Thursday, June 18, 2026

Punjab

May 13, 2025

14 people die after drinking alcohol, six others hospitalised

No fewer than 14 people have died and six others hospitalised after consuming toxic liquor overnight.

Alcoholic beverages
January 9, 2025

Indian farmer consumes poisonous substance at protest site, dies in hospital

Singh is the second farmer who died by suicide to express disillusionment against the federal government’s apathy towards ongoing farmer protests.

Punjab farmers
August 26, 2024

33 killed in terrorist attacks in southwestern Pakistan

A banned group of separatist insurgents, the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA), claimed responsibility for the attacks.

Terrorists' attack in Pakistan
April 16, 2024

Heavy rains, lightning kill 50 people across Pakistan

About 21 people, including seven children, were killed when lightning struck in central Punjab province.

Flooded Pakistan
February 21, 2024
India flag
February 13, 2024

Police fire tear gas on protesting farmers in Delhi

New Delhi police banned large gatherings in the city of over 33 million people and installed barricades to block farmers from entering Delhi for security reasons.

PROTESTING FARMERS IN DELHI
January 23, 2024

Pakistan promises to improve trade relations with Nigeria

The Pakistani government met with Nigerian businesspeople in Punjab.

Anwaar Kakar credit: nikkei asia
July 26, 2023

At least 150 killed in Pakistan’s monsoon rains, flooding

Pakistan is responsible for less than one per cent of global carbon emissions but is among the top 10 most climate-vulnerable nations.

Flooded Pakistan
March 14, 2023

Pakistan busts gang trafficking kidneys to wealthy foreigners

Wealthy foreign buyers pay up to $50,000 for a kidney transplant, but the donor hardly gets around $3,000.

Punjab Human Organ and Transplant Authority
November 8, 2022

Highways blocked in Pakistan as Imran Khan’s supporters protest

Hundreds of protesters also blocked the M2, one of the busiest transport arteries connecting Punjab with the capital Islamabad.

Supporters of Imran Khan protest