Families Turn to Symbolic Cremation After Nepal Floods
Thousands are missing, and some families have lost hope of recovering their bodies. To carry out his sacred duty, a son lights the funeral pyre for a straw effigy of his father.
New York’s Muslims reclaim their city after 9/11 backlash
With a Muslim mayor, 100 new mosques and a 9% Muslim population, Islamophobia still persists in New York City Asad Dandia conducts a guided tour about Malcolm X in the Harlem area of New York on Aug 22, 2026. PHOTO: AFP Asad Dandia was eight when he watched the September 11, 2001 attacks on television … Read more
Bringing Explosive Life to ‘Coyote vs. Acme’
The director Dave Green narrates a scene from the film in which a perturbed Wile E. Coyote lawyers up.
PM seeks early start of ML-1
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif speaks during a meeting with ADB Vice President Yinming Yang. Photo: APP ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday stressed the need for the early groundbreaking of the Main Line-1 (ML-1) railway project, saying the Karachi-Peshawar corridor was vital to modernising freight transport and strengthening regional trade connectivity, the Prime Minister’s … Read more
9 Days After Flood, 2 Men Are Pulled Alive From Mud-Filled Tunnels in Nepal
One of two workers rescued from a hydroelectric plant said he had recited prayers over and over while trapped deep underground. “How many days has it been?” he asked.
Another Heart Drug Fails, Shocking Cardiologists
[Doctors were hopeful the drug, which was being tested in a large clinical trial by Novartis, was going to be a powerful new tool to fight heart disease.
More than 80 killed in Yemen clashes since Thursday: sources
Military official on the Red Sea coast reported 24 men killed, while another in Taiz area said 15 killed Clashes between Yemen’s Houthi rebels and government forces have killed 81 combatants since Thursday, according to a tally of figures from two military officials and medical sources in rebel-held territory. A military official on the Red … Read more
Sajal Aly wins praise for emotionally charged ‘Zanjeerein’ performance
Fans hail Aly and Usman for their performances as Rabiya’s long-awaited face-off with Torsam reached a dramatic climax Sajal Aly drew widespread praise from viewers following the latest episode of Zanjeerein, with fans particularly captivated by her emotionally explosive confrontation with Usman Javed’s character. Social media users were quick to applaud Aly’s portrayal of heartbreak, … Read more
Eight-member AJK cabinet sworn in
MUZAFFARABAD: The eight-member cabinet of the newly formed Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) government was sworn in on Friday, marking the completion of the initial administrative structure of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) government. Acting AJK President Chaudhry Tariq Farooq administered the oath to the new ministers at a ceremony held at the Presidency. Prime … Read more
Inside the Nepal Tunnel Rescue Operation
An Australian engineer advising the effort described how two men were freed after nine days trapped in a tunnel at the Upper Trishuli 3A hydropower plant.