The Latest Breaking News from Pakistan

Pakistan’s flailing economy hit by drop in worker remittances

A dramatic drop in foreign workers’ remittances signals a further blow to the economy as Islamabad seeks an IMF bailout.

Al Jazeera · Jul 10, 2023

The India-Pakistan PUBG love story that has gripped a nation

Seema Ghulam Haider crossed the border to enter India without a visa to be with her Indian lover

The Independent UK · Jul 10, 2023

New Delhi schools close after monsoon floods kill at least 15, Pakistan on alert for more flooding

Schools in New Delhi have closed after heavy monsoon rains battered the Indian capital, caused landslides and flash floods in the country’s north and killed at least 15 people over the last three days

The Independent UK · Jul 10, 2023

Five killed, about 25 injured from LPG blast in PAK's hotel

At least five people were killed and around 25 others injured on Sunday from a powerful LPG cylinder blast in a hotel in Jhelum district of Pakistan's eastern Punjab province, the rescue service reported. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News · Jul 9, 2023

'We would also demand same for our World Cup games': Pakistan sports minister on India playing Asia Cup at neutral venue

NEW DELHI: Ehsaan Mazari, the minister in-charge of sports in Pakistan, expressed his disappointment over the Board of Control for Cricket in India's (BCCI) stance on the venue for the Asia Cup, saying that they would also demand the same for Babar Azam-led side's ODI World Cup games in India…

The Times of India · Jul 9, 2023

New mother writes children’s book for daughter to connect to Pakistani roots

Unzela Khan Sheikh, 29, wrote a children’s storybook based on her own family for her nine-month-old daughter.

The Independent UK · Jul 9, 2023

Pakistan's participation in ODI World Cup hinges on Bilawal Bhutto Zardari panel's advice

ISLAMABAD: PM Shehbaz Sharif has formed a high-profile committee led by foreign minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari to determine whether Pakistan should send its national cricket team to participate in the ICC ODI World Cup in India, scheduled to commence in October.

The Times of India · Jul 8, 2023

What makes South Asia so vulnerable to climate change?

Extreme weather events in one of the world’s most populous regions bring food insecurity, displacement and disease.

Al Jazeera · Jul 8, 2023

Climate-hit Pakistan to cooperate with Switzerland on ways to manage the risks of natural disaster

Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has said his country is looking forward to cooperating with Switzerland on managing the effects of climate change and receiving an advanced weather warning system from the European country

The Independent UK · Jul 8, 2023

Pakistan PM forms high-level committee to decide on national team's participation in ODI World Cup

Pakistan Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif has formed a high-level committee, headed by Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto, to decide on the national cricket team’s participation in the 2023 ODI World Cup in India.

The Hindu · Jul 8, 2023