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Mujib Mashal, our South Asia bureau chief, travels to points along a river in Nepal that turned into a deadly torrent, killing more than 1,300 people and leaving over 5,000 more missing as entire, towns bridges and roads were swept away.
[ Speaks about intelligence-based actions, digital market concerns at China conference 2026 National Fair Competition Conference of China in Xi’an, Shaanxi province. ISLAMABAD: Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) Chairman Farid Ahmad Tarar represented Pakistan at the 2026 National Fair Competition Conference of China in Xi’an, Shaanxi province. He presented the attributes of Pakistan’s competition regime, … Read more
Sweden votes on Sunday. With various crises easing, center-left politics seem in vogue again, but the far right cannot be discounted.
HYDERABAD/KARACHI: The MQM-P has renewed its push for new provinces, declaring that the case for a separate administrative unit in urban Sindh is stronger than anywhere else in the country and warning that a transparent census and corrected voter lists could force the PPP to confront the demand itself. Speaking at a seminar titled “National … Read more
Survivors tell the stories of the people and places buried under the mud after a disaster in Nepal.
At some universities, parents can pay to make sure their children are cared for, the way they were back home.
A spate of robberies, many in small towns, has raised questions about how to secure the country’s treasures.
Officials attribute decline to students’ preference for colleges and other institutions RAWALPINDI: A sharp decline has been witnessed in post-matric admissions to government higher secondary schools in Punjab, with enrolment dropping by around 90 per cent. According to the Education Department, a large number of students this year preferred colleges and other educational institutions over … Read more
MOGADISHU: Somali pirates have freed a vessel they hijacked in April with its 17-men crew and used as a mothership, security sources in the Somali state of Puntland told AFP adding a ransom was paid. The Gulf of Aden and Somalia coasts have seen a resurgence in piracy since April, according to figures from the … Read more
Balochistan Chief Minister Mir Sarfraz Bugti. Photo APP QUETTA: Balochistan Chief Minister Mir Sarfraz Bugti has said the fight against terrorism will continue until the “last terrorist” is eliminated, stressing that the civil and military leadership is united against the menace. “There is no ambiguity or confusion on this matter,” Bugti said while speaking via … Read more