakistan gender pay gap hits 30 percent, defies regional norms: ILO
ISLAMABAD: In a nation where women have long confronted steep barriers to economic opportunity, a new International Labour Organisation (ILO) report has cast a harsh light on Pakistan’s widening gender pay gap.
Deadly floods swamp Pakistan’s Punjab as monsoon rains wreak havoc
ISLAMABAD: Heavy monsoon rains have wreaked havoc across Pakistan’s Punjab province, with Chakwal district bearing the brunt of a cloudburst that dumped 400 millimeters of rain overnight, triggering flash floods that have claimed at least 28 lives and injured scores more.