This is quite a judgment by the ATC in Lahore regarding the events of May 9. When the defense counsel questioned how two police officers managed to enter Imran Khan’s heavily guarded residence and attend an alleged meeting Khan held with his party leadership, the judge offered

#WATCH: Over 50 killed as a cloudburst, floods and landslides cause widespread destruction in Pakistan’s northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province and the northern Gilgit-Baltistan region, authorities say arab.news/5n92a

Recently, authorities demolished Masjid-e-Madni and its attached madrasa near Rawal Dam, sparking public outrage after debris reportedly included torn Quran pages. The Capital Development Authority cited illegal construction on protected land under the 1966 Islamabad landscape

The flash floods in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa triggered by torrential rains and cloudbursts, have resulted in a tragic loss of life. As of August 15, 2025, the death toll in the province stands at 189, including 163 men, 14 women, and 12 children. Thirty-six districts, including Buner

Buner, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the village that was hit by a flash flood after a cloudburst. Over 90 bodies were recovered in this village alone in the last 24 hours.

The irony is profound: a nation founded through civilian expertise and constitutional law has repeatedly been governed by authoritarianism which bypassed the very institutions that created Pakistan.

America’s direct interest in Pakistan’s minerals and hydrocarbons in highly sensitive regions of Baluchistan and KP will further change the dynamics of the local landscape to an even more challenging scenario for the state to manage.