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Tripoli, Sept 16 (AFP/APP): Flash flooding in east Libya caused by Storm Daniel tore through the coastal city of Derna, leaving more than 3,000 people dead, around 10,000 missing and entire neighbourhoods in ruins. This is what we know so far about the extreme storm […]

KHYBER, SEP 15 (ONLINE): Torkham border has been reopened after 9 days with Afghanistan assurance that its territory will not be used against Pakistan. According to sources, 2 vehicles have entered to Pakistan from Afghanistan. Traffic has also started. The opening of gates on both […]

ISLAMABAD Sep 15 (Online): Indian opposition parties have pledged to boycott several television news anchors they accuse of spreading hate and of partisanship towards Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist government. Activists and rights groups have sounded the alarm on press freedoms since Modi’s Bharatiya […]

ISLAMABAD Sep 15 (Online): Emergency teams on Friday kept up their search for the thousands still posted as missing from the tsunami-sized flash flood that swept the Libyan port city of Derna, killing at least 4,000 people. The enormous surge of water burst two upstream […]

London, Sept 15 (AFP/APP): A European Union regulator fined Chinese-owned social media platform TikTok 345 million euros over child data breaches on Friday. Ireland’s Data Protection Commission said in a statement that it has handed down the “administrative fine”, which is equivalent to $369 million, […]

ISLAMABAD, Sep 14 (Online): Foreign Office (FO) spokesperson has said care taker Prime Minister (PM) Anwar ul Haq Kakar will participate in the UN General Assembly (UNGA) 78th session from September 18 to 23. Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar ul Haq Kakar will address the annual […]

LIBYA Sep 14 (Online): A desperate search for thousands of people missing after catastrophic flooding in the Libyan city of Derna entered its third day on Wednesday, with thousands already confirmed dead and the toll expected to rise. The flood was caused by a powerful […]

ISLAMABAD Sep 14 (Online): A grand temple of Lord Ram, worshipped by millions of Hindus, will open in January in northern India at a site believed to be his birthplace, fulfilling a promise from the ruling party in a location that was a flashpoint for […]

Islamabad, Sep 14 (Online): Millions of Pakistani pilgrims entered Iraq through Iran on the occasion of Arbaeen Hussaini. Returning Pakistani pilgrims are facing difficulties at the Chazabeh border. According to sources, the pilgrims are short of food and water in the heat of 46 degrees […]