Pakistan

Chaos broke out after shots were fired into the air in different areas of Pakistan's Karachi during a fireworks display held before the country's 77th anniversary of independence. The bullets hit and injured at least 100 people, including…

Pakistani athlete Arshad Nadeem made history at the Paris 2024 Olympics by winning the gold medal in the men's javelin throw. Competing at the Stade de France, Nadeem secured the victory with an impressive throw of 92.97 meters,…

Pakistan's National Disaster Management Agency (NDMA) reported that monsoon rains over the past six weeks have claimed 154 lives since July 1. The floods, which have wreaked havoc across provinces including Khyber Pakhtunkhwa,…

The death toll continues to rise in various parts of Pakistan due to continuing floods caused by monsoon rains. Punjab provincial officials reported that 6 people died in the province and that a new precipitation record was set after 44…

The death toll from landslides caused by heavy rainfall in the Wayanad district of the Indian state of Kerala, where search and rescue operations continue, has risen to 93 and the number of injured to 128. Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi…

Floods and lightning strikes during monsoon rains in Pakistan caused loss of life and property damage. Eleven people in a family died as their house in Kohat city flooded. Nine people were killed by lightning strikes and four others by…

Heavy rain hit Lahore in the Punjab province of Pakistan. The rain flooded the streets, disrupted traffic and brought daily life to a standstill. A zoo wall collapsed. The Meteorological Department reported that heavy rain will continue…

In Karachi, Pakistan, daily waste production of 16,000 tons is devastating marine life by entering the Arabian Sea, creating a "dead zone" along the coast. The port city, home to approximately 24 million people, sees at least 500…

The Taxila Museum, located in the Punjab province of Pakistan, is one of the most popular archaeological sites in Asia. Taxila has been a center of learning since the 6th century BCE and has seen the influence of the Achaemenid, Greek,…

The tire of the passenger plane carrying passengers from Saudi Arabia's Riyadh to Pakistan's Peshawar, caught fire during landing. Following the landing, the plane was immediately stopped and near 300 people on the plane, including flight…