Pakistan climbing season reaches new heights

SKARDU: Pakistan is experiencing a bumper climbing season with close to 1, 400 foreign mountaineers bidding to scale its high peaks – including hundreds on the 6, 611m K2, the world’s second greatest. “It is a record amount, ” Raja Nasir Ali Khan, tourism minister of Gilgit-Baltistan region, told AFP.Continue Reading

22 men charged along with obstructing justice simply by alerting WhatsApp organizations about raids

SINGAPORE: Twenty-two men had been on Wednesday (Jul 6) charged with obstructing the course of justice by showing off WhatsApp talk groups about ongoing law enforcement operations. The men are accused of delivering the messages understanding that the chat team members would likely take steps to prevent the detection ofContinue Reading

Monsoon rains kill seventy seven in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: At least 77 individuals have died in monsoon rains lashing Pakistan, the country’s climate change minister stated Wednesday (Jul 6), warning more heavier-than-usual downpours lay ahead. “For me, it’s a nationwide tragedy, ” Sherry Rehman told a news conference in the capital, adding the toll was extracted from JunContinue Reading