ISLAMABAD: Two Pakistani mountaineers, Sirbaz Khan and Abig Baig, have successfully summited Tirich Mir, the highest peak in the Hindu Kush mountain range, standing at 7,708 meters in northwestern Pakistan, state-run media reported on Sunday.
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Torrential rains kill eight in Dera Ismail Khan, KP toll rises to 406
ISLAMABAD: At least eight people were killed in heavy downpours that lashed Dera Ismail Khan district in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province, pushing the rain-related death toll across the province to 406 since August 15, rescue officials said on Sunday.
Gilgit-Baltistan faces ‘catastrophic’ flood threat from new mudslide lake
ISLAMABAD: A 7-kilometre (4-mile) lake formed by a massive mudslide in northern Pakistan is at risk of bursting, threatening potentially “catastrophic” floods in downstream communities, Reuters reported on Saturday.
Glacier burst triggers devastating floods in Gilgit-Baltistan, over 100 houses damaged
ISLAMABAD: A glacial lake outburst flood (GLOF) in Pakistan’s northern Gilgit-Baltistan region has damaged more than 100 houses and blocked the Ghizer River, prompting large-scale rescue operations, officials said on Friday.
Floods displace thousands in south Punjab as monsoon rains threaten further devastation
ISLAMABAD: Severe flooding triggered by overflowing Indus and Chenab rivers has displaced thousands of families across south Punjab, Pakistan, destroying homes, crops, and farmland, officials said Thursday.
Flood-hit Pakistan warns of fresh downpours until end-August
KARACHI: Pakistan’s Meteorological Department on Thursday warned of heavy rains lashing the country until early September, as devastating monsoon downpours and flash floods have already claimed at least 739 lives since late June, displacing thousands and ravaging homes, schools and crops across the vulnerable South Asian nation.
India-Pakistan cricket cleared for multi-nation events, bilateral ban stays
KARACHI: India’s sports ministry announced Thursday a new policy banning bilateral sporting ties with Pakistan, including events at neutral venues, but confirmed the Indian cricket team would participate in next month’s Asia Cup, a multilateral tournament, the Press Trust of India (PTI) reported.
Massive explosion in Karachi warehouse kills one, injures 34
KARACHI: A powerful explosion ripped through a warehouse storing firecracker materials in a densely populated area in Karachi’s busy commercial center on Thursday, killing at least one person and injuring 34 others, police and hospital officials said.
Pakistan T20 squad lands in Dubai for Asia Cup, tri-series
LAHORE: Pakistan’s men’s T20 cricket team touched down in Dubai on Wednesday, gearing up for a tri-series and the Asia Cup, both set to unfold in the United Arab Emirates, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced.
PM Sharif tours flood-devastated KP
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday surveyed the flood-ravaged districts of Swat, Buner, and Shangla in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), where relentless monsoon rains since August 15 have killed at least 385 people, with 14 more bodies pulled from the debris in Swabi’s Dalori village.