Pakistan monsoon flooding death toll tops 1,000
ISLAMABAD: The death toll from monsoon flooding in Pakistan since June has reached 1,033, according to figures released Sunday by the country’s National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA). It said 119 people had died in the previous 24 hours as heavy rains continued to lash parts of the country. The annual monsoon is essential for irrigating […]
903 killed by Pakistan monsoon rains, floods
NEW DELHI: Monsoon rains and floods have killed 903 people in Pakistan since June, the country’s Climate Change Minister Sherry Rehman said. The death toll includes 326 children and 191 women, and the number of those injured is 1,293. “Record rains have caused a humanitarian crisis in the country,” Sherry said in a series of […]
Sharif is new Pakistan PM after Khan ouster
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: Pakistan lawmakers on Monday elected Shehbaz Sharif as the country’s new prime minister following the weekend ouster of Imran Khan, who resigned his national assembly seat — along with most of his party members — ahead of the vote. Khan was dismissed Sunday after losing a no-confidence vote, paving the way for an […]
Pakistan train crash death toll rises to 36
ISLAMABAD: The death toll from a head-on collision between two passenger trains in Pakistan’s southern Sindh province has increased to 36 yesterday morning (June 6) with over 50 others injured, local media and officials said. Divisional Transport Officer of Pakistan Railways in Sukkur division Sajjad Wagho told Xinhua news agency that the collision took place […]
Sabah bars entry from four countries
KOTA KINABALU: The Sabah government has decided to bar entry of individuals from Bangladesh, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka into the state as part of efforts to curb the spread of Covid-19. Chief Minister Datuk Hajiji Noor said that the move was also an important step to prevent the entry of new Covid-19 variants into […]
‘Loneliest’ elephant airlifted to Cambodia
KARACHI, Pakistan: Animal lovers, artists and government officials joined an emotional moment Monday in Pakistan’s capital to see off the country’s “loneliest” elephant as it left for a wildlife sanctuary in Cambodia to spend its retired life, reported Anadolu Agency. Kaavan — Islamabad ‘s only elephant — embarked on a flight to Cambodia on a […]
Pakistan bans TikTok for ‘indecent’ content
LAHORE: The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has banned the video creator application, TikTok, because of immoral content, an official said Friday. “We have received a number of complaints from different segments of the society against immoral and indecent content which is being shared consistently on the social media platform,” PTA spokesperson Khurram Mehran told Anadolu […]
Survivor recalls horror of Pakistan plane crash that killed 97
KARACHI, Pakistan: One of the two people to survive a plane crash in Pakistan that killed 97 people has described jumping from the burning wreckage of the aircraft after it hurtled into a residential neighbourhood. The Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) plane came down among houses on Friday after both engines failed as it approached Karachi […]
Virus pushes Pakistan’s transgender dancers out of their homes
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: Before the virus shutdown, dancer Adnan Ali had carved out a comfortable living performing at parties for newlyweds and newborns, avoiding the financial hardship faced by many in Pakistan’s transgender community. But the closure of wedding halls and scrapped celebrations where she would twist and twirl in front of applauding crowds have frozen […]
India could soon return to Malaysia for palm oil
KUALA LUMPUR: India is seen as having very little choice and could soon turn to Malaysia and start importing back, especially if the Covid-19 pandemic situation in Indonesia gets worse and the country goes into full lockdown as most of the countries are doing at the very moment. “The country (India) could step up purchases in the coming […]
