Indus water drying, 12 lakh people moved out: Pakistan’s river-dependent region faces existential crisisPakistan Indus Water: Saltwater intrusion in Pakistan's Indus delta, exacerbated by reduced river flow due to dams, irrigation, and climate...
06 Aug, 2025, 12.26 PM IST
Death of a delta: Pakistan's Indus sinks and shrinksHabibullah Khatti prepares to leave his village due to seawater intrusion in the Indus delta. Many villages disappeared, and the population...
06 Aug, 2025, 12.18 AM IST
Bangladesh and Pakistan begin direct tradeBangladesh and Pakistan have resumed direct government-to-government trade after decades, starting with an import of 50,000 tonnes of rice ...
25 Feb, 2025, 02.01 PM IST
Deadly Delta wave stole 2,40,000 lives in India between April-June, 'similar episodes' could take place in near term: UN reportThe flagship United Nations World Economic Situation and Prospects (WESP) 2022 report said that with the highly transmissible Omicron varia...
13 Jan, 2022, 10.47 PM IST
Philippines to lift coronavirus travel ban on 10 countries including India, UAETravelers from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, the United Arab Emirates, Oman, Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia will have to...
04 Sep, 2021, 03.13 PM IST
Pakistan to allow Sikh pilgrims to visit Kartarpur Sahib amid COVID-19 waveDue to the Delta variant, India had been in category C in Pakistan from May 22 till August 12, and special approval was required for people...
22 Aug, 2021, 01.19 PM IST
World market themes for the week aheadInvestors, focused on prospects for Fed tapering as labour conditions improve, have boosted the dollar. New Zealand and Norway are a remind...
14 Aug, 2021, 12.13 PM IST
COVID-19: Philippines extends travel ban to India, nine other countries till August 15The Philippines imposed the travel ban on India initially on April 29 which was extended. On July 14, the government extended the travel ba...
30 Jul, 2021, 06.08 PM IST
Clear early signs of fourth COVID-19 wave starting in Pakistan: Ministerakistan recorded 1,737 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours which was the highest since 1,923 cases recorded on June 4.
09 Jul, 2021, 02.32 PM IST
Cricket: England to name new squad for Pakistan after Covid outbreakBen Stokes, who has been returning to full fitness by playing for county side Durham following a finger injury suffered playing in the Indi...
06 Jul, 2021, 04.44 PM IST
Bring bill for restoring J&K statehood: Ghulam Nabi Azad to governmentHe said any measure that upsets the people residing in the Northeast and border areas, including Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh and Punjab, shou...
03 Feb, 2021, 04.19 PM IST
Bangladesh sleuths discover Pakistan money trail in insurance firmThe government of Sheikh Hasina which is tough with controlling Pak-based finances is likely to take strong action against this firm ahead ...
01 Nov, 2018, 07.33 PM IST
Hostels in Chinese city told to refuse guests from PakistanAsked about the move, Foreign Ministry spokesman Lu Kang said that "we never heard about such a policy being carried out in China".
26 Aug, 2016, 04.16 PM IST
Karachi may sink into ocean by 2060: ExpertsOceanography experts warned that if sea intrusion continues unabated, the coastal towns of Badin and Thatta might sink in the next 30 years.
14 Mar, 2015, 02.08 AM IST
PM Nawaz Sharif among richest Pakiastani lawmakers at Rs 2 billionSharif also received foreign remittances of Rs 238.9 million and owns owns four vehicles, including a 2010 Land Cruiser worth Rs 10 million.
09 Jan, 2015, 02.25 PM IST
Home Ministry hunting for technology to manage borders with PakistanSteep rise in infiltration levels from Pakistan this year has prompted home ministry to go hunting for technologies to guard the border.
01 Oct, 2012, 06.10 AM IST
- Pak, China friendship indispensable for regional peace: Gilani
He was speaking at a reception to commemorate 60th anniversary of establishment of diplomatic ties between two countries here last night.
20 May, 2011, 01.11 PM IST