Pakistan

LAHORE (Web Desk) —  The flood situation in Punjab has intensified with rising water levels in major rivers, prompting authorities to warn of very high floods in Ravi, Sutlej, and Chenab by September 5. The Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) and the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) have placed all…

CHILAS  (RNN TV) — A Pakistan Army MI-17 helicopter crashed in the Chilas area of Diamer district on Monday, killing all five crew members on board, the military confirmed. According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the aircraft was on a routine training mission when it developed a technical fault…

ISLAMABAD  (Web Desk) — India has alerted Pakistan about a high flood risk in the Sutlej River, warning of severe flooding downstream at Harike and Ferozepur from 8am today. The Indian High Commission shared the information with Pakistani authorities, prompting the Ministry of Water Resources to issue alerts to provincial…

LAHORE (Web Desk) — A ceremony was held at Lahore Gymkhana Club to honour Arshad Ansari, Secretary General of the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) and President of Lahore Press Club, for being conferred with the Tamgha-i-Imtiaz. The event was hosted by senior journalist Syed Shakir Ali Shah and…

LAHORE  (Web Desk) — Two men accused of killing two brothers over a dispute of just Rs30 were shot dead in an alleged police encounter in Raiwind, Lahore police confirmed on Thursday. Encounter Details According to the Crime Control Department (CCD), a police team from Chohang took the suspects, identified…

LAHORE (Web Desk) —  Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz on Thursday visited the Ravi River at Shahdara, where she boarded a boat to review the flood situation firsthand. Speaking to reporters after the inspection, the chief minister said that weeks of heavy rainfall had pushed water levels in all three…

ISLAMABAD  (Web Desk) — National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) Chairman Lt Gen Inam Haider Malik has warned that pressure on rivers in Punjab is expected to increase amid ongoing heavy rains and floodwaters entering Pakistan from across the border. Addressing a press conference, the NDMA chief said Pakistan is currently…

ISLAMABAD (RNN TV) — The National Highway Authority (NHA) has announced revised toll tax rates for the Lahore–Islamabad Motorway (M2), effective from August 26, 2025, and valid until August 25, 2026. This annual increase follows the Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) agreement with the Frontier Works Organization’s subsidiary, Motorway Operations and Rehabilitation Engineering…

ISLAMABAD / LAHORE  (RNN TV) – Authorities have evacuated nearly 150,000 people from flood-prone areas of Punjab as major rivers face high to very high flood risk over the next 48 hours. The Sutlej, Ravi and Chenab rivers are swelling rapidly after heavy monsoon rains and India’s release of water…

LAHORE (Staff Report) — Pakistan’s biggest and high-end exhibition for dyes, chemicals, and allied industries — the 10th Color & Chem Expo 2025 — will take place on August 30–31, 2025, at the Lahore International Expo Centre. The event is being organized by the Event and Conference International. Running simultaneously,…