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At least 176 dead after flash floods hit India and Pakistan
Heart Radio
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15 August 2025, 11:50 | Updated: 15 August 2025, 13:19 Flash flooding has killed at least 176 people in India and Pakistan over the last 24 hours, according to local officials. Dozens more are missing after torrential rains struck two mountainous...
At least 224 dead after flash floods hit India and Pakistan
Sky News
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August 15, 2025
Flash flooding has killed at least 224 people in India and Pakistan over the last 24 hours, according to local officials. Dozens more are missing after torrential rains struck two mountainous districts in the neighbouring countries. Some 1,600...
Rain triggers flash floods in India and Pakistan, killing more than 200
The Globe and Mail
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August 15, 2025
Open this photo in gallery:India's National Disaster Response Force and other security personnel carry out a rescue operation after Thursday's flash floods in Chositi village, Kishtwar district, Indian-controlled Kashmir, on Aug. 15.Channi...
Heavy rains kill 24 across Pakistan, dozens missing
Telengana Today
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August 15, 2025
At least 24 people have died and dozens remain missing as torrential rains trigger flash floods and landslides across Pakistan. Authorities have deployed rescue teams, helicopters, and high-alert measures to safeguard residents and tourists in...
Flooding kills over 170 people in Pakistan, India
Deutsche Welle
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August 15, 2025
Rescuers searched for survivors in the remote Himalayan village of Chositi in India-administered Kashmir on Friday after flooding killed at least 60 people there. Officials said at least 300 people had been rescued on Thursday, but many of the 200...
Over 160 killed Pakistan’s north as torrential rains wreak havoc
Business Recorder
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August 15, 2025
At least 160 people have countrywide lost their lives, including 150 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, due to incidents related to heavy rains, flooding, landslides, and lightning strikes over the past 24 hours, the National Disaster Management Authority...
Over 160 killed in Pakistan’s north as torrential rains wreak havoc
Business Recorder
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August 15, 2025
At least 160 people have countrywide lost their lives, including 150 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, due to incidents related to heavy rains, flooding, landslides, and lightning strikes over the past 24 hours, the National Disaster Management Authority...
Flash Floods Kill at Least 117 in Pakistan, Scores Still Missing
Tasnim News Agency
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August 15, 2025
Rescuers in Indian Kashmir used shovels and earthmovers to search for survivors under boulders and debris on Friday, a day after sudden floods triggered by heavy rains killed at least 117 people and left 200 others missing, FRANCE 24 reported....
Gulab jamun: The sweet that travelled across empires and centuries
The Indian Express
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August 15, 2025
Luqmat-al-qadi, Lady Canning, kalo jaam — this sweet of many names is one of my all-time favourite Indian desserts. You’ll find it everywhere: in Indian restaurants abroad, in people’s homes, and in the tiniest of shops across India. This is the...
Pakistan keen to enhance trade, people-to-people contacts with Bangladesh: PM Shehbaz
Business Recorder
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August 15, 2025
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday said Pakistan was keen to enhance trade and people-to-people contacts with Bangladesh. PM Shehbaz said this as he received High Commissioner of Bangladesh to Pakistan Iqbal Hussain Khan for a courtesy call...
When Courage And Compassion Trumped Religion: 12 Stories From The India-Pakistan Partition
News18
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August 15, 2025
Last Updated:August 15, 2025, 14:07 IST 1947 Partition: From the kulfi seller who whispered "don't fear" through gunfire to the soldier who sold jewelry to feed 14 families, ordinary people chose humanity over hatred In this September 17, 1947...
Pakistan Floods & Landslides Kill 24, Leave Dozens Missing Across Multiple Regions
ABP Live
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August 15, 2025
Peshawar/Islamabad, Aug 15 (PTI) At least 24 people were killed and many went missing as heavy rains lashed several parts of Pakistan, officials said on Friday. At least 16 people were killed and eight others injured as torrential rains on...
Haleon Pakistan Limited
Business Recorder
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August 15, 2025
Haleon Pakistan limited (formerly known as GlaxoSmithKline) was incorporated in Pakistan as a public limited company in 2015. The principal activity of the company is the manufacturing, marketing and sales of consumer healthcare and over the...
Torrential rains claim 146 lives in K-P, five die in rescue helicopter crash
The Express Tribune
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August 15, 2025
A catastrophic wave of torrential rains and a deadly cloudburst wreaked havoc across Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa on Friday, leaving at least 146 people dead and 15 injured, while a Pakistan Army helicopter carrying flood relief supplies tragically crashed...
Pakistani graduates can now apply for China’s new “K visa”
ARY News
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August 15, 2025
Pakistan stands to benefit from China’s new K visa. The visa is for young foreign talent in science and technology. It opens a new path for Pakistani graduates, researchers, and professionals to work, study, and collaborate in China. What is the K...
Flash floods triggered by torrential rains kill 120 in India and Pakistan
Express & Star
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August 15, 2025
Flash floods triggered by torrential rains have killed at least 120 people and left scores of others missing in India and Pakistan over the past 24 hours, officials said, as rescuers brought to safety some 1,600 people from two mountainous...
Aaditya Thackeray hits out at BCCI over India-Pakistan Asia Cup match
Mid Day Mumbai
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August 15, 2025
The outrage over India facing their arch-rival in the tournament results from the terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam, during which 26 tourists were killed on April 22 by Pakistan-sponsored terrorists in the name of religion Shiv Sena...
Pakistan flash floods kill 49, strand 1,300 tourists as toll soars
Sabah
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August 15, 2025
Flash floods unleashed by torrential rains have killed at least 49 people in northwestern Pakistan and other regions in the past 24 hours, officials said Friday, as rescuers raced to evacuate 1,300 stranded tourists from a landslide-hit mountain...
‘Blue Locker’ Ransomware Targeting Oil & Gas Sector in Pakistan
Security Affairs
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August 15, 2025
‘Blue Locker’ Ransomware Targeting Oil & Gas Sector in Pakistan Blue Locker ransomware hits Pakistan’s oil & gas sector, severely impacting Pakistan Petroleum; NCERT warns ministries of severe ongoing risk. This week Pakistan’s National Cyber...
Meet the Pakistani Meat-Lover Who Created the Country’s First Plant-Based Kebabs
Green Queen
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August 15, 2025
5 Mins Read In a country where veganism is confined to health stores and imported products, Ghaas Phoos is spearheading the fledgling plant-based movement in Pakistan. Ailya Khan grew up on kebabs and tikkas, and hated vegetables. But her love for...