ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is gearing up for another spell of monsoon rains from August 8 to 13, as the country struggles to recover from weeks of heavy showers and floods that have killed at least 303 people and injured more than 700.
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Cricketer Haider Ali suspended amid UK police rape investigation
LAHORE: Pakistan batsman Haider Ali has been provisionally suspended by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) following his arrest and ongoing criminal investigation by Greater Manchester Police in the UK over an alleged rape during the Pakistan A team’s tour of England, officials said on Thursday.
Heavy monsoon rains trigger floods, rescue operations in Punjab and Islamabad
ISLAMABAD: Heavy monsoon rains battered parts of Punjab and Islamabad over the past 24 hours, prompting rescue operations in the capital and a flood alert in riverine areas across the province, officials said on Wednesday.
FIA raid uncovers Bahria Town money-laundering racket – Information Minister Tarar
ISLAMABAD: The government has accused real estate tycoon Malik Riaz and his company Bahria Town of engaging in large-scale money laundering, unveiling evidence from a recent Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) raid that documented Rs1.12 billion in illicit transactions.
Sharif announces Rs4 billion fund to rebuild flood-ravaged Gilgit-Baltistan
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif announced a Rs4 billion fund on Monday to repair infrastructure devastated by monsoon floods in Gilgit-Baltistan, a mountainous northern region increasingly battered by climate change-driven disasters.
Sweet chaos
Pakistan’s sugar market is spiralling out of control, and the tremors are rattling global soft-commodity markets. What began as a domestic shortfall has morphed into a high-stakes drama of geopolitical brinkmanship, price manipulation, and supply-chain upheaval. A 2.1 million-metric-ton demand gap has forced Islamabad into emergency imports—three tenders in one month. Yes, two of them failed. The third tender for 200,000 metric tons is now in motion, the first shipment due in early September 2025, according to the Ministry of National Food Security and Research.
PCB bans veterans from WCL over ‘hypocrisy, bias’ as Indian politics tarnish gentleman’s game
LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has barred its players from future participation in the World Championship of Legends (WCL), accusing the tournament of “hypocrisy and bias” after it awarded points to an Indian team that willfully forfeited a match against Pakistan
Vehicles recovered in flood-hit Gilgit-Baltistan, search for missing continues
ISLAMABAD: Rescue teams in Pakistan’s northern Gilgit-Baltistan region have pulled several vehicles from flood wreckage, but efforts to find missing persons remain unsuccessful, the government said on Saturday, as the area reels from devastating rains and landslides.
Pakistan pans ferry service for Arbaeen pilgrims amid standoff over land travel ban
ISLAMABAD: The Maritime Ministry is pushing forward with an ambitious plan to launch a ferry service for Zaireen (pilgrims) traveling to Iran and Iraq after a ban on land route during Arbaeen on security risks.
Pakistan confirms 18th polio case this year in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
ISLAMABAD: A newly confirmed case of polio in the Tank district of Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province has pushed the country’s total number of cases this year to 18, signaling the stubborn obstacles that continue to thwart global efforts to wipe out the crippling disease, health officials said on Friday.