The death toll reached 115, due to flooding after recent heavy rain in parts of Pakistan's provinces of Punjab and Khyber Pakhtoonkhwa (KPK), with others injured. Most of the deaths were caused by roof collapses, landslides and electric shocks. A number of cities received over 130mm of rain. Pakistan's meteorological office issued a severe weather warning for northeast Punjab and Kashmir, saying more intense rain was expected which could trigger…

News Ata Muhammad Noor, governor of Balkh and former militia leader, who had threatened to lead mass protests in the wake of the disputed presidential runoff in June, warned on Wednesday of a "civil uprising" if the ongoing ballot recount proves biased and his candidate, Abdullah Abdullah, is not named the winner. "If the vote recount is one-sided or fraudulent, we will not bow down and accept the results," he…

We must not forget that Operation Zarb-e-Azab is continuation of the War on Terror. It is the war that was initiated by the United States after the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center. General Musharraf took a policy decision of entering the US War on Terror. The same Musharraf is now facing a case of high treason in Pakistani courtrooms. The facts on the ground which are now clearer…

News 27th August 2014 marked the fourth anniversary of the new Kenyan constitution. All the hopes that the Kenyan people had put into it seem to have been eroded leaving hopelessness and despair in their hearts. The new constitution took the government expenditure on wages alone up to $ 4.6 billion leaving only $2.3 billion for development due to the increase of the number of government employees. A survey conducted…