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PIMS nursery fire inquiry finds major safety, emergency-response failures

PIMS nursery fire inquiry finds major safety, emergency-response failures

Inquiry cites several possible causes but finds fire-safety and emergency preparedness failures worsened the tragedy

Nepal warns of climate threat after deadly floods

Nepal warns of climate threat after deadly floods

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Does the Nepal glacier collapse signal a new climate risk?

Does the Nepal glacier collapse signal a new climate risk?

Scientists explain why Nepal's deadly glacier collapse and floods raise new questions about climate change, permafrost thaw and future Himalayan risks

PTI and JUI-F alliance: Political necessity or temporary partnership ?play icon

PTI and JUI-F alliance: Political necessity or temporary partnership ?

Kamran Khan says JUI-F joins PTI on broader opposition issues but avoids Imran Khan’s imprisonment and health

PIMS fire exposes deeper crisis in Pakistan’s public hospitalsplay icon

PIMS fire exposes deeper crisis in Pakistan’s public hospitals

Kamran Khan said the tragedy raises fresh questions over PIMS' preparedness and long-standing safety lapses

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UAE
Sharjah leads UAE road safety index while Dubai tops driver training

Sharjah leads UAE road safety index while Dubai tops driver training

Sharjah recorded the UAE's lowest road fatality rate, while Dubai led on driver training in the new UAE Best Driver Index study

ADEK allows Abu Dhabi school fees to be paid in up to 10 instalments

ADEK allows Abu Dhabi school fees to be paid in up to 10 instalments

ADEK now lets Abu Dhabi private schools offer fees in up to 10 instalments, with clearer breakdowns and waivers for second-hand items

US and UAE discuss Strait of Hormuz, Lebanon among other regional security issues

US and UAE discuss Strait of Hormuz, Lebanon among other regional security issues

UAE accuses Iran of firing ballistic missiles at shipping and halts commercial trade

UAE accuses Iran of firing ballistic missiles at shipping and halts commercial trade

UAE accuses Iran of firing 2 ballistic missiles

UAE accuses Iran of firing 2 ballistic missiles

Pakistan
Pakistan PM suspends eight officials after PIMS fire kills 14 babies

Pakistan PM suspends eight officials after PIMS fire kills 14 babies

PM Shehbaz Sharif suspends eight PIMS officials after a neonatal ward fire killed 14 newborns in Islamabad

Pakistan's military chief reviews indigenous arms production during visit to Ordnance Factories

Pakistan's military chief reviews indigenous arms production during visit to Ordnance Factories

Chief of Army Staff and Chief of Defence Forces, Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir, visited the Pakistan Ordnance Factories (POF) in Wah, reviewing indigenous weapons production, export potential, and corporate modernization under DIPRA regulations

PIMS tragedy: How doctors' 2024 warning went unheeded before the fire

PIMS tragedy: How doctors' 2024 warning went unheeded before the fire

Fourteen newborns died in the PIMS tragedy, 18 months after doctors warned regulators about failing equipment and hospital mismanagement.

Business
Pakistan extends deadline for IESCO privatization EOIs to Sept. 21

Pakistan extends deadline for IESCO privatization EOIs to Sept. 21

Pakistan extends the IESCO privatisation EOI deadline to September 21, giving investors more time for due diligence

Lifestyle
American country music legend Dolly Parton dies at 80 after brief battle with cancer

American country music legend Dolly Parton dies at 80 after brief battle with cancer

Country music legend, philanthropist, and business mogul Dolly Parton died at age 80 following a brief battle with cancer, touching off global tributes for her six-decade career in entertainment.

Grammys reconsider Asian Pop category after BTS Grammys boycott

Grammys reconsider Asian Pop category after BTS Grammys boycott

The Recording Academy is reconsidering its new Best Asian Pop Music Performance category after BTS declined to submit music for the 2027 Grammy Awards

American Actress Hayden Panettiere dead at 36 as family confirms tragic passing

American Actress Hayden Panettiere dead at 36 as family confirms tragic passing

Actress Hayden Panettiere dead at 36, her father, Skip Panettiere, confirmed in a family statement as law enforcement investigates her passing

Sports
Rain frustrates England's bid for Pakistan series win

Rain frustrates England's bid for Pakistan series win

Rain frustrates England's bid for a series win over Pakistan at Lord's, with the hosts well placed at 81-3

England in control of second Test against Pakistan

England in control of second Test against Pakistan

The hosts were 81 for three at the close, having begun their second innings with a lead of 180

Pakistan secure 11th place in Hockey World Cup after dramatic shootout win over South Africa

Pakistan secure 11th place in Hockey World Cup after dramatic shootout win over South Africa

The result marks an improvement for the Green Shirts, who finish 11th after placing 12th in the 2010 and 2018 editions

World
Rescuers claw through mud as missing toll from Nepal, China flood nears 3,000

Rescuers claw through mud as missing toll from Nepal, China flood nears 3,000

Nepal, China flood missing toll nears 3,000 as rescuers claw through mud, with 682 bodies recovered so far

Trump says US is taking partial control of Venezuela's vast oil reserves

Trump says US is taking partial control of Venezuela's vast oil reserves

Trump says the US has secured majority control of over 65 billion barrels of Venezuela's oil reserves through a new partnership deal

Nepal says post-flood reconstruction could total 'billions of dollars'

Nepal says post-flood reconstruction could total 'billions of dollars'

Nepal's foreign minister says post-flood reconstruction could total billions of dollars, as rescue teams recover 626 bodies with 2,426 still missing