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At least seven people, including two children, were killed and 20 others injured in rain-related incidents across Punjab within 24 hours, as heavy downpours also damaged houses and killed livestock.
A vast area of Punjab, covering nearly 400 square kilometres, has come under water following torrential rains and overflowing drains, with the Ravi and Chenab rivers expected to reach medium to high flood levels.
Heavy monsoon rain has left at least 37 people dead across KP, Punjab, GB and AJK, with flash floods, landslides and swelling rivers damaging homes, roads and crops.
Parts of Punjab and Islamabad woke up to rain on Wednesday morning, marking the start of a fresh monsoon spell just as the region was still recovering from a previous bout of flooding that killed 110 people and injured
At least 22 mouzas, or revenue estates, in Multan district have been partially submerged under three to four feet of floodwater from the River Chenab, forcing thousands of residents to move their families and livestock
The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz formally launched its election campaign in Azad Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday, with party supremo Nawaz Sharif addressing supporters in Muzaffarabad as the region heads toward a staggered
Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah speaks to the media.—Dawn KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah on Tuesday announced the formation of a provincial water task force to assess shortages, treaty-related risks and
Breaches in the Deg and Bherr nullahs eroded bridge foundations, severing the rail link between Lahore and Faisalabad, with Karachi-bound trains diverted via Sahiwal and Khanewal as Tarbela nears maximum capacity.
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court on Tuesday upheld the death sentences of two men convicted in the 2020 Lahore-Sialkot Motorway gang-rape case, saying the prosecution had proved its case beyond reasonable doubt through
KP Chief Minister Sohail Afridi has begun a five-day PTI mobilisation visit in Sindh ahead of the party's planned September 27 march.
Police sources say investigators have identified an alleged Islamabad-based supplier in a narcotics network serving several areas of Lahore.
Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has placed devolution at the centre of Pakistan's new-provinces debate while challenging the PPP's position on restructuring.
ECNEC reviewed major road, energy, water, education and poverty-reduction schemes as revised costs and project delays sharpen scrutiny of public investment.
• Party says Peshawar event will be centrepiece of its campaign • Rawalpindi admin denies permission for Liaquat Bagh rally • Aleema pins hopes on Afridi ISLAMABAD/PESHAWAR/KARACHI: Reaffirming its unity, the opposition PTI will stage coun
LAHORE: Jamaat-i-Islami Pakistan (JI) Emir Hafiz Naeemur Rehman on Thursday announced peaceful sit-ins against the petroleum levy at 510 locations across the country on Friday, warning that the protests would transform into a movement to ov
ISLAMABAD: The National Dialogue Committee (NDC) has approached the Islamabad High Court (IHC), seeking directives for jail authorities to facilitate a meeting with incarcerated former prime minister Imran Khan and his spouse, Bushra Bibi
ISLAMABAD: As the new fiscal year began, the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the cabinet on Tuesday approved a Rs13 billion supplementary grant for the financially struggling Pakistan Television Corporation (PTVC) and a bailout pac
A three-storey residential building in Lahore's Harbanspura area collapsed late on Wednesday night, killing 11 people and injuring six others in a tragedy that struck during what should have been a family celebration
The Judicial Commission of Pakistan recommended the confirmation of Additional Judge Justice Tariq Mahmood Bajwa as a permanent judge of the Lahore High Court, following a meeting in Islamabad.
The first phase of Azad Jammu and Kashmir's elections has triggered a bitter public dispute between the ruling coalition's two largest partners, with the Pakistan Peoples Party accusing the AJK Election Commission of
The Chenab continued flooding on Sunday, though flow eased from medium to low, as Pakistan's Met Office forecast a fresh rainfall spell from July 29 across the upper catchments of major rivers, including Islamabad.
Environmental poliovirus detection has fallen sharply across Pakistan this year, but officials and experts say border movement and surveillance gaps still demand
Pakistan's Supreme Court has directed that former prime minister Imran Khan be moved from jail to Shifa International Hospital in Islamabad for a medical checkup, bringing his health and detention conditions back into
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has directed federal and provincial authorities to speed up financial support for families affected by Pakistan's latest monsoon rains and floods, putting compensation, road repairs, power