ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Meteorological Department on Monday forecast a week of rainfall and thunderstorms across much of the country, with the potential for heavy downpours, isolated hailstorms and flash flooding as a western weather disturbance moves in from the southwest.
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Sahibzada Farhan’s World Cup masterclass earns him ICC player of the month for February
LAHORE: Sahibzada Farhan has been named ICC men’s player of the month for February after a record-breaking campaign at the 2026 T20 World Cup in Sri Lanka, where the Pakistan opener became the tournament’s leading run-scorer and surpassed Virat Kohli’s mark for the most runs in a single edition of the event.
At least 17 dead as storms and gale-force winds batter Karachi, collapsing walls and uprooting trees
KARACHI: At least 17 people were killed and more than a dozen injured on Wednesday night when heavy rain, thunderstorms and winds gusting as high as 97 kilometers per hour slammed into Karachi, toppling walls and roofs, striking victims with lightning and leaving trees strewn across streets in Pakistan’s largest city.
President Zardari mourns Iranian Larijani death in Israeli strikes, calls for immediate ceasefire talks
ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari expressed profound condolences to Iran on Wednesday following the killing of the country’s top national security official in Israeli airstrikes and offered Islamabad’s assistance in diplomatic efforts to defuse escalating tensions across the Middle East.
Imran Khan’s sons offered visa-free entry on identity cards to Pakistan as ex-wife pleads for family visit amid jailed ex-PM’s declining health
ISLAMABAD: The information minister said on Wednesday that the two sons of imprisoned former prime minister Imran Khan are welcome to visit their father without visas by using their National Identity Cards for Overseas Pakistanis, responding directly to a public appeal from Khan’s ex-wife that highlighted months-long delays and the politician’s deteriorating health.
Govt cancels traditional military parade for March 23 amid oil crisis triggered by Middle East conflict
ISLAMABAD: The government said on Tuesday it will forgo its annual military parade and associated ceremonial events for Pakistan Day on March 23, citing austerity measures imposed in response to a global oil crisis sparked by the ongoing war between the United States, Israel and Iran.
Pakistan braces for widespread rain and thunderstorms during Eid holiday
ISLAMABAD: A westerly weather system is expected to bring rain, thunderstorms and in some areas heavy downpours across much of Pakistan from Tuesday through Friday, coinciding with the Eid ul-Fitr holiday and prompting official warnings about lightning, hail, strong winds and travel disruptions, the Pakistan Meteorological Department said on Monday.
Imran Khan’s ex-wife Jemima appeals to PM Sharif to allow sons to visit jailed father
ISLAMABAFD: Jemima Goldsmith, the former wife of imprisoned former prime minister Imran Khan, issued a direct public appeal Monday to the Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, urging him to intervene so that her two sons can visit their father in Rawalpindi’s Adiala Jail.
Punjab govt threatens legal action against critics of luxury Gulfstream jet purchase for chief minister
ISLAMABAD: The Punjab provincial government will pursue legal action against individuals and platforms it accuses of waging a “deliberate malicious campaign” of lies about the use of its newly acquired official aircraft, Senior Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb said on Sunday.
Pakistan rebukes India over closure of Srinagar Jama Masjid on last Friday of Ramadan
ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office on Friday issued a sharp rebuke of Indian authorities for keeping the gates of Srinagar’s centuries-old Jama Masjid locked, barring thousands of Muslim worshippers from prayers on the last Friday of Ramadan in the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir.