9+ hour, 19+ min ago   (693+ words) SRINAGAR (AFP): Every spring, mason Mohammad Ghulam Sarwar boards a train to Indian Kashmir, seeking higher wages despite the risk of being targeted by militants in the disputed Himalayan region. Sarwar, 25, is one of an estimated half a million migrant…...

20+ hour, 41+ min ago   (256+ words) LAHORE: The Punjab government has imposed Section 144 across the province from September 13 to September 17 in view of serious threats to public peace and the lives and property of citizens. According to a notification issued by the Punjab Home Department, a…...

20+ hour, 41+ min ago   (751+ words) This year’s BRICS summit has wrapped up in New Delhi with the usual promises of deepened cooperation and expanding economic ties. But there was an important absence. Although the US-Israel war on Iran has affected most of BRICS’ 11 members and…...

1+ day, 4+ min ago   (132+ words) KUNDUZ CITY (Pajhwok): At least 26 people were injured after a 580-type bus overturned in Aliabad district of northern Kunduz province on Sunday. According to a statement from the Kunduz police, the accident occurred this morning in the Jalwagir area of…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (531+ words) NEW DELHI (AFP): BRICS leaders including China, Russia and India entered a second day of talks in New Delhi on Sunday, discussing “inclusive global growth”, after reaching rare agreement calling for calm in the Middle East. Indian Prime Minister Narendra…...

1+ day, 17+ hour ago   (282+ words) QUETTA: Balochistan Chief Minister Sarfraz Bugti has supported the creation of new provinces, saying it is not possible to govern the entire province effectively from Quetta. Speaking to senior journalists via video link, Bugti said any new provinces should be…...

1+ day, 18+ hour ago   (189+ words) LAHORE: Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Abbas matched a 27-year-old record held by legendary pacer Wasim Akram during the third Test against England, producing a notable all-round performance with both bat and ball. Abbas made a valuable contribution with the bat,…...

1+ day, 19+ hour ago   (571+ words) On the morning of August 26, 2026, the Himalayas delivered a catastrophic reminder of their growing menace. At approximately 9:00 AM local time, a massive flash flood surged down the Bhote Koshi River from the Tibet Autonomous Region in China into Nepal’s Rasuwa…...

1+ day, 19+ hour ago   (123+ words) BEIJING (AFP): Chinese President Xi Jinping met Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Saturday, Beijing’s state media reported, as the city hosts a summit of the BRICS group of nations. “On the afternoon of September 12, local time,…...

3+ day, 10+ hour ago   (546+ words) NEW DELHI/LONDON (Reuters): ​Saima Wazed, the World Health Organization’s Southeast Asia head and daughter of ousted Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, resigned on Wednesday, according to her resignation letter seen by Reuters, following fraud investigations by the UN agency…...