Pakistan has overall received 41.1mm of rain from July 1 to 9 — 213.7% more than a 30-year average, reveals Sherry Rehm Commuters struggle to move forward in a flooded street after heavy monsoon rains at University road in Karachi. -Online   KARACHI: With the first spell of monsoon rainfall wreaking …

“I can’t take a break. My goal is very important for tourism and Pakistan,” says Shehroze Kashif Shehroze Kashif at Allama Iqbal International Airport Lahore — Sohail Imran/Geo News LAHORE: Pakistan’s record-breaking mountaineer Shehroze Kashif, who went missing while descending the summit of Nanga Parbat but later rescued by the …

In his sermon, Sheikh Karim urged the Muslims to steer clear of everything that is a cause of spreading hatred as per Islamic value Muslim pilgrims gather atop Mount Arafat, also known as Jabal al-Rahma (Mount of Mercy), southeast of the Saudi holy city of Mecca, during the climax of …

The government on Thursday approved an increase in natural gas prices in the range of 43% to 235% with effect from July 1 in a bid to recover Rs660 billion from the majority of domestic and all other categories of consumers. Addressing a news conference, Minister of State for Petroleum …

Long distances between schools and homes as well as a lack of affordable transport facilities prevent a large number of young girls in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) from pursuing education each year. In a bid to boost the literacy rate among girls, Chief Minister (CM) KP, Mehmood Khan, has approved free …

One of the sacrificial goats former Test cricketer Kamran Akmal’s had bought for Eid ul Adha was stolen from outside his house in a private housing society in Lahore. Akmal’s father said that they had bought six goats to sacrifice a day ago and tied them outside their home. He …

Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Japan’s longest-serving leader, died on Friday after being shot while campaigning for a parliamentary election, public broadcaster NHK said. A man opened fire on Abe, 67, from behind with an apparently homemade gun as he spoke at a drab traffic island in the western city …

Eid-ul-Azha festivities kick off right after the crescent for Zilhajj is sighted. The events start with the setting up of cattle markets and end with barbecue parties after the sacrificial animals are slaughtered. Since the voracious tendencies of most people are stimulated on the occasion of Eid, doctors have requested …

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Finance and Revenue Miftah Ismail on Thursday said prices of ghee and cooking oil are likely to go down by Rs100 to150 per kg in Pakistan,  Addressing a press conference in Islamabad, Miftah Ismail said prices of cooking oil and ghee have settled at $1,000 per ton, …

GILGIT: The Pakistan Army has rescued two climbers who were stranded after submitting Nanga Parbat, the 9th highest peak in the world, reported ARY News, quoting Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR). On July 6, mountaineer Shehroze Kashif and his partner Fazal Ali were spotted returning to base camp 3 of the …