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AFP/APP Nigeria: At least 38 miners were killed and 27 others injured following a gas explosion at a lead mining site in central Nigeria’s Plateau State, local sources confirmed on Tuesday. The incident occurred at the Kampanin Zurak…

News Desk  Islamabad: When Pakistan and India clashed in the skies over South Asia in May 2025, the world’s attention was fixed on who blinked first between two nuclear-armed rivals.  But in the background of that four-day…

WAM/APP Abuja: At least 25 people were killed and 14 others went missing after a passenger boat capsized in northern Nigeria’s Yobe state, according to emergency services. The boat was carrying residents returning from a local market,…

AFP/APP Nigeria: Torrential rains have devastated the central Nigerian city of Mokwa, killing at least 25 people, emergency services said on Thursday, as rescue teams continued the search for more victims. The flooding followed a…

News Desk United Nations: Pakistan is ranked among four countries—along with Nigeria, India, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)—that accounted for nearly half of the estimated 260,000 maternal deaths worldwide in 2023,…

APP Islamabad: The National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) has completed 25 years of service, revolutionizing Pakistan’s identity system with cutting-edge technology to ensure efficient and secure national identification.…

AFP Paris: Air pollution caused by wildfires and other landscape fires is responsible for over 1.5 million deaths annually, with the overwhelming majority occurring in developing nations, according to a new study published in The Lancet.…

AFP/APP Kano, Nigeria: A bus transporting Muslim faithful celebrating the birth of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him) crashed in Kaduna state, northern Nigeria, resulting in the deaths of at least 25 children, an official told…

News Desk  Islamabad: The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, who recently returned from their trip to Colombia, are reportedly puzzled by the public's reaction to their visit. According to a source quoted by OK!, the couple is "embarrassed…

News Desk  Islamabad: Governor Sanwo-Olu of Lagos, Nigeria, commended Prince Harry and Meghan's efforts in addressing mental health issues among the military during his press briefing. Earlier, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle embarked…