At least 24 people killed in south China road collapse

May 1, 2024
At least 24 people died after part of a highway collapsed due to heavy rains in southern China’s Guangdong province on Wednesday, state media said. Guangdong, a densely populated industrial powerhouse, has been lashed by rainstorms in recent weeks, causing severe flooding and landslides in some areas. State news ...Read More

‘Torrential’ rains shutter Saudi schools, flood roads

May 1, 2024
Saudi Arabian authorities shuttered schools in several regions on Wednesday as flash floods inundated roads, the latest instance of heavy rains disrupting life in the desert Gulf. AFPTV footage showed partially submerged cars struggling to drive through standing water in the central region of Qassim, one of the areas hit hardest ...Read More

UN warns Israel assault on Gaza’s Rafah on ‘immediate horizon’

May 1, 2024
UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations on Tuesday warned that an Israeli assault on Rafah in the Gaza Strip was “on the immediate horizon” and that “incremental” progress by Israel on aid access to the enclave could not be used to prepare for or justify an operation. UN ...Read More

Beat the heat: 5 summer skincare essentials you absolutely need

May 1, 2024
While we’ve just begun May, a lot of Pakistanis can feel the summer heat creeping back in, as unwelcome as it is. The weather is either too dry or too humid, but it’s consistently hot, and therein lies the problem. Our skin needs to be protected against ...Read More

Imran picks Sher Afzal Marwat for PAC chairman

April 30, 2024
RAWALPINDI: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan announced on Tuesday that his party has settled on Sher Afzal Marwat for the pivotal slot of Public Accounts Committee (PAC) chairman, effectively quelling internal discord within the former ruling party. Addressing journalists in Rawalpindi, the PTI chairman stated, “All ...Read More
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