new video loaded: Deadly Floods Hit Pakistan Again By Elian Peltier, Rebecca Suner, Leila Medina, Jon Hazell and Asim Hafeez•September 2, 2025 Pakistan has been hit by a string of devastating floods this year that have brought devastation across the country of 250 million people. Elian Peltier, an international correspondent at The New York Times,…
Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will attend China’s military parade marking the 80th anniversary of victory in the Second World War and the War of Resistance against Japan, in Beijing on Wednesday (September 3, 2025). Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.(Reuters) The event will see participation from around 26 foreign leaders, underscoring Beijing’s push to project…
A slew of foreign leaders took China’s signature high-speed railway from the northern port city of Tianjin to Beijing on Monday and Tuesday, having departed from the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit to attend a Victory Day parade. Seven state leaders arrived on Monday night: President of Belarus Aleksandr Lukashenko, Prime Minister of Pakistan Shehbaz…
A magnitude 6 earthquake has hit Afghanistan near its border with Pakistan. The death toll from Sunday night’s disaster has risen to more than 800 people, according to the government. Flooding and debris have hampered rescue efforts. Here is more about what happened and why Afghanistan is vulnerable to earthquakes: What happened? At 11:47pm (19:47…
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Last Updated:September 01, 2025, 06:59 IST A magnitude 6.0 earthquake hit Southeastern Afghanistan near Basawul, killing nine and injuring 25. The quake struck at 11:47 pm at a depth of 10 km. An image representing an earthquake (AP) Nine people have been killed and 25 others were injured after an earthquake of magnitude 6.0 struck…
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday signalled a further warming of ties with Beijing, urging the two Asian giants to collaborate in shaping a multipolar world, even as New Delhi remains wary of China’s growing military might and tries to finesse its own recent estrangement from the White House. “Stable, predictable and amicable bilateral…
NAROWAL, Pakistan (AP) — Rescuers raced to evacuate tens of thousands of stranded Pakistanis hit by floods earlier this week, while many were left with no food or medical supplies Friday as the government struggled to send help. The floods in Pakistan’s eastern Punjab province began Monday when an abnormal amount of rain triggered sudden…
Islamabad, Pakistan – India on August 20 announced that it had successfully test-fired Agni-V, its intermediate-range ballistic missile, from a test range in Odisha on its eastern Bay of Bengal coast. The Agni-V, meaning “fire” in Sanskrit, is 17.5 metres long, weighs 50,000kg, and can carry more than 1,000kg of nuclear or conventional payload. Capable of…
BERLIN (Reuters) -Germany is set to end its months-long halt on the entry of vulnerable Afghan nationals it had pledged to admit, following mounting legal pressure at home and a deportation push by Pakistani authorities, Welt newspaper reported on Tuesday. Around 2,000 Afghans approved for relocation to Germany under a program for those deemed at…