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Warming, other factors worsened Pakistan floods, study finds

A new study says human-caused climate change juiced the rainfall that triggered Pakistan's floods by up to 50%

The Independent UK

Pakistan floods ‘made up to 50% worse by global heating’

Study says climate crisis likely to have significantly increased rainfall and made future floods more likely

The Guardian - UK

Jos Buttler vows to ‘raise spirits’ of Pakistan as England return after 17 years

England’s players have agreed to make a five-figure donation to help with flood relief in Pakistan, according to their captain, Jos Buttler

The Guardian - UK

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China to the rescue? Putin meets Xi as Russia suffers setbacks in Ukraine

Is Beijing going all in, or hedging its bets as sanctions start to bite and Russia suffers setbacks on the battlefield in Ukraine? After their talks, the Russian president conceded that his Chinese counterpart has doubts over the invasion. What to make of this week's summit in Uzbekistan that brings…

France 24

PM Modi arrives in Samarkand for Shanghai Cooperation Organisation meeting, skips photo ops

Friday will mark Modi’s first face-to-face meeting with Xi since April 2020 LAC stand-off

The Hindu

Masood gets maiden call-up, lead Pakistan pacer Shaheen Afridi named in T20 World Cup squad

Shaheen, who is under treatment in London, is expected to resume bowling in the nets in early October and will join the team in Australia

The Hindu

England cricket team in Pakistan for first tour since 2005

England were due to visit last year, but cancelled at short notice after New Zealand pulled out citing safety concerns.

Al Jazeera

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England donate to flood appeal on first return to Pakistan since 2005

England touched down in Karachi on Thursday for a seven-match Twenty20 series

The Independent UK

T20 World Cup match between India, Pakistan sold out: ICC

“An official resale platform will be launched closer to the event, where fans can exchange tickets at face value,” ICC said after tickets for the India-Pakistan match at next month’s T20 World Cup were sold out

The Hindu

Afghanistan blames border clash on Pakistan’s bid to build post

Taliban says Pakistan tried to erect a military structure on Afghan-Pakistani border, causing Tuesday’s deadly skirmish.

Al Jazeera

Former teacher leading ‘epic trek’ to raise money for struggling flood victims in Pakistan

"Villages have been wiped away and some places look like war zones because of the damage done by the water"

Wales Online

Putin says pipeline gas supplies to Pakistan are possible, part of infrastructure in place

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that pipeline gas supplies to Pakistan are possible, and that part of the necessary infrastructure is already in place, Russian state-owned new agency RIA reported.

Reuters

2022's supercharged summer of climate extremes: How global warming and La Niña fueled disasters on top of disasters

There’s an old joke about the fellow who has his left foot in a bucket of ice water and the right in a bucket of hot water, so that his overall temperature is average. That seems to apply to the climate during 2022’s northern summer of extremes: Overall, the planet…

The Conversation

Pakistan reopens key highway to speed aid to flood victims

Officials say Pakistani engineers backed by troops have reopened a key highway linking southwestern Baluchistan province to flood-devastated areas in the south

The Independent UK

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Brickbat: If You Don't Have Anything Nice to Say

Pakistan Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah Khan has warned "hecklers" who bother government officials they could have their biometric identity cards and passports frozen, which would block them from accessing their bank accounts or traveling aboard, among other penalties. The government has recently charged former Prime Minister Imran Khan under anti-terror…

Reuters

Death toll in Pakistan floods nears 1,500; hundreds of thousands sleep in open

Unprecedented floods that have submerged huge swathes of Pakistan have killed nearly 1,500 people, data showed on Thursday, as authorities said hundreds of thousands of people were still sleeping in the open air after the disaster.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Putin, Xi Meet for High-stakes Talks in Challenge to West

Russia's Vladimir Putin and China's Xi Jinping gather with other Asian leaders in the ancient Silk Road city of Samarkand from Thursday for a regional summit touted as a challenge to Western global influence. Xi and Putin will be joined by the leaders of India, Pakistan, Turkey, Iran and several…

The Hindu

Former Pakistan umpire Asad Rauf dies

Rauf had made his first appearance as an umpire in international cricket in 2000

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Dynamite News

BSF forces Pakistani drone to retreat off Punjab outpost

Troopers of 73 Battalion of BSF at Shahpur border outpost saw the drone approaching from the Pakistan side and started firing forcing it to return back. Read more on Dynamite News:

ABC News

WA Esperance community push to keep tourists safe as another dies after being swept off deadly rocks

The latest tragedy came on Sunday when a 29-year-old tourist from Pakistan was washed off the rocks.

Reuters

India tells U.S. it is concerned about package for Pakistan F-16 jets

India is concerned about a U.S. decision to provide a sustenance package for Pakistan's fleet of F-16 fighter aircraft, the Indian defence minister told his U.S. counterpart on Wednesday.

Reuters

Taliban, Pakistani forces clash along border, casualties reported

Taliban and Pakistani security forces exchanged fire along the after Pakistani soldiers tried to erect a military structure on the Afghan-Pakistani border, causing multiple casualties on both sides, the Taliban said on Wednesday.

The Hindu

Life on either side of the border with Levison Wood

Explorer Levison Wood travels to towns on either side of the Indo-Pak border for his new docu-series

The Independent UK

Pakistani premier promises compensation for flood victims

Pakistan’s prime minister says his government will ensure people are compensated for homes lost to the country's worst-ever floods, which have killed 1,481 people since mid-June

The Hindu

Border visit by Punjab Governor sparks concerns

Soon after Governor Purohit’s visit, Punjab’s Leader of the Opposition Partap Singh Bajwa hit out at the AAP government, blaming it for adopting laxity to check illegal mining in the border areas.

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