ISLAMABAD: A district and sessions court in Islamabad on Thursday struck down a lower court’s order to block 27 YouTube channels, handing a significant victory to 11 petitioners, including prominent journalists and political commentators.
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Floodwaters shift south in Pakistan, threatening Sindh as Punjab begins recovery
KARACHI: The flood authorities warned on Thursday that the Indus River is expected to reach “very high flood” levels at the Guddu Barrage in Sindh province within 48 hours, as massive volumes of water draining from devastated areas upstream in Punjab push southward, raising alarms for densely populated regions along the river’s lower reaches.
Torrential monsoon rains kill seven, displace hundreds in Karachi
KARACHI: Torrential monsoon rains have killed seven people and displaced over 300 in Karachi, Pakistan’s largest city, as swollen rivers overwhelmed the city’s strained drainage system, officials said Wednesday. Rescue teams continued searching for three missing individuals amid forecasts of more rain.
Teenagers electrocuted, man drowns as monsoon depression dumps rain on Karachi
KARACHI: Three people died in rain-related accidents, including two teenagers electrocuted during downpours and a young man drowned in a swollen river, as intermittent showers lashed Karachi on Tuesday and meteorologists warned of urban flooding in Pakistan’s largest city amid a lingering monsoon depression.
Sindh braces for ‘super flood’ as Indus swells, threatens towns and farmland
KARACHI: The southern Sindh province braced for a potential “super flood” on Tuesday as surging waters from the swollen Indus River threatened to inundate towns, farmland and infrastructure, compounding a monsoon crisis that has already claimed 60 lives and displaced millions in the neighboring agricultural heartland of Punjab.
Journalists beaten outside Adiala Jail; police charge Aleema Khan, PTI leaders
RAWALPINDI: Authorities filed charges on Monday against Aleema Khan, sister of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan, and several supporters of his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party after a violent clash with journalists outside Adiala Jail.
Pakistan’s top court forges global ties, advances AI-driven reforms
ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice Yahya Afridi said on Monday the Supreme Court of Pakistan is deepening ties with judicial bodies in Muslim-majority nations and also finalising an ethics charter for artificial intelligence to boost court efficiency, marking a bold push to modernise the judiciary.
Pakistan to host Sri Lanka for ODI series, tri-nation T20I tournament
LAHORE: Pakistan will welcome Sri Lanka for a three-match One Day International (ODI) series in Rawalpindi from November 11 to 15, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced on Monday, marking the island nation’s first bilateral ODI tour of the country since 2019.
Sindh scrambles evacuations as Indus River flow rises toward Guddu Barrage
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s flood crisis shifted downstream into Sindh province on Monday, with officials warning that more than 1.6 million people could be affected this week as surging waters from the Indus River and its tributaries threaten southern towns and farmland before draining into the Arabian Sea.
Rift deepens in Supreme Court over new rules, as four judges boycott full court meeting
ISLAMABAD: Four senior judges of the Supreme Court of Pakistan boycotted a full court meeting on Monday and sharply criticised the process for adopting new procedural rules, calling it a unilateral move by the chief justice that bypassed collective deliberation and lacked legal legitimacy.