Lahore (TIP): The toxic smog, which continues to grip Lahore and other parts of Pakistan, has worsened, with the city reporting over 15,000 cases of respiratory and viral infections in just 24 hours. The majority of cases were reported at major government hospitals, including Mayo Hospital (4,000+ patients), Jinnah Hospital (3,500 patients), Gangaram Hospital (3,000 patients), and Children’s Hospital (2,000+ patients). (PTI)
South Asia
40 dead as heavy rains pound eastern Afghanistan, destroying houses and cutting power
ISLAMABAD (TIP): Heavy rains in eastern Afghanistan have killed at least 40 people and injured nearly 350 others, Taliban officials said July 17. Among the dead in Monday’s storm were five members of the same […]
South Asia
B’desh deploys armed villagers along border
Dhaka (TIP): The Border Guards Bangladesh (BGB) has deployed armed village defence volunteers at several locations along the India-Bangladesh border in West Bengal and Tripura amid growing tensions over undocumented migration, cross-border infiltration and alleged […]
Asia
Floods displace nearly 250,000 people in Pak
NAROWAL (TIP) – Rescuers in boats raced to reach stranded families in Pakistan’s populous eastern Punjab province on Thursday, after three major rivers burst their banks because of heavy rain and the release of water […]
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