ISLAMABAD: Two Pakistani mountaineers, Sirbaz Khan and Abig Baig, have successfully summited Tirich Mir, the highest peak in the Hindu Kush mountain range, standing at 7,708 meters in northwestern Pakistan, state-run media reported on Sunday.
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Gilgit-Baltistan faces ‘catastrophic’ flood threat from new mudslide lake
ISLAMABAD: A 7-kilometre (4-mile) lake formed by a massive mudslide in northern Pakistan is at risk of bursting, threatening potentially “catastrophic” floods in downstream communities, Reuters reported on Saturday.
Lahore police arrest second son of Imran Khan’s sister in May 9 riots
LAHORE: Lahore police on Friday arrested Shershah Khan, the second son of Aleema Khan, sister of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan, in connection with the violent May 9, 2023, riots, a day after his brother Shahrez Khan was detained for the same case, authorities confirmed.
India-Pakistan cricket cleared for multi-nation events, bilateral ban stays
KARACHI: India’s sports ministry announced Thursday a new policy banning bilateral sporting ties with Pakistan, including events at neutral venues, but confirmed the Indian cricket team would participate in next month’s Asia Cup, a multilateral tournament, the Press Trust of India (PTI) reported.
Pakistan T20 squad lands in Dubai for Asia Cup, tri-series
LAHORE: Pakistan’s men’s T20 cricket team touched down in Dubai on Wednesday, gearing up for a tri-series and the Asia Cup, both set to unfold in the United Arab Emirates, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced.
Pakistan says it has video evidence of six downed Indian jets in May clash
LAHORE: Pakistan’s Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi said on Sunday that Islamabad possesses video footage of six Indian aircraft shot down during a brief military confrontation between the nuclear-armed neighbours in May, reigniting debate over the fiercely contested aerial losses in the conflict.
UPADTE-Flash floods wreak havoc in northern Pakistan, death toll climbs to over 340
PESHAWAR: Rescuers in northern Pakistan pulled more bodies from mud and debris on Saturday as the death toll from flash floods triggered by torrential monsoon rains rose to at least 340 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province, the Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) reported.
Monsoon rains, floods kill over a dozen, strand tourists in northern Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: More than a dozen people were killed in flash floods and landslides triggered by heavy monsoon rains across northern Pakistan on Thursday, with authorities scrambling to relocate residents and tourists from vulnerable areas amid warnings of further downpours.
Pakistan secures 55,000 tons of sugar imports to curb soaring prices
KARACHI: The state-owned Trading Corporation of Pakistan (TCP) has purchased approximately 55,000 metric tons of white sugar through an international tender that closed this week, according to European traders cited by Reuters.
Pakistan hails court ruling on Indus waters as India faces binding treaty obligations
ISLAMABAD: A Hague court ruling ordering India to strictly comply with a decades-old water-sharing treaty with Pakistan has handed Islamabad a diplomatic victory, a senior Pakistani official said Tuesday, as leaders in Islamabad issued fiery warnings against any Indian attempts to curb vital river flows amid escalating tensions.