ISLAMABAD: US lawmakers introduced a bipartisan bill on Monday, targeting Pakistani officials with sanctions for human rights violations and actions undermining democracy, signaling a push to hold accountable those accused of suppressing freedoms in the South Asian nation.
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Punjab, Sindh clash over flood data as swollen rivers rush towards Guddu Barrage
KARACHI: A dispute over conflicting floodwater data has erupted between Punjab and Sindh authorities as swollen eastern rivers roar towards Guddu Barrage, heightening fears in the downstream south of a looming deluge that has already displaced millions by devastating floods, Dawn newspaper reported on Tuesday.
Gunmen abduct three polio workers in KP as virus cases climb to 26
PESHAWAR: Armed assailants kidnapped three anti-polio vaccinators in a restive district of northwestern Pakistan on Monday, the latest violent blow to the country’s beleaguered efforts to eradicate the paralyzing disease, even as officials reported two new cases that pushed the national total for the year to 26.
Pakistan cricket board files ICC complaint over referee’s role in India handshake row
LAHORE: Pakistan’s cricket board has filed a formal complaint with the International Cricket Council against the match referee for Sunday’s Asia Cup clash with India, accusing him of breaching rules on the “Spirit of Cricket” by allegedly instructing the teams not to exchange handshakes.
India hammer Pakistan in politically charged Asia Cup tie
DUBAI: India powered to a seven-wicket rout of Pakistan in a politically charged Asia Cup 2025 group match on Sunday, capping a one-sided affair with a controversial post-match speech from captain Suryakumar Yadav that invoked a deadly Kashmir attack and a recent border skirmish.
Sindh on alert as 700,000 cusecs of floodwater head toward Sukkur Barrage
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.
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.