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PUBLISHED August 24, 2025 KARACHI: The city that takes pride in showing daily resilience for coping with infrastructural breakdown, the monsoon of August 2025 brought Karachi to a total standstill. In less than 48 hours, rainwater collecting on the roads turned into torrents; intersections became lakes, terminals became islands, and neighbourhoods were divided by brown-coloured, fast-moving water. Authorities declared a public holiday, emergency services were activated across districts, and residents tracked the rain on their phones until phone signals vanished and the power went out. By evening, officials and newsrooms were counting the human lives lost by drowning, electrocution, building…
Flood-like conditions have developed in Mailsi after water flow in the Sutlej River surged, the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) said. At Head Ganda Singh, inflow and outflow were recorded at 118,652 cusecs, while Head Sulemanki saw inflows of 89,267 cusecs with 82,008 cusecs outflow. Head Islam reported an inflow of 42,195 cusecs and an outflow of 40,295 cusecs, and at Head Syphon, both inflow and outflow stood at 36,682 cusecs. Authorities imposed Section 144 at Head Syphon, banning swimming, recreational visits and boating. The assistant commissioner confirmed strict enforcement of restrictions. Local administration said all departments remain on high alert,…
Pakistan’s junior male swimmers tore through the national record books as Rayan Awan and Azlan Sohail set new marks at the World Junior Swimming Championships in Romania, which concluded on Sunday. Rayan clocked 30.87 in the Men’s 50m Breaststroke to smash the previous record of 30.98 set by Abdul Aziz Chaudhry 17 years ago. To put it into perspective, the record was set before Rayan was even born. He finished 58th out of 86 swimmers in the breaststroke sprint. Azlan can safely call himself the junior medley king after smashing the Under-16 national records in both the 200m and 400m…
Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov speaks during a joint press conference with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi in Tehran, Iran, February 25, 2025.Majid Asgaripour | Via ReutersRussian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov threw cold water on the possibility of an imminent meeting taking place between President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, saying that no meeting is currently planned.”Putin is ready to meet with Zelenskyy, when the agenda would be ready for a summit,” Lavrov said during an interview with NBC News’ “Meet the Press” that aired Sunday.”And this agenda is not ready at all,” he continued.Lavrov’s comments come after President Donald…
At least 11 people, including three children, lost their lives and 47 others were injured as torrential rains and a windstorm battered Dera Ismail Khan and Lower Dir in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa. Of the 11 casualties, eight were reported in Dera Ismail Khan and three in Lower Dir, taking the cumulative rain-related death toll in the province to over 400. The windstorm, recorded at 100 km/h, caused severe destruction, collapsing roofs and walls in residential areas. Dera Ismail Khan Deputy Commissioner Abdul Nasir Khan released official figures on the damage and loss of life caused by the storm in the district. According…
Cameron Green slapped a 47-ball century with Travis Head and Mitchell Marsh also blasting tons as Australia crushed South Africa by 276 runs in a record-breaking third and final one-day international on Sunday in Mackay. The hosts were playing for pride, down 2-0 in the series, and responded magnificently, posting an ominous 431-2 after opting to bat — their highest ODI total on home soil. They then dismissed the Proteas for 155 in the 25th over, with spinner Cooper Connolly taking 5-22. Head was supreme in blazing 142 off 103 balls, ably supported by skipper Marsh (100 from 106). Their…
ISLAMABAD: Two former archrivals — the PML-N and the PPP — have announced they will contest the upcoming by-elections together. The parties will also reach out to other parties in the ruling coalition for broader coordination. This announcement was made on Saturday after a high-level PML-N delegation comprising federal ministers Hanif Abbasi and Tariq Fazal Chaudhry met with a senior PPP delegation at the residence of PPP leader Raja Pervez Ashraf in Islamabad. The meeting focused on strategy for by-elections to be held at various constituencies primarily due to de-seating of a number of PTI lawmakers in view of their…
SpaceX is valued at around $400 billion and is critical for U.S. space access, but it wasn’t always the powerhouse that it is today.Elon Musk founded SpaceX in 2002. Using money that he made from the sale of PayPal, Musk and his new company developed their first rocket, the Falcon 1, to challenge existing launch providers.”There were actually a lot of startup aerospace companies looking to take on this market. They recognized we had a monopoly provider called United Launch Alliance. They had merged the Boeing and Lockheed rocket launch capacity to one company, and they were charging the government…
Pakistan’s junior male swimmers tore through the record books as Rayan Awan and Azlan Sohail set new marks at the World Junior Swimming Championships in Romania, which concluded on Sunday. Rayan clocked 30.87 in the Men’s 50m Breaststroke to smash the previous record of 30.98 set by Abdul Aziz Chaudhry 17 years ago. To put it into perspective, the record was set before Rayan was even born. He finished 58th out of 86 swimmers in the breaststroke sprint. Azlan can safely call himself the junior medley king after smashing the Under-16 national records in both the 200m and 400m Individual…
DI KHAN: Security forces on Saturday killed two militants belonging to the banned Hafiz Gul Bahadur group during a targeted operation in the Jani Khel area of Bannu district of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa. According to security sources, the operation was carried out against members of Jamaatul Ansar al-Mahdi Khurasan, an offshoot of the banned outfit. Both slain terrorists were wanted by police in multiple terrorism-related cases. Authorities said the action was part of ongoing counter-terrorism efforts in the region aimed at dismantling militant networks and ensuring peace in the area. Separately, two young brothers were injured on Saturday when a toy-like explosive…