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News Desk Islamabad: Former Pakistan captain Babar Azam has been advised to sharpen his batting against spin and improve his overall strike rate if he wants to regain a place in the national Twenty20 International side, head coach Mike…

News Desk Islamabad: A new spell of monsoon rains has gripped the federal capital and adjoining Rawalpindi, prompting the Capital Development Authority (CDA) to issue safety advisories for residents in vulnerable areas. Authorities…

News Desk Rawalpindi: Director General Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) Punjab, Irfan Ali Kathia, on Monday visited Nullah Leh to review ongoing measures to tackle potential flooding in view of heavy monsoon rains.…

Ali Nawaz Rahimoo Umerkot: It was a matter of joy when the people of Thar, who once traveled in crab-shaped carts, were promised long flights in airplanes. Yet, amid this joy, another thought arose: while Islamabad’s new airport was…

Asem Mustafa Awan Islamabad: The smiles are bright, the flags small, and the feet bare. In tattered clothes some with frayed collars, others with sleeves too short children in green and white wave their Independence Day banners with pride…

Asem Mustafa Awan Islamabad: In the seventy-eight years since Pakistan’s inception, the dream of a nation founded on equality and justice has drifted far from the lives of those who most needed it. Nearly half the population lives…

AFP/APP Washington: Hurricane Erin restrengthened into a Category 4 storm late Sunday, with forecasters warning of further intensification and a growing storm size in the coming days as it lashes Caribbean islands with torrential rains,…

APP Islamabad: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday imposed a fine of Rs50,000 on a woman for filing a petition based on false information regarding the alleged abduction of her sister-in-law. Justice Muhammad Azam Khan heard the…

News Desk Peshawar: Flash floods in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa have claimed at least 380 lives, with dozens still missing, the Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) reported on Monday. According to the PDMA’s latest report, 380 people…

APP Mianwali: Once a shimmering jewel of the Salt Range, Namal Lake in Mianwali now faces an existential crisis. Decades of ecological degradation, changing weather patterns, and the construction of allegedly illegal mini dams in its…