LAHORE, Torrential monsoon rains and water released from India have unleashed catastrophic floods across Pakistan’s Punjab province, killing at least 15 people and displacing more than 600,000, authorities said Thursday. Floodwaters from the Sutlej, Ravi and Chenab rivers breached embankments and swept through villages, submerging vast areas of farmland. Officials said hundreds of thousands of…
Karachi | The Sindh Assembly has approved a significant increase in the salaries and allowances of its members, raising the total package from PKR 155,000 to approximately PKR 450,000. The bill to raise salaries was presented on August 8 and unanimously passed by the assembly. Following its passage, a parliamentary committee headed by Speaker Awais…
Lahore :Farzana ch special Reporter Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has directed authorities to take immediate administrative measures to deal with the threat of urban flooding in Punjab following recent heavy rains and possible river overflows. According to an official statement, the Prime Minister chaired an emergency meeting on the potential flooding situation in the Chenab,…
London Two elderly Sikh taxi drivers were violently attacked in the United Kingdom in what police have classified as a racially motivated assault. The victims, Satnam Singh (64) and Jasbir Sangha (72), were attacked earlier this month by three men. Singh was thrown to the ground, beaten, and had his turban removed, while Sangha suffered…
Sydney — Former Australia cricket captain Michael Clarke has revealed that he has once again been diagnosed with skin cancer. In a social media post, Clarke disclosed that a new lesion had appeared on his nose, which doctors confirmed was a sign of recurring skin cancer. Offering advice to fans and the public, the 43-year-old…
Sialkot — Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has said that the recent devastation in Sialkot was mainly caused by encroachments on natural waterways, terming it a failure of local government institutions. Speaking to the media during his visit to flood-affected areas, he noted that several streams flow from Jammu through Sialkot city, and when water enters,…
Islamabad — Senator Vicente Azpitarte Pérez, Member of the Spanish Senate, called on Chairman Senate Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani in Islamabad, where both sides discussed expanding parliamentary cooperation, trade, cultural exchanges, and joint efforts on global issues. Chairman Senate Gilani underscored the importance Pakistan attaches to its relations with Spain, particularly within the framework of…
Islamabad – Federal Minister for Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development, Chaudhry Salik Hussain, has announced a significant increase in welfare grants for workers and labourers under the Workers Welfare Fund. In a video message, the minister said the marriage grant has been raised from Rs. 400,000 to Rs. 600,000, while the death grant has…
Islamabad – Pakistan and Sri Lanka have reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening bilateral ties in diplomacy and security during a meeting between Pakistani officials and Sri Lanka’s top diplomats in Islamabad. Ambassador to the Inter-Parliamentary Speakers Conference (ISC) and Adviser to the Chairman Senate, Misbah Khar, along with Tariq bin Waheed, Senior Director-General of Protocol,…
Samarkand, Uzbekistan – King Abdullah II ibn Al Hussein of Jordan conferred the country’s highest honor, the Order of Al Nahda (Renaissance), on Uzbekistan’s President Shavkat Mirziyoyev during a landmark state visit to Samarkand. The visit marked the first-ever high-level exchange between the two nations and set a new stage for comprehensive bilateral cooperation. President…
