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New spell of monsoon rains likely to hit Pakistan from today

New spell of monsoon rains likely to hit Pakistan from today

The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has predicted another spell of monsoon rainfall beginning across various parts of the country from today (Friday). In its latest advisory, the Met Office stated that moisture-laden winds have started...

44.7% of Pakistanis in poverty while neighbours progress, World Bank reveals alarming data

44.7% of Pakistanis in poverty while neighbours progress, World Bank reveals alarming data

Islamabad [Pakistan], July 11 (ANI): Pakistan's poverty crisis continues to spiral out of control, with the World Bank's 2025 assessment revealing a shocking 44.7 per cent of the population living below the USD 4.20/day poverty line, according to...

COMSTECH–IiLM joint workshop on healthcare leadership on July 17

COMSTECH–IiLM joint workshop on healthcare leadership on July 17

ISLAMABAD - In a significant initiative to enhance healthcare leadership and system transformation in the Islamic world, OIC-COMSTECH in collaboration with the Institute of Innovation Leadership in Medicine (IiLM) will organize a high-impact...

Health minister addresses ceremony for hospital waste disposal initiative

Health minister addresses ceremony for hospital waste disposal initiative

Islamabad - A ceremony marking the handover of “yellow vans” provided in collaboration with Indus Hospital & Health Network for the safe disposal of hospital waste was hosted on Wednesday in Islamabad where Federal Minister Mustafa Kamal...

World News | Japan-backed Report Highlights Pakistan's Education Crisis: 25 Million Children out of School

World News | Japan-backed Report Highlights Pakistan's Education Crisis: 25 Million Children out of School

Islamabad [Pakistan], July 11 (ANI): Pakistan is grappling with an alarming education crisis, with over 25.37 million children aged 5-16 out of school, according to Dawn News. In a country where access to quality education remains a persistent...

Pakistan’s ‘Kill and Dump’ policy resurfaces in Dukki with recovery of three bodies

Pakistan’s ‘Kill and Dump’ policy resurfaces in Dukki with recovery of three bodies

Concerns have deepened across Balochistan following the recovery of three bullet-riddled bodies from a stream in the jurisdiction of Yaroshahr Police Station in Dukki district in the province of Pakistan, sparking renewed outcry over what families...

More monsoon rains to begin across Pakistan from today: PMD

More monsoon rains to begin across Pakistan from today: PMD

The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has forecast more rains expected to begin across the country under the monsoon season from today (Friday). A statement issued by the Met Office said that moist currents are entering the country and are...

‘Pakistanis marry 1st cousins, give birth to retard kids’: Social media reacts to Brit man’s viral post ‘burden on UK economy’

‘Pakistanis marry 1st cousins, give birth to retard kids’: Social media reacts to Brit man’s viral post ‘burden on UK economy’

A video featuring UK far-right activist Tommy Robinson has gone viral online, drawing widespread criticism and debate. In the clip, Robinson makes controversial claims about the prevalence of cousin marriages within the British Pakistani community...

Aseefa for renewed national pledge to health, dignity of every individual

Aseefa for renewed national pledge to health, dignity of every individual

ISLAMABAD - First Lady Aseefa Bhutto Zardari yesterday called for a renewed national commitment to the health, dignity, and empowerment of every individual; especially women, children, and youth across the country. “On this day, we are reminded...

Pakistan: 11 dead as heavy rains batter Punjab, Balochistan

Pakistan: 11 dead as heavy rains batter Punjab, Balochistan

Lahore [Pakistan], July 10 (ANI): At least 11 people have died and numerous others were injured as intense monsoon rains swept through Pakistan's Lahore, surrounding districts in Punjab Province, and parts of Balochistan, the Dawn reported on...

New Pakistan White-Ball Head Coach Mike Hesson Outlines Steps To Return Path for Babar Azam and Shaheen Shah Afridi in T20I Squad

New Pakistan White-Ball Head Coach Mike Hesson Outlines Steps To Return Path for Babar Azam and Shaheen Shah Afridi in T20I Squad

Mumbai, July 11: New Pakistan white-ball coach Mike Hesson has revealed the steps that experienced duo Babar Azam and Shaheen Afridi must take to work their way back into the T20I side, according to the ICC website. Babar and Shaheen played a...

World News | Pakistan's Military Operations in Waziristan Bring Devastation, Tribal Jirga Condemns State Violence

World News | Pakistan's Military Operations in Waziristan Bring Devastation, Tribal Jirga Condemns State Violence

South Waziristan [Pakistan], July 11 (ANI): In an act of resistance, a grand jirga of the Mehsud tribe in Upper South Waziristan has condemned the Pakistan state's actions in the region, declaring indiscriminate mortar shelling, forced...

Nine Punjabi passengers killed by Baloch militants in Southwest Pakistan

Nine Punjabi passengers killed by Baloch militants in Southwest Pakistan

Islamabad/Karachi: Baloch insurgents shot and killed nine passengers from Punjab after offloading them from passenger buses in Pakistan’s restive Balochistan province, authorities said Friday. The incident took place late Thursday on the national...

Pakistan, Turkiye pledge strong economic, defence ties

Pakistan, Turkiye pledge strong economic, defence ties

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan and Turkiye yesterday reiterated their shared commitment to enhancing bilateral cooperation across a broad spectrum of sectors, including defence, trade, energy, education, infrastructure, and culture. The two sides also...

Bradford NHS team supports health research in Afghanistan and Pakistan

Bradford NHS team supports health research in Afghanistan and Pakistan

Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust has played a key role in the international project, aimed supporting mental and physical health in the two countries. The initiative is part of a wider programme funded by the National Institute for...

Animals rescued after Lahore woman uploads horrific content to social media

Animals rescued after Lahore woman uploads horrific content to social media

Woman filmed killing animals in Lahore home. Graphic content posted online sparks FIR, rescue. Wildlife, PARC take custody of rescued animals. LAHORE: A deeply disturbing case of animal abuse surfaced in Lahore’s Defence area, where a woman was...

Teenage girl found murdered in Karachi’s Khokhrapar

Teenage girl found murdered in Karachi’s Khokhrapar

KARACHI: A teenage girl was beaten and strangled in Khokhrapar on Thursday afternoon, said police. They added that Areeba, 16, died from torture in the D-1 area near Madina Masjid. Khokhrapar SHO Allah Bachayo told Dawn that her body was found...

Gunmen kill 9 bus passengers from Pakistan’s Punjab in Balochistan           

Gunmen kill 9 bus passengers from Pakistan’s Punjab in Balochistan           

Insurgents shot and killed nine passengers from Punjab after offloading them from a passenger bus in Pakistan's restive Balochistan province on Friday, according to authorities. The incident took place on the national highway in Zhob area of the...

World News | Gunmen Kill 9 Passengers in Pakistan's Balochistan

World News | Gunmen Kill 9 Passengers in Pakistan's Balochistan

Karachi, Jul 11 (PTI) Insurgents shot and killed nine passengers from Punjab after offloading them from a passenger bus in Pakistan's restive Balochistan province on Friday, according to authorities. The incident took place on the national highway...

Pakistan, Türkiye aim for $5bn trade volume

Pakistan, Türkiye aim for $5bn trade volume

Pakistan and Türkiye on Wednesday reaffirmed their resolve to deepen bilateral cooperation across key sectors, including defence, trade, energy, culture, education, and infrastructure, pledging to enhance the bilateral trade volume to $5 billion....

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