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The heat intensity in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is likely to increase from April 27 to 30 with daytime temperatures expected to go up to 4 to 6 degrees higher than usual, the Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) said in a statement on Friday. Climate change is a pressing reality for Pakistan, directly impacting millions of lives. Heatwaves , intensified by climate change, are becoming more frequent, prolonged and severe, disproportionately affecting communities with limited resources to adapt. “Heat intensity likely to increase in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa from April 27 to 30,” the letter by the KP PDMA said, adding that due to the extremely hot weather, daytime temperatures are likely to be 4 to 6 degrees Celsius higher than normal. “From April 30, a western system will enter the upper areas of the province, due to which rain and hail are also likely,” the letter added. Due to the heat, there are chances of heatstroke and pressure on water reservoirs, the PDMA said. The letter a...

Four Frontier Constabulary personnel were martyred and three other suffered injuries in an explosion near a security vehicle in Quetta’s Margate area, police said on Friday. Faced with increasing attacks by militants, especially in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan , security forces have also intensified counterterrorism operations. Hanna Urak Station House Officer Naveed Akhtar told Dawn.com that the bomb disposal squad of the security forces was targeted with an improvised explosive device in a Quetta suburb. “As a result of the explosion, four FC personnel were martyred and three others were injured,” he said. The injured were immediately shifted to Combined Military Hospital (CMH). The martyred included Subedar Shahzad Amin, Naib Subedar Abbas and Sepoy Khalil and Sepoy Zahid. Among the injured were Lance Naik Zafar, Lines Naik Farooq and Sepoy Khurram Saleem. Security forces have cordoned off the area and started a search operation for the suspects. Militant violence an...

Pakistan and India’s relations on most fronts, from diplomatic ties to cultural projects, have yo-yoed from on and off to on (then off) again since Partition. Bilateral agreements have been no exception. Following a deadly attack in occupied Kashmir’s Pahalgam on April 22, New Delhi, while pointing the finger at Pakistan sans proof, suspended the India-Pakistan Indus Water Treaty with immediate effect along with other measures. In retaliation, in its top security body meeting today, Pakistan decided that it would exercise the right to hold all bilateral agreements with India, including but not limited to the Simla Agreement, in abeyance. It also announced the closure of the Wagah border and suspension of all trade with New Delhi, among other measures. The full text of the statement can be read here . Here, Dawn.com overviews the major treaties and agreements reached between India and Pakistan since 1947 and their status. The Nehru-Liaquat Agreement The agreement was reached ...

Full text of PMO Press Release following National Security Committee (NSC) — the top security body — meeting on Thursday following India’s aggressive measures against Pakistan in the wake of an attack in India-held Kashmir’s Pahalgam. Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif chaired a meeting of the National Security Committee (NSC), today. The participants discussed the national security environment and the regional situation, particularly in the wake of Pahalgam attack in the Anantnag District of Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) on 22 April 2025. Expressing concern over the loss of tourists’ lives, the Committee reviewed the Indian measures announced on 23 April 2025 and termed them unilateral, unjust, politically motivated, extremely irresponsible and devoid of legal merit. The National Security Committee made the following observations: Kashmir remains an unresolved dispute between Pakistan and India as recognized through multiple UN resolutions. Pakistan con...

The European Union on Wednesday slapped Apple and Meta with €700 million in fines for breaking digital competition rules, risking the wrath of US President Donald Trump. The penalties threaten to cause more tension in the already fraught relationship between the bloc and Trump, as the two sides discuss a deal to avoid his sweeping tariffs on the EU. The European Commission fined Apple €500m ($570m) after concluding the company prevented developers from steering customers outside its App Store to access cheaper deals. The EU also fined Meta €200m over its “pay or consent” system after it violated rules on the use of personal data on Facebook and Instagram. The fines are the first under the Digital Markets Act (DMA), which came into effect last year, forcing the world’s biggest tech firms to open up to competition in the EU. They could rise further if Meta and Apple fail to comply within 60 days, the commission said, threatening the US giants with “periodic penalty payments”. T...

Two Levies personnel guarding a polio vaccination team were gunned down on Wednesday by unidentified attackers in Balochistan’s Mastung district, according to an official. Pakistan and Afghanistan are the only countries where polio remains endemic, and vaccination teams are frequently targeted by militants waging a campaign against security forces. “The unfortunate incident occurred in the Teeri area of ​​Mastung where Levies personnel assigned to guard a polio vaccination team were attacked,” Mastung Assistant Commissioner Akram Harifal told Dawn.com . “While one of the personnel died on the scene, the other succumbed to his injuries while he was being shifted to the Nawab Ghous Bakhsh Memorial Hospital,” he added. AC Harifal also said that he reached the scene as soon as he received the information about the incident, adding that the police and other law enforcement officials were already present there and collecting evidence. He added that security for the polio vaccination t...

India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Saudi Arabia’s Jeddah on Tuesday for his third visit as premier to the oil-rich Gulf kingdom. The trip comes a day after Modi held high-level talks with US Vice President JD Vance in India, with New Delhi looking to seal a trade deal with Washington and stave off punishing tariffs. “India deeply values its long and historic ties with Saudi Arabia that have acquired strategic depth and momentum in recent years,” said Modi in a statement released by his office. “Together, we have developed a mutually beneficial and substantive partnership.” Pictures posted on Modi’s X account showed the premier being greeted by several Saudi officials after touching down in Jeddah in the afternoon. Saudi Arabia has been a key supplier of oil to India, the world’s most populous country, for years. India’s rapidly developing economy relies heavily on petroleum imports, with Saudi Arabia ranked as its third-largest supplier according to the Indian for...