Devastating floods on the China-Nepal border have killed at least 987 people in Nepal, the disaster authority said on Tuesday, taking overall deaths to more than 1,000. Chinese state media earlier confirmed 16 people were killed in Tibet, bringing the total toll from Wednesday’s disaster to 1,003. The number of missing in Nepal dropped to 3,916,...
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September 1, 2026September 1, 2026Pakistan
Schools closed in Rawalpindi as heavy rain lashes twin cities
RAWALPINDI: Heavy rain lashed Rawalpindi and Islamabad on Tuesday morning, inundating low-lying areas, raising the water level in Leh Nullah and prompting the district administration in the garrison city to announce a holiday for educational institutions. The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) said that the water level in Leh Nullah had risen to 29 feet at...
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September 1, 2026September 1, 2026Pakistan
Govt cuts arms licence issuance by over 90pc
• Only 5,700 non-prohibited-bore arms licences issued in 13 months, Senate body told • Tallal Chaudhry says 60pc of those involved in terrorism incidents in KP and Balochistan were Afghan nationals ISLAMABAD: The federal government has cut the issuance of non-prohibited-bore arms licences by more than 90 per cent, with only 5,700 licences issued over...
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August 31, 2026August 31, 2026Blogs
A Survival Guide with Decent Eyeliner
I never thought I’d be the person who drags herself out of bed every morning, pops a couple of painkillers, and spends a solid ten minutes mentally negotiating with the day ahead. For years I listened to Amma do exactly that. Poor thing would say it almost every morning while she was still in service:...
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August 31, 2026August 31, 2026World
Nepal teams seek hundreds trapped in hydropower tunnels after deadly floods
Nepal’s rescue teams, helped by Chinese and Indian experts, worked overnight to reach hundreds of people believed to be stuck inside blocked hydropower project tunnels in the aftermath of last week’s Himalayan flood that carved a trail of destruction in the country’s valley towns and villages as well as across the border in China. The...
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August 31, 2026August 31, 2026Pakistan
PM Shehbaz leaves for three-day visit to Kyrgyzstan for SCO summit
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has departed for a three-day official visit to the Kyrgyz Republic from Aug 31 to Sept 2 at the invitation of President Sadyr Nurgozhoevich Zhaparov to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Council of Heads of State meeting. In a post on the social media platform X, the Prime Minister’s Office...
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August 31, 2026August 31, 2026World
Dr. Sajid Tarar Appointed KORT Ambassador in the United States
Washington, D.C. (Shazia Nayyar) Dr. Sajid Tarar, the founder of Muslims of America, has been appointed as the Ambassador of Kashmir Orphan Relief Trust (KORT) in the United States. Addressing a ceremony, Dr. Sajid Tarar said that taking care of orphans is the Sunnah of the Prophet (PBUH) and an essential part of our faith....
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August 30, 2026August 30, 2026Blogs
How America Would Fight China
In international policy and defense analysis, few questions carry as much weight as a potential military confrontation between the United States and China. Defense analyst Franz-Stefan Gady addresses this subject directly, offering a sobering critique of modern American war planning. His central assessment is clear and troubling: the United States risks strategic defeat in a...
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August 29, 2026August 29, 2026Blogs
Where Do the Girls Go? Tracking the Disappearance of Girls from Classrooms in Balochistan
One day, a teacher noticed that one of her students was missing. At first, there was nothing unusual about it. Students are absent from school for many reasons. A child may be sick, a family may have an emergency, or there may simply be a problem at home. But this girl did not return. Her...
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August 29, 2026August 29, 2026World
Pakistan Ambassador Says India Must Follow Indus Waters Treaty
Washington (Shazia Nayyar) ; Pakistan’s Ambassador to the US, Rizwan Saeed Sheikh, has written an opinion piece for Newsweek. He was replying to an earlier article by India’s Ambassador, Vinay Kwatra, who said Pakistan had damaged the Indus Waters Treaty long before India put it on hold. Ambassador Sheikh said this is not true. He...