Islamabad, July 26 (IANS) The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) of Pakistan on Sunday reported that the death toll from the monsoon rain, flooding and landslides has risen to 107 since June 26, local media reported.According to NDMA, 344 people have been injured due to monsoon-related incidents. 447 houses were damaged, and 269 livestock have died, Pakistan’s Samaa TV reported.Seven people died in Punjab, two in Sindh, and one each in Pakistan-occupied Gilgit-Baltistan (PoGB) and Khy…
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Islamabad, July 26 (IANS) Pakistan’s monsoon death toll has risen to 97 after 11 more people were killed and 25 others injured in rain-related incidents, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) said.Eastern Punjab province remained the worst-hit during the latest reporting period, recording seven deaths and 20 injuries. Southern Sindh reported two deaths and two injuries, while northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province and northern Pakistan-occupied Gilgit-Baltistan (PoGB) region each…
Islamabad, July 25 (IANS) The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), the ruling party in Sindh staged rallies across the province over what it described as “theft” of water from the Indus River, threatening to intensify the agitation if its concerns remain unaddressed, local media reported.Led by PPP Sindh President Nisar Khuhro, the rally saw participation of party leaders, workers and women who carried placards and raised slogans such as “No to theft of Sindh’s water”Addressing the gathering on Friday,…
Jammu, July 24 (IANS) Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) leader Indresh Kumar said on Friday that even though terrorist acts have drastically come down in Jammu and Kashmir, it is still a “challenge” for security forces in the Union Territory.His reaction came after Head Constable Ashiq Hussain Qureshi was shot by a terrorist from close range while on patrolling duty in the Union Territory’s Anantnag.Speaking to IANS, Indresh Kumar said: “Slowly, Jammu and Kashmir is becoming free from terrorism….
Islamabad, July 24 (IANS) The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) expressed grave concern over the worsening state of freedom of expression in the country, warning that space for independent journalism is gradually shrinking.The remarks came after Pakistani senior journalist Munizae Jahangir’s long-running television programme, ‘Spotlight ‘, was recently taken off air.Expressing concern over the deterioration of freedom of expression in Pakistan, the HRCP stated that “the walls are steadi…
Islamabad, July 25 (IANS) As many as 3,172 cases of gender-based violence were reported in Pakistan in the first six months of 2026, including 18 cases involving transgender persons, according to Sahil’s Six Months Cruel Numbers Report, local media reported on Friday. According to the report, 644 murders, 514 cases of torture, 462 abductions, 363 suicides, 280 rapes, 175 injuries, 132 honour killings, and 21 other crimes, including harassment, gang rape and pornography cases were reported in P…
Quetta, July 22 (IANS) Quetta, the capital and largest city of the Pakistani province of Balochistan, has been facing a severe water crisis with groundwater levels dropping to dangerously low levels and official supplies from the Water and Sanitation Agency (WASA) either completely stopped or severely restricted in many residential areas, local media reported on Wednesday. Residents of areas, including Sariab, Sirki Road, Samungli Road, Jinnah Town, Qambarani Road, Satellite Town, Sabzal Road, a…
Islamabad, July 22 (IANS) Pakistan reported 22 cases of threats against journalists between April and June 2026, with Punjab province reporting the highest number of cases, local media reported on Wednesday. Punjab documented 15 cases while Khyber Pakhtunkhwa reported three cases involving threats to journalists in the second quarter of the year, according to a review released by the Freedom Network on Tuesday as part of its quarterly assessment of threats to media and journalists in Pakistan, P…
Islamabad, July 19 (IANS) The water dispute between Pakistan’s provinces of Sindh and Balochistan escalated as three Balochistan ministers participated in a farmers’ protest at Sukkur Barrage, accusing Sindh of diverting their allocated share of water and stressed that farmers are facing financial stress due to prolonged shortages, local media reported on Sunday. The ministers called on the Sindh government to act against what they termed the theft of Balochistan’s water share through unauthoris…
Islamabad, July 13 (IANS) Ranked first in the 2026 Global Terrorism Index, Pakistan remains mired in a massive, never-ending war within its borders. According to the figures released by the Pakistan Institute for Conflict and Security Studies (PICSS) in April, the country witnessed 1,045 incidents and 1,139 deaths in 2025 alone, the highest fatality level in over 10 years. A major reason behind the bloodshed is the resurgence of the Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) which accounted for over half …