ISLAMABAD: India lacks the capacity to abruptly halt the flow of the Indus River or fully divert its tributaries in the near term. But a report warns that New Delhi could soon wield the timing of its dams to manipulate river levels in ways that could cripple Pakistan’s agriculture, at a moment when trust between the nuclear-armed neighbours has frayed to its lowest point in years.
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KP chief minister forms cabinet after repeated setbacks over Imran Khan consultations
PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s new chief minister, Sohail Afridi, announced his provincial cabinet early on Friday, selecting 10 ministers, two advisers and one special assistant in a move that ends weeks of political suspense in this volatile northwestern province.
Six soldiers, including a captain, martyred in clash with militants in northwest Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: Six soldiers from the Pakistani Army, including a captain, were martyred during an intense gun battle with militants in the rugged hills of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, the military said on Wednesday, in the latest flare-up of violence along the country’s volatile border with Afghanistan.
Pakistan bars 290 from banned Islamist group from leaving country
ISLAMABAD: The Interior Ministry has added 290 leaders, financiers and activists from the banned Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan to the Provisional National Identification List, barring them from foreign travel, officials said Tuesday.
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa CM denied jail access to Imran Khan for third time
RAWALPINDI: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s political impasse deepened on Tuesday when Chief Minister Sohail Afridi was again denied access to Adiala Jail to consult the imprisoned founder of his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party, Imran Khan, despite court orders permitting the meeting.
Meta launches Urdu-language AI assistant in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: Meta on Monday launched its artificial intelligence assistant in Urdu for users in Pakistan, as part of efforts to accelerate the country’s digital transformation and make technology more inclusive.
Babar Azam returns to T20 squad after Fakhar Zaman opts out
LAHORE: Former captain Babar Azam has been recalled to the T20 International squad for the three-match series against South Africa only after fellow batter Fakhar Zaman opted out, white-ball head coach Mike Hesson said on Sunday.
PPP nears control of AJK after defections, with fourth premier likely in four years
MUZAFFARABAD: The Pakistan Peoples Party appeared poised to assume control of the government in Azad Jammu and Kashmir after 10 lawmakers from a dissident faction defected to its ranks, paving the way for the ouster of Prime Minister Chaudhry Anwarul Haq and the installation of a PPP leader through a no-confidence motion or his resignation.
Lahore tops global pollution index for third day, AQI surges past 400
LAHORE: For the third straight day, Lahore has held the grim distinction of being the world’s most polluted city, with a blanket of smog pushing air quality to hazardous levels and prompting urgent health advisories from officials.
Gunmen abduct 18 labourers, torch vehicles in second Balochistan attack in four days
KHUZDAR: Unknown gunmen stormed a construction camp in southwestern Pakistan’s restive Balochistan province late on Thursday, abducting 18 labourers at gunpoint and setting fire to at least eight vehicles and machinery, in the second such attack on workers in the region within four days, local officials said.