Two New Polio Cases Confirmed in KP and Sindh; 2025 Tally Reaches 21
Pakistan’s battle against poliovirus faced another setback on Monday with the confirmation of two new cases, pushing the national count for 2025 to 21. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the National Emergency Operations Centre (NEOC) confirmed the detections. Health officials reported that a six-year-old girl from Union Council Pattan in Lower Kohistan, Khyber […]
School principle, community figure kidnapped in South Waziristan
Rahmatullah Wazir, the head a local school and head of the Wana Welfare Association. was kidnapped on Monday morning from South Waziristan by unidentified gunmen as he was traveling to the New Aqra School from his home. Local sources report that two people were injured during the abduction, which involved gunfire. The abductors forced Wazir […]
Independence day suicide bombing thwarted, suspect arrested: Bugti
Balochistan Chief Minister Sarfraz Bugti announced the foiling of a planned Independence Day suicide attack and the arrest of a key facilitator, a highly educated individual who confessed to involvement in previous attacks. The case throws into sharp relief the complex nature of Balochistan’s militancy, challenging the simplistic narrative of economic deprivation as the sole […]
More rains predicted as monsoon death toll rises to 540
The death toll from monsoon rains and floods in Pakistan has risen to 540, with the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) warning of further intensified monsoon activity. Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) provinces are at severe risk of cloudbursts, urban flooding, and river inundation as three major weather systems converge. The NDMA predicts 50-60% higher […]