KARACHI: A massive wall of floodwater, measuring between 650,000 and 700,000 cubic feet per second, is barreling toward the Sukkur Barrage on the Indus River, officials warned on Sunday, as Pakistan’s southern Sindh province hunkered down against the threat of further inundation.
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Swabi elders move to expel transgender people, rights body condemns
ISLAMABAD: A council of community elders in a conservative district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province has moved to drive out all transgender people, prompting a sharp rebuke from human rights watchdog as fears mount over escalating threats to a vulnerable minority.
Army chief warns Pakistan “cannot afford” yearly flood devastation
LAHORE: Pakistan’s army chief, Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir, on Saturday called for swift action to protect lives and property from recurring floods, as the death toll from this year’s devastating deluge reached 956, the military said.
Rights lawyer demands courtroom footage after clash with IHC Chief Justice
ISLAMABAD: A prominent human rights lawyer has requested the preservation of courtroom CCTV footage following a tense confrontation with the chief justice of the Islamabad High Court, an episode that has drawn sharp rebukes from legal and women’s rights groups and exposed fault lines over judicial conduct and gender dynamics in Pakistan’s judiciary.
Akram urges India, Pakistan players to tune out tensions ahead of Asia Cup clash
KARACHI: Pace bowling great Wasim Akram called on cricketers from India and Pakistan to block out the external pressures and savour the occasion when the nuclear-armed neighbours meet in a tense Asia Cup T20 Group A match on Sunday.
UNHCR urges Pakistan to halt Afghan deportations as quakes deepen crisis
ISLAMABAD: The United Nations’ top refugee official in Afghanistan urged Pakistan on Friday to halt forced deportations and extend legal protections for vulnerable Afghans, warning that a surge in returns is overwhelming a nation already reeling from earthquakes and Taliban restrictions on humanitarian aid.
PM Sharif seeks IMF relief on power bills as Pakistan reels from catastrophic floods
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has ordered the Finance Ministry to urgently negotiate a one-month electricity bill waiver with the International Monetary Fund for households battered by devastating floods that have killed hundreds, displaced millions, and ravaged crops across Punjab and Sindh.
Lawyers demand removal of IHC Chief Justice over sexist remarks to female lawyer
ISLAMABAD: Major lawyers’ associations in Pakistan demanded on Friday the ouster of Justice Sardar Muhammad Sarfraz Dogar as chief justice of the Islamabad High Court, blasting his courtroom conduct as sexist and threatening toward a prominent female attorney.
Seven FC personnel slain, 13 wounded in militant ambush
ISLAMABAD: At least seven Frontier Constabulary (FC) personnel were killed and 13 others wounded on Thursday in a fierce gun battle with militants during a search and strike operation in the Sar Banda area of Maidan, security officials said.
Seven PTI senators resign from key committees on Imran Khan’s orders
ISLAMABAD: Seven senators from opposition Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party resigned from their Senate standing committees on Thursday, acting on instructions from the party’s incarcerated founder, Imran Khan.