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– Severe flooding caused by relentless monsoon rains swept across eastern Pakistan on Monday, submerging entire villages and forcing thousands to evacuate. The continuous heavy precipitation overwhelmed large swathes of agricultural land and turned rural communities into waterways throughout Punjab

ISLAMABAD: An earthquake that Pakistan’s meteorological agency measured at magnitude 6.2 shook parts of the country late Friday, sending residents into the streets in Islamabad and several northwestern cities, while authorities said initial checks had not produced immediate reports of

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has demolished a building inside Pakistan Air Force Base Murid that was heavily damaged during India’s May 2025 Operation Sindoor air strike, according to commercial satellite imagery dated Feb. 28, 2026. The latest image shows the structure completely

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Planning and Development Minister Ahsan Iqbal said updated official estimates show poverty and economic inequality worsening over the past seven years, with the national poverty headcount rising to 28.9% in fiscal year 2024-25 from 21.9% in 2018-19. The

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Supreme Court-ordered medical board has examined jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan after his lawyers and family accused authorities of delaying hospital care for a worsening eye condition. Officials said his vision has improved with treatment, while his

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s latest IMF-backed stabilization drive has coincided with a widening strain on its real economy, as manufacturers cite high power costs, heavy taxation and policy uncertainty while several multinational companies scale back or restructure local operations. The International Monetary