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Syeda Mubeena Hashmi Posted in World

Floods and landslides leave dozens dead in region

Heavy rains triggered floods and landslides across northern India and Nepal, killing at least 68 people over three days, officials said Sunday. Uttar Pradesh reported 56 deaths and more than 1,000 damaged homes, while Nepal recorded 12 fatalities and seven people missing since Thursday. The disasters come weeks after catastrophic flooding in Nepal killed more than 1,400 people. Scientists have linked increasingly extreme South Asian weather to rising temperatures and changing climate patterns. Read More…

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Syeda Mubeena Hashmi Posted in Politics

PTI MPA Sardar Riaz Allegedly Abducted in Kohistan

The family of PTI MPA Sardar Riaz from Kolai-Palas alleged that armed men intercepted his vehicle and abducted him and three companions on Friday. His vehicle was later found abandoned along the Karakoram Highway. Family members and PTI workers urged police to register a case and ensure the lawmaker’s recovery. Authorities had not provided further details about the alleged incident. Read More…

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Syeda Mubeena Hashmi Posted in World

LUMS Hosts Major Asian Studies Conference in Lahore

The Association for Asian Studies-in-Asia conference opened at LUMS on Friday, bringing around 1,200 speakers from 37 countries for a three-day event. Themed “Centering Asia: Refiguring Connections, Re-charting Futures,” the conference features 323 panels covering culture, politics, development, knowledge and Asia’s global connections, alongside exhibitions, cultural events and discussions on heritage and climate change. Read More…

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Syeda Mubeena Hashmi Posted in World

Türkiye Offers Saudi Support Under Defence Pact

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said Saturday that Türkiye was ready to meet Saudi Arabia’s military needs amid ongoing Houthi attacks. He said the three countries’ defence pact provides for solidarity if any member faces an armed attack. Fidan also said Saudi Arabia should not be drawn into the US-Iran conflict, noting that Ankara had conveyed proposals to all sides to end the fighting. Read More…

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Syeda Mubeena Hashmi Posted in World

Pakistan Rejects Reports of PAF Jets Damaged in Saudi Attack

Pakistan’s Ministry of Information has rejected social media claims that Houthi attacks damaged three PAF JF-17 aircraft at Saudi Arabia’s King Abdulaziz Air Base. The ministry said no credible or official source had reported damage or evacuation of Pakistani jets. Pakistani forces are deployed at the base under a bilateral defence agreement, while recent Houthi attacks targeted other Saudi military sites. Read More…

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Syeda Mubeena Hashmi Posted in Weather

Pakistan’s Climate Challenge Tests Global Commitments

Three years after devastating floods turned Pakistan into a symbol of climate justice, the country still struggles to secure adequate financing. The Loss and Damage Fund has been established, but support remains limited. Pakistan faces enormous costs for climate adaptation, resilience and emissions reduction, while promised flood-recovery funding has arrived slowly. Much of the pledged assistance also came through loans or previously committed development funds. Read More…

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Syeda Mubeena Hashmi Posted in World

Palestinian football returns with mixed emotions

Palestinian football returned this week after a three-year hiatus linked to the Gaza war, bringing joy alongside painful memories. Commentator Khalil Jadallah returned to Faisal Al-Husseini Stadium to cover the opening match, remembering players, fans, referees and officials lost during the conflict. The tournament features more than 200 teams from the West Bank, Gaza and Lebanon’s refugee camps and has been named the “1,000 Martyrs Cup” in their memory. Read More…

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Alina Hashmi Posted in World

UN says Israeli operation displacing entire populations of refugee camps violated international law

A UN report says last year’s Israeli operation that displaced the entire population of three refugee camps in the Occupied West Bank – and who are still being prevented from returning – was in violation of international law. The report published on Friday by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) said Israeli forces went door-to-door as part of the ongoing “Iron Wall” operation to force residents to leave. Read More…

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Alina Hashmi Posted in World

Iranians abroad split over the US war on Iran

Peyvand Khorsandi was only four years old when he and his family left Iran for the United Kingdom in 1976, three years before the Islamic revolution. His father, Hadi, a well-known Iranian satirist and poet, was the target of a failed assassination attempt allegedly orchestrated by the Iranian government in 1984. The attack was foiled by London’s Metropolitan Police following a tip-off from a senior Iranian official who soon went into self-imposed exile. Read More…

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Hafsa Mustafa Posted in Politics

PM Sharif lands in Bishkek on three-day visit for SCO summit, bilateral talks

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday landed in Bishkek for a three-day official visit at the invitation of Kyrgyz President Sadyr Nurgozhoevich Zhaparov, the PM Office said in a statement. Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Kyrgyzstan Adylbek Kasymaliev welcomed the prime minister upon his arrival at the Manas International Airport in Bishkek, it added. Read More…

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