LAHORE: Heavy rain accompanied by strong winds and hail swept across Lahore on Saturday, ending a spell of intense heat but disrupting traffic and power supplies in parts of the city. Rain and hail also caused several injuries following accidents. Dark clouds covered areas such as Township, Model Town, Green Town, Iqbal Town, Garden Town, […]
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Mixed with garbage, thrown away or resold, recycled waste risks spreading deadly diseases KARACHI: Negligence by authorities and hospital administrations has led to improper disposal of medical waste in the city. Much of it is mixed with ordinary garbage, dumped in landfills, on beaches and elsewhere, or sold illegally. It is then recycled and reintroduced
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ISLAMABAD: The first post-Hajj flight carrying Pakistani pilgrims arrived at Islamabad International Airport on Saturday, marking the start of the return phase of this year’s Hajj operation, according to the Pakistan Airports Authority (PAA). The inaugural return flight, PK-742, landed at Islamabad airport at 7:15 p.m., bringing back 165 pilgrims from Saudi Arabia. The arrival
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KARACHI: Families of Pakistani nationals held hostage by Somali pirates have renewed their call for urgent government intervention as the ordeal enters its 40th day, as relatives say the captives face deteriorating living conditions and growing health risks. In a video statement, Ayesha Amin, wife of hostage Amin Bin Shams, urged the Pakistani government to
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Police officers walk past the Supreme Court of Pakistan building, in Islamabad, Pakistan April 6, 2022. REUTERS ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court has held that the doctrine of “complete justice” is a broad and comprehensive principle aimed at ensuring justice at all costs, so that fairness is not compromised or distorted on the basis of mere
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Nexus funds, arms and trains militants who exploit women and youth for bombings and anti-state acts People and police officers gather after an explosion near a railway track in Quetta, Pakistan, May 24, 2026. Photo taken with a cellphone. REUTERS/Stringer The banned Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) maintains links with Al-Qaeda and Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), which
Calls for legal action to protect democratic rights and public confidence in the electoral process Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi. SCREENSHOT Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Mohammad Sohail Afridi on Saturday wrote to the Chief Justice of the High Court of Appeal of Gilgit-Baltistan, seeking immediate judicial intervention on what he described as a worrying situation in
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U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth holds a briefing at the Pentagon, after the United States struck Iranian nuclear facilities, during the Israeli-Iranian conflict, in Arlington, Virginia, U.S., June 22, 2025, in this still image from a distributed video. PHOTO: REUTERS US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has praised Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Chief of Defense
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Said police did not allow entry to Islamabad airport and kept him in custody until flight took off ISLAMABAD: Top Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Asad Qaiser on Saturday claimed that he was not allowed to reach Islamabad airport and missed his flight to Skardu for election campaigning in Gilgit Baltistan (GB). In a statement on
Nishtar town records highest rainfall at 48.5mm, 65 LESCO supply lines trip as authorities take steps to keep roads clear LAHORE: Rain, strong winds and hailstorms lashed different parts of Lahore on Saturday morning, prompting the city’s traffic, water and power authorities to activate emergency protocols and urge citizens to exercise caution amid adverse weather
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