Final body recorded from Pakistan's broad peak after deadly avalanche
ISLAMABAD: (Bernama-dpa) The last body from an expedition that killed 10 climbers on Pakistan's Broad Peak was recovered on Friday (Aug 21), three weeks after they were swept away by an avalanche in one of the deadliest mountaineering accidents in decades, German Press Agency (dpa) reported.
US climber’s body recovered from Broad Peak avalanche
GILGIT: The body of US climber Sarah Mallory Geis, who was part of a 10-member expedition team that died in an avalanche on Broad Peak on July 30, was recovered on Friday.
Malaysia, Pakistan agree to set up joint working group on security cooperation
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia and Pakistan have agreed in principle to establish a working group between their respective ministries to strengthen cooperation in security and law enforcement.
US India ambassador's Kashmir remarks rile Pakistan; envoy summoned
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan summoned Washington's top envoy in Islamabad and "strongly condemned" remarks by the US ambassador to New Delhi calling disputed Kashmir "an important part of India".
Govt contests hospital move order
THE government will challenge the Supreme Court's order to move jailed former prime minister Imran Khan (pic) to a private hospital for medical checks, the law minister said.
Pakistan expands Unesco World Heritage tentative list with 12 new sites
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has expanded its Unesco World Heritage Tentative List from 25 to 37 properties with the inclusion of 12 new cultural and heritage sites, strengthening the country's prospects for securing further international recognition for its historical and civilisational legacy
Supreme Court orders Imran moved from jail to hospital
The country's Supreme Court ordered that jailed former prime minister Imran Khan be moved to hospital for medical checks, after a petition by his lawyers over claims of poor health.
Over 200 Pakistan-backed ‘terror operatives’ arrested
Local security agencies arrested more than 200 "terror operatives" linked to Pakistan, thwarting potential "subversive attacks" around the country's Independence Day last week, Home Minister Amit Shah said in one of the largest such crackdowns in years.
Balochistan flood project ‘downgraded’ by World Bank over housing cap
ISLAMABAD: The World Bank has formally downgraded implementation progress on a $245 million flood rehabilitation project in Balochistan to 'moderately unsatisfactory', mainly after the government decided to cap beneficiary coverage for resilient housing.
Man arrested for ‘stoning’ wife to death in Pakistan
MANSEHRA: The police on Sunday arrested a man who allegedly stoned his wife to death and tried to portray the incident as an accident in the Ghanool Valley of Balakot tehsil here
