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Pakistan’s road accident claims life of ten, harming others

(MENAFN) At least 10 people lost their lives and more than 60 were injured in two separate road accidents in Pakistan’s southern Sindh province on Sunday, according to police reports. In one incident in Thatta district, a bus carrying picnickers...

IED Explosion Leaves Soldier Dead, Five Injured in NW Pakistan

(MENAFN) A Pakistani soldier was killed and five others sustained injuries following a deadly improvised explosive device (IED) attack on a military vehicle in the volatile northwest region of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, officials confirmed Wednesday. The...

Pakistan Reports 10 Dead, Over 60 Injured in Two Traffic Crashes

(MENAFN) At least 10 people lost their lives and over 60 got wounded in two separate traffic accidents in Pakistan’s southern Sindh province on Sunday, police confirmed. The first crash occurred in Thatta district when a bus carrying a group of...

Death Toll from Pakistan Floods Climbs to 437 Since August 14

(MENAFN) Relentless monsoon rains and flash floods have killed 43 more people across Pakistan in the past 24 hours, pushing the national death toll since August 14 to 437, according to figures released Wednesday by national and provincial disaster...

Pakistani Leader of International Alien Smuggling Organization Extradited from Mexico

Note: See indictment here. A Pakistani man made his initial appearance in court in Tucson, Arizona, today after being extradited from Mexico to face charges relating to his role in leading an international alien smuggling organization. In May...

Hundreds murdered in India, Pakistan following flash floods

(MENAFN) Severe rainfall and flash floods struck regions of India and Pakistan on Friday, killing more than 280 people and leaving hundreds missing, officials reported. Rescue teams evacuated roughly 1,600 people from mountainous districts in both...

Flash Floods Destroy India, Pakistan

(MENAFN) Severe rainstorms and sudden flooding wreaked havoc across sections of India and Pakistan on Friday, leading to the loss of over 280 lives and leaving many more unaccounted for, according to statements from officials in both countries....

Monsoon Rains Leave 225 Dead Over 48 Hours in Pakistan

(MENAFN) A devastating surge of rain-related incidents in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province claimed the lives of 225 individuals over the past 48 hours, pushing the total death toll from the ongoing monsoon season to 541, according to the...

Pakistan’s ability to thread the needle in relations with the US and Iran tested by the Israel-Iran war

The announcement of a cease-fire between Iran and Israel, after 12 days of war, was met with relief in Pakistan. As tensions escalated between the two archrivals, particularly following the June 21 US airstrikes on Iranian nuclear facilities,...

US puts Pakistan’s Balochistan Liberation Army, Majeed Brigade on terrorist list

(MENAFN) The US State Department announced on Monday that it has officially labeled Pakistan’s Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) and its armed faction, the Majeed Brigade, as terrorist organizations. The move comes in response to a series of...

Seven laborers pass away due to landslide in Pakistan

(MENAFN) Reports say a landslide struck early Monday in northern Pakistan, killing at least seven laborers who were working to restore a damaged water system. Three additional workers were injured while repairing a water channel in Danyor city,...

Landslide in Pakistan Highlights Climate Challenges

(MENAFN) At least seven laborers lost their lives early Monday after a landslide struck while they were working to repair a damaged water supply system in northern Pakistan. According to an official, the victims were part of a team trying to...

Landslide Leaves Seven Workers Dead in Pakistan

(MENAFN) At least seven workers lost their lives early Monday after a landslide struck a team repairing a damaged water supply system in northern Pakistan, a government official confirmed. The laborers were operating in Danyor city, located in the...

Pakistan’s Premier Urges Climate Cooperation

(MENAFN) Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif put forward a proposal for a corridor with reduced emissions on Friday during the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) gathering, highlighting that participating nations are contending with...

Pakistani PM addresses climate-related threats, proposing low-emissions corridor

(MENAFN) At the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) summit held in Khankendi, Azerbaijan, Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif put forward a proposal for creating a regional low-emission corridor. He emphasized that ECO member countries are...

Pakistan, India’s floods claim lives of seventy-three people

(MENAFN) Severe monsoon rains and flash floods have led to the deaths of at least 73 people across Pakistan and India, with authorities warning that the hazardous weather is expected to persist in several regions. In Pakistan, the National...

Pakistan Calls on India to Renounce "Misguided Policies"

(MENAFN) Pakistan's Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar called on India to abandon its "misguided policies" and shift toward fostering greater regional collaboration in South Asia. Speaking at the Institute for Strategic Studies Islamabad conference on...

Man Missing Since 1997 Discovered Preserved in Glacier in Pakistan

(MENAFN) The remarkably preserved body of a man who vanished 28 years ago has been found on a melting glacier in northwest Pakistan, according to local residents and his family. The discovery was made last Friday by a shepherd in the remote Lady...

Indian PM Issues Stark BrahMos Missile Warning to Pakistan

(MENAFN) On Saturday, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi issued a stark warning that New Delhi would deploy BrahMos missiles against Pakistan if Islamabad engages in any further hostile actions, as friction escalates following recent border...

Tourist Boat Overturns in Pakistan, Two Dead, Three Missing

(MENAFN) At least two women lost their lives and three individuals, including two children and a teenager, are still unaccounted for following the capsizing of a tourist boat in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, according to rescue officials...