ISLAMABAD: Nearly 4,000 acres of Pakistan Railways land are currently under illegal occupation by various government and defence departments, a significant portion of the 13,115 acres, 7.7 percent of the railway’s total holdings, encroached upon across the country, railways minister Hanif Abbasi said.
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Sharif announces Rs4 billion fund to rebuild flood-ravaged Gilgit-Baltistan
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif announced a Rs4 billion fund on Monday to repair infrastructure devastated by monsoon floods in Gilgit-Baltistan, a mountainous northern region increasingly battered by climate change-driven disasters.
Sweet chaos
Pakistan’s sugar market is spiralling out of control, and the tremors are rattling global soft-commodity markets. What began as a domestic shortfall has morphed into a high-stakes drama of geopolitical brinkmanship, price manipulation, and supply-chain upheaval. A 2.1 million-metric-ton demand gap has forced Islamabad into emergency imports—three tenders in one month. Yes, two of them failed. The third tender for 200,000 metric tons is now in motion, the first shipment due in early September 2025, according to the Ministry of National Food Security and Research.
PCB bans veterans from WCL over ‘hypocrisy, bias’ as Indian politics tarnish gentleman’s game
LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has barred its players from future participation in the World Championship of Legends (WCL), accusing the tournament of “hypocrisy and bias” after it awarded points to an Indian team that willfully forfeited a match against Pakistan
Pakistan warns of intensifying monsoon currents, flash floods risk from August 5
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) warned on Sunday that monsoon currents, currently described as “weak” and penetrating the country, are expected to intensify next week, potentially triggering more rains and flash floods.
Imran Khan’s sons seek Nicops, visas to visit jailed father
ISLAMABAD: The sons of Pakistan’s imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan have applied for special identity cards and visas to visit their father in jail, thrusting a personal mission into the heart of an escalating political storm.
Quetta court extends detention of Mahrang Baloch, BYC activists by 20 days
QUETTA: An anti-terrorism court in Quetta on Saturday extended the detention of Dr. Mahrang Baloch, a prominent Baloch activist and leader of the Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC), along with several colleagues, by 20 days, intensifying accusations of judicial overreach under state pressure.
Vehicles recovered in flood-hit Gilgit-Baltistan, search for missing continues
ISLAMABAD: Rescue teams in Pakistan’s northern Gilgit-Baltistan region have pulled several vehicles from flood wreckage, but efforts to find missing persons remain unsuccessful, the government said on Saturday, as the area reels from devastating rains and landslides.
Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif chairs a meeting regarding floods in Azad Jammu & Kashmir and Gilgit Baltistan. Islamabad, 1 August 2025.
PM Sharif pledges support for flood-hit northern regions
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif pledged federal aid on Friday to northern regions devastated by monsoon floods and landslides, vowing to overhaul the country’s faltering early warning systems as the death toll climbed past 295.
Pakistan pans ferry service for Arbaeen pilgrims amid standoff over land travel ban
ISLAMABAD: The Maritime Ministry is pushing forward with an ambitious plan to launch a ferry service for Zaireen (pilgrims) traveling to Iran and Iraq after a ban on land route during Arbaeen on security risks.