KP Health Dept Reports Thousands of Disease Cases in Flood-Hit Areas

Peshawar, August 28 – The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Health Department has released fresh data on the monitoring of communicable diseases in flood-affected districts, highlighting a growing health crisis in the wake of recent flooding. According to the department’s spokesperson, 5,752 patients were examined on August 28 alone, with mobile health teams extending services to 2,445…

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Drone Attacks Leave Afghan Children Dead, Families Devastated in Khost, Nangarhar

CBN report Kabul: Two separate suspected drone strikes in eastern Afghanistan — one in Khost province’s Spera district and another in Nangarhar province’s Shinwaro district — have left at least three children dead and eight other civilians wounded, sparking outrage among local communities. No official from word from Kabul on these airstrikes, as who carried…

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May 9 and Attack on Rana Sanaullah’s House: 75 Including PTI Leadership, Sentenced to Imprisonment

In connection with the attack on Rana Sanaullah’s residence, the Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) in Faisalabad, Punjab, has sentenced 75 individuals — including senior leaders of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) — to prison terms over the events of May 9. According to reports, out of the total 109 accused in the case, the court has acquitted 34…

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Government Forms Committee to Assess Flood Damage to Archaeological Sites and Museums

Ihtisham ul Haq toru The Directorate General of Archaeology, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, has constituted a special committee to evaluate the damage caused to archaeological sites and museums across the province by recent floods and heavy rains. The committee, comprising experts and officers from the Archaeology Department, will visit flood-affected areas to conduct on-ground inspections of historical…

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Pakistan’s Exports Surge 16.4% in July 2025, Textile Sector Leads Growth

Pakistan’s exports witnessed a significant 16.43% year-on-year increase in July 2025, the first month of the fiscal year 2025-26, reaching $2.68 billion, according to data released by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS). Textile Sector Shows Robust Growth Textile exports, the backbone of Pakistan’s economy, rose by 32% to $1.67 billion. Major contributors included ready-made…

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Pakistan’s Vanishing Forests: Conflict, Development and the Making of Deadlier Disasters

Muhammad Younas In Pakistan, disasters no longer strike as rare shocks. They return year after year, reshaping valleys and uprooting lives. Floods submerge villages, landslides tear down mountain slopes, and glacial lakes burst without warning. Each season, the destruction deepens. Climate change is often held responsible, and rightly so. But there is another story, one…

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Independence Day in Kabul: Pakistan Celebrates Freedom and Maarka-e-Haq Triumph

The Embassy of Pakistan in Kabul marked the nation’s Independence Day with a solemn yet spirited ceremony, celebrating both the country’s historic freedom and its recent victory in Maarka-e-Haq against India. Speaking at the flag-hoisting ceremony, Pakistan’s Ambassador to Afghanistan, Ubaid-ur-Rehman Nizamani, hailed the resilience of the Pakistani nation in the face of “India’s naked…

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خیبر پختونخوا میں طوفانی بارشیں؛ 170سے زائد اموات، چار اضلاع آفت زدہ قرار، بونیر سب سے زائد متاثر

خیبر پختونخوا، گلگت بلتستان اور آزاد کشمیر میں کلاؤڈ برسٹ، لینڈ سلائیڈنگ اور سیلابی ریلوں نے تباہی مچا دی۔ مختلف حادثات میں اب تک 110 سے زائد افراد جاں بحق اور درجنوں زخمی ہو چکے ہیں۔ ریسکیو حکام کے مطابق خیبر پختونخوا کے ضلع باجوڑ کی تحصیل سالارزئی میں گزشتہ رات آنے والے سیلابی ریلے…

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Between Shells and Shelters: A New Generation of Bajaur’s Children Grows Up Displaced

By Muhammad Younas : BAJAUR, Pakistan — The scorching August heat hangs heavy over Bajaur’s deserted streets. Markets remain shuttered, homes lie abandoned, and the sound of children’s laughter has been replaced by the distant thud of artillery. Since July 29, the northwestern tribal district has been gripped by Operation Sarbakaf, a precision military campaign…

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