KARACHI: Thieves broke into Karachi’s historic Frere Hall during the Ashura holidays, making off with five World War II memorial shields and other valuables, police and local media reported on Saturday.
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Pakistan braces for more flooding as monsoon death toll hits 90
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) issued a fresh alert late Friday, warning of potential floods and flash floods in several regions across Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), and Balochistan provinces from July 12 to July 17.
NJPMC forms task force on Pakistan enforced disappearances, 30-day deadline
ISLAMABAD: The National Judicial Policy Making Committee (NJPMC) has established a dedicated committee to develop an institutional response to the country’s persistent human rights crisis of enforced disappearances.
Eight officials and building owner arrested after deadly collapse in Karachi
KARACHI: Authorities arrested eight officials from the Sindh Building Control Authority (SBCA) and the owner of a residential building on Thursday, nearly a week after the structure collapsed in Karachi’s Lyari district, killing 27 people.
Thirty of 102 environmental samples test positive for poliovirus nationwide
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is ramping up its fight against a polio resurgence after environmental surveys revealed the virus persisting in communities nationwide.
Ahmadi man arrested in Pakistan for distributing free food on Ashura
ISLAMABAD: An Ahmadi man was arrested in Gujranwala, Punjab, for distributing food during Ashura, a revered Muslim holy day, in a case that has reignited tensions over Pakistan’s blasphemy laws and the treatment of religious minorities.
Punjab seizes 13 lions, arrests five in crackdown on illegal wildlife ownership
LAHORE: Punjab authorities seized 13 lions and arrested five people on Saturday in a province-wide crackdown on illegal wildlife ownership, a day after a pet lion attacked a woman and her children in Lahore.
Czech mountaineer Kolouchova dies on treacherous Nanga Parbat
ISLAMABAD: A Czech climber has died after falling between Camp 1 and Camp 2 during an expedition on Nanga Parbat, one of the world’s most treacherous peaks, officials in Pakistan’s Diamer district confirmed said on Thursday.
Monsoon rains and westerly waves threaten Pakistan with floods and landslides from July 6
ISLAMABAD: A relentless monsoon and a powerful westerly wave are bearing down on Pakistan, threatening torrential rains, flash floods, and landslides from July 6 to 10.
Week of Pakistan floods kills 64; more rain, glacial risk loom
ISLAMABAD: Flash floods and torrential rains have claimed at least 64 lives and injured 117 people across Pakistan over the past week, with the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) warning on Wednesday of escalating risks from more floods, potential glacial lake outbursts, and urban inundation, with heavy rain forecast from July 5 to 10.