ISLAMABAD: A search and rescue operation was continuing in earnest on Friday for renowned Nepali mountaineer Nirmal Purja and nine fellow climbers who went missing after a huge avalanche tore through their expedition on Pakistan’s Broad Peak, with at least two of the group now confirmed dead.
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Nadeem battles Glasgow headwind to reach javelin final as defending champion eyes second Commonwealth crown
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Olympic and Commonwealth champion Arshad Nadeem booked his place in Friday’s javelin throw final at the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games on Thursday, overcoming blustery conditions at Scotstoun Stadium to progress in seventh position.
Two killed, dozens trapped after gas blast tears through Balochistan coal mine
QUETTA: At least two coal miners have been killed and more than 20 others remain trapped after a methane gas explosion ripped through a privately operated mine in the Sorange area near Quetta, the capital of Pakistan’s Balochistan province.
Six labourers found shot dead in Balochistan days after mass abduction
QUETTA: The bodies of six kidnapped labourers were recovered in south-western Pakistan on Thursday, four days after gunmen ambushed their vehicle and dragged them away in an attack that has renewed alarm over the deteriorating security situation in Balochistan province.
Lahore building collapse kills 11 of one family gathered for birthday celebration
LAHORE: At least 11 members of the same family have been killed after a three-storey residential building collapsed in the Pakistani city of Lahore, with rescue workers still combing through the wreckage on Thursday for a young girl believed to be trapped beneath the rubble.
Pakistan unveils four-year Haj policy allowing pilgrims to book their preferred pilgrimage year
ISLAMABAD: Pilgrims from Pakistan will for the first time be able to select which year they wish to perform Haj, under a new four-year policy that ministers have billed as the start of a fundamental overhaul of the country’s pilgrimage arrangements.
Fresh flooding fears grip Pakistan as forecasters warn of week of heavy rain
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is bracing for another bout of heavy monsoon rain from Wednesday, weather officials have warned, as communities across the country continue to reel from flooding that has already killed at least 110 people and displaced thousands of families.
Four Pakistani nationals shot dead in suspected targeted ambush in South Africa
LAHORE: Four men believed to be Pakistani nationals have been shot dead in what appears to have been a targeted ambush in South Africa, with the killings adding to growing concern over violence directed at foreign nationals in the country.
Pakistan monsoon death toll passes 100 as fresh flood alerts issued for major rivers
ISLAMABAD: The death toll from Pakistan’s monsoon rains has climbed past 100, with the country’s disaster management authority confirming ten further fatalities in the 24 hours to Sunday afternoon, as officials warned that another spell of heavy rain is expected to sweep the north of the country within days.
Pakistan troops foil suicide attack in Waziristan, kill four TTP militants
ISLAMABAD: Pakistani security forces repelled a suicide bombing in the country’s northwest on Saturday, killing four militants including the bomber himself, in an operation that came less than 24 hours after a separate attack left 15 people dead in the same province.