Pakistan

National and regional reporting from Pakistani and regional desks. Sorted by source publication time.

DAWN

Karachi’s feel-like index climbs to 48.7°C as heatwave persists in Sindh

KARACHI: While Karachi experiences hot and humid conditions, temperatures continue to soar to 50 degrees Celsius and above in several cities of Sindh amid a heatwave. Dadu and Jacobabad continued to be the hottest places across the country with 51°C. The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) said...

ET

Latham pleased with Ireland win

New Zealand defeated Ireland in the only Test

EXP

کراچی: ڈیفنس میں 2 گاڑیوں کے درمیان تصادم میں ایک شخص جاں بحق، غیر ملکی سمیت 5 افراد زخمی

لیاری ایکسپریس وے پر ہائی روف گاڑی کھمبے سے ٹکرا گئی، نوجوان جاں بحق اور2 افراد شدید زخمی ہوگئے

ET

Son scores brace in 5-0 win

S Korea secured a comfortable win against Trinidad and Tobago

ET

South Korea, Japan discuss military-logistics support deal, Seoul says

Pact would allow US allies to mutually procure fuel, food, ammunition as Seoul remains cautious

EXP

ایرانی مذاکرات میں کوئی جلدی نہیں، فوجی کارروائی کا آپشن موجود ہے، ٹرمپ

ہم جو چاہتے ہیں اور اگر ہمیں وہ نہیں ملتا تو ہم اسے ایک اور طریقے سے حاصل کرنے والے ہیں، ٹرمپ

ET

Gritty Socceroos aim to spoil co-hosts' World Cup party

The group also contains Turkey and Paraguay

ET

Wembanyama eyes 'childhood dream'

The win marked another dazzling milestone for him

DAWN

Surgical strike

SURGERY is also called an operation, and the place where it is performed is called an operating theatre. All types of surgery must be considered serious. A common measure of how serious it could be is whether it will be performed under local or general anaesthesia. The former entails a procedure tha...

ET

Seven Pakistanis make Forbes '30 Under 30' Asia list for 2026

Researcher Maheera Ghani, Karachi-based entrepreneur Syed Ismail, fintech founders among those featured

DAWN

Missing Balochistan farmer’s recovery sought

QUETTA: Voice for Baloch Missing Persons (VBMP) Chairman Nasrullah Baloch has expressed deep concern over the alleged enforced disappearance of 38-year-old Abdul Rauf, a local farmer, and demanded his immediate and safe recovery, according to a statement issued on Saturday. He said Abdul Rauf, son o...

DAWN

Misreading Baloch youth

THE insurgency in Balochistan has posed a different set of problems for the state, which is still struggling to fully understand its dynamics. Perhaps the biggest challenge is defining the unrest in the province and identifying the factors that are contributing to it. Even as it tries to understand ...

ET

'We will not allow election process to be obstructed': G-B election chief

Says K-P CM Sohail Afridi's letter lacks legal standing and sought to influence electoral process

DAWN

Three bodies found in Balochistan's Pasni, Kech

GWADAR: Three bodies were recovered from Pasni and Kech areas of Balochistan on Saturday, police said. According to them, two bodies were found near Chabbandan Cross on the Makran Coastal Highway in the Pasni area of Gwadar district. Police identified the deceased as Ustad Muhammad Siraj Kalanchi a...

DAWN

Senate chairman Gilani voices concern over India’s actions on Indus Waters Treaty

• US consul general meets Senate chairman• Regional peace, economic ties discussed LAHORE: Senate Chairman Yousaf Raza Gilani has expressed concern over India’s unilateral actions regarding the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT), saying that “any attempt to use water as a tool of coercion undermines regional...

ET

Gauff French Open title defence ends

She went down 4-6, 7-6 (7/1), 6-4 to Austrian 28th seed Anastasia Potapova

DAWN

Separate fire incidents destroy over 65 homes in Balochistan

QUETTA: A series of fire incidents destroyed more than 65 homes in different areas, officials said on Saturday. While causes for the blaze were being ascertained, a few of them were caused by short circuits. The most devastating incident occurred in Goth Mehboob Khoso near Sohbatpur, where a fire r...

DAWN

The heat ahead

HEAT is becoming a defining feature of life in many parts of the world. It influences how cities are built, how much electricity they consume, when people can work outdoors and, increasingly, how governments prepare for emergencies. The latest warning from the World Meteorological Organisation sugge...

ET

NASA says meteor explosion caused loud boom heard across New England

Fireball fragments above Massachusetts, releasing energy equivalent to 300 tons of TNT

DAWN

President calls for effective laws to curb tobacco use

• Terms tobacco sellers ‘merchants of death’• Urges parents, teachers, health workers to raise awareness ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari has underlined the need for effective legislation against tobacco use to protect people and future generations from the hazards of the “killer addiction”. “T...

ET

Shaheen praises Minhas after ODI success

He was instrumental in Pakistan’s five-wicket victory over Australia in the first ODI

ET

Four children die in drowning incident in K-P's Hangu, one critical

Rescue officials say five children, aged between five and eight years, were bathing in a mini dam when they drowned

DAWN

Turkiye links Israel’s inclusion in regional bloc to Palestinian statehood

• Foreign Minister Fidan says platform may include Pakistan, Turkiye, S. Arabia, Egypt, Gulf states and potentially Iran• Gaza death toll nears 73,000 with seven more killings in a day TURKIYE’S Foreign Minister, Hakan Fidan, has said that Israel can join a cooperative “regional platform” if it reco...

ET

Arsenal realise evolution needed

They suffered a heartbreaking defeat on penalties against PSG in UCL final