RAWALPINDI: The recent monsoon downpour in Rawalpindi and Islamabad resulted in widespread flooding, significant property damage, and loss of life. Authorities have identified illegal construction on natural water channels as the primary cause. Investigations confirmed that water passages in residential areas, greenbelts, open fields, and private housing societies were obstructed or altered. Without proper drainage … Read more

The American war veteran Jake Larson has died at the age of 102, as reported by DW. Known to his 1.2 million followers on TikTok as “Papa Jake,” he captivated both young and old with his stories. In a statement on his social media accounts, his granddaughter McKaela Larson wrote that he died peacefully on … Read more

Listen to article Pakistan and the US once again reiterated that their ties are on a sound-footing, and ingrained in a deep-rooted economic and security calculus. The debut meeting of Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar with Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Washington DC was a breakthrough of sorts, as it came on the heels of several … Read more

Republicans in the US House of Representatives sought on Tuesday to rename the opera house in Washington’s John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts after First Lady Melania Trump, reported AFP. The Republican-led House Appropriations Committee voted to advance language that would condition funding for Washington’s premier cultural institution on the name change as … Read more

Listen to article KARACHI: Senator Faisal Vawda has commended the FBR chairman for dismissing an official whose video, showing him mistreating a traffic police officer, had gone viral.  Taking to his X account, Vawda said, “The timely suspension and dismissal of the FBR officer from his job is an expression of your good intentions for Pakistan”.   “We … Read more

Listen to article President Donald Trump’s super powers as a public figure have long included the ability to redirect, evade and deny. But the Republican’s well-worn methods of changing the subject when a tough topic stings politically are not working as his White House fends off persistent unrest from his usually loyal base about convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and his … Read more

Listen to article At least one person died and four others were reported missing after a fishing boat from Karachi capsized near the coast of Gwadar, Balochistan, officials and rescue sources said on Saturday. According to Express News, the ill-fated boat had set out from Karachi and was carrying six fishermen from the neighbourhoods of Ibrahim Hyderi, … Read more