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• 625,000 people stranded by flooding evacuated: CM Maryam

  The Nation - National - 03:51 Aug 31, 2025
  

  LAHORE - Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif reached PDMA head office during heavy rain on Saturday and reviewed flood situation and took a briefing from all Deputy Commission-ers on video link.

• Federal govt announces 15pc increase in EOBI pensions

  The Nation - National - 03:41 Aug 31, 2025
  

  ISLAMABAD - The federal government has announced 15% increase in Employees’ Old-Age Benefits Institution (EOBI) pensions, raising the minimum monthly pension from Rs10,000 to Rs11,500.

  Tags: EOBI

• Interior Minister visits Embassy of Saudi Arabia

  The Nation - National - 03:39 Aug 31, 2025
  

  ISLMABAD - Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi on Saturday visited the Embassy of Saudi Arabia, where Saudi Ambassador Nawaf bin Saeed Ahmad Al-Malki warmly welcomed him on his arrival.

  Tags: Saudi Arabia Embassy

• Govt to act against riverbank encroachments, says Musadik

  The Nation - National - 03:38 Aug 31, 2025
  

  ISLAMABAD - Federal Minister for Climate Change and Environmental Coordination, Musadik Malik on Saturday said government was drafting district-level policies to protect riverbanks and build small reservoirs to divert floodwater from populated areas.

• Hanif Abbasi announces completion of 1,000-bed mother & children hospital in Rawalpindi this year

  The Nation - National - 03:16 Aug 31, 2025
  

  Rawalpindi - Federal Minister for Railways Muhammad Hanif Abbasi on Saturday announced that the first-ever Mother and Children Hospital of Rawalpindi Division, with a capacity of 1,000 beds, will be completed this year.

  Tags: Rawalpindi

• Adiala jail submits Imran Khan’s health records detailing multiple treatments

  The Nation - National - 16:19 Aug 30, 2025
  

  A two-year medical report of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan was submitted before the Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) in Rawalpindi during a hearing overseen by Judge Amjad Ali Shah on a petition filed by Aleema Khan.

  Tags: Imran Khan

• Flood halts flight operations at Sialkot Airport until August 31

  The Nation - National - 15:48 Aug 30, 2025
  

  Sialkot Airport has been inundated with floodwater, leading authorities to suspend flight operations until 10 PM on August 31.

  Tags: Sialkot Airport August

• PM Shehbaz Sharif arrives in China for SCO Summit

  The Nation - National - 13:25 Aug 30, 2025
  

  Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif arrived in Tianjin on Saturday for an official visit to China at the invitation of President Xi Jinping, receiving a red-carpet welcome on his arrival.

  Tags: China

• Pakistani seafood industry set for major growth with new US export approval: Junaid Chaudhry

  The Nation - National - 12:44 Aug 30, 2025
  

  Federal Minister for Maritime Affairs Muhammad Junaid Anwar Chaudhry announced Saturday that Pakistan has received authorization to extend the export of fish and fish-related products to the United States for another four years.

• NDMA sends relief trucks to Sialkot, Narowal, as Punjab flood aid efforts intensify

  The Nation - National - 11:45 Aug 30, 2025
  

  The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) on Saturday provided 500 ration bags each to flood-hit Sialkot and Narowal, containing 46 kilograms of essential supplies comprising 22 items to be distributed through respective district administrations to support affected residents.

  Tags: Sialkot Narowal NDMA

• Naqvi reaffirms zero-tolerance policy against ‘begging mafia’ in talks with Saudi envoy

  The Nation - National - 11:16 Aug 30, 2025
  

  Federal Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi on Saturday reiterated that Pakistan has adopted a zero-tolerance policy against the so-called “begging mafia” operating abroad, particularly in Saudi Arabia, in order to protect the country’s image and safeguard its citizens working overseas.

• War then water: Pakistan's border villagers face back-to-back evacuations

  The Nation - National - 11:12 Aug 30, 2025
  

  When floodwaters from across the Indian border surged into her village in eastern Pakistan this month, Shama knew what to do: gather her four children and prepare to leave.

• President approves Petroleum (Amendment) Bill, 2025

  The Nation - National - 11:03 Aug 30, 2025
  

  President Asif Ali Zardari has assented to the Petroleum (Amendment) Bill, 2025, as passed by Parliament.

  Tags: Amendment Bill Petroleum

• PDMA warns of fresh flood threat as 70,000 cusecs expected from India

  The Nation - National - 10:48 Aug 30, 2025
  

  The Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) has warned that over 70,000 cusecs of additional water may flow into Pakistan from India in the coming days, heightening the risk of fresh flooding in Punjab.

  Tags: PDMA India

• President Zardari approves change in 11th NFC

  The Nation - National - 10:19 Aug 30, 2025
  

  President Asif Ali Zardari on Saturday approved a constitutional change in the composition of the 11th National Finance Commission (NFC) following a revised nomination from the Government of Balochistan.

• Imran Khan's nephew sent to jail on judicial remand in May 9 case

  The Nation - National - 10:03 Aug 30, 2025
  

  An anti-terrorism court (ATC) in Lahore on Saturday sent Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founding chairman Imran Khan’s nephew, Shahrez Khan, to jail on judicial remand in connection with the attack on Jinnah House during the May 9 riots.

  Tags: Imran Khan

• Over 1.5 million affected as Punjab battles worst floods in decades

  The Nation - National - 08:41 Aug 30, 2025
  

  Senior Provincial Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb on Saturday revealed that devastating floods triggered by the Chenab, Ravi, and Sutlej rivers have affected more than 1.

• Monsoon rains trigger urban flooding, casualties across Pakistan

  The Nation - National - 08:29 Aug 30, 2025
  

  A fresh spell of monsoon rains has battered several cities across Pakistan, causing urban flooding, power outages, and loss of lives.

  Tags: Pakistan

• Climate minister declares action against elites encroaching on rivers

  The Nation - National - 08:26 Aug 30, 2025
  

  Federal Minister for Climate Change Musadik Malik has announced decisive action against influential elites who have illegally built hotels, resorts, and housing schemes along riverbanks, calling it a “war” to reclaim waterways and safeguard vulnerable communities.

• Kartarpur Gurdwara restored after floodwater drained

  The Nation - National - 06:42 Aug 30, 2025
  

  Emergency operations to drain floodwater and restore the historic Kartarpur Gurdwara have been successfully completed, paving the way for the reopening of the sacred Sikh shrine to international pilgrims within days.

  Tags: Kartarpur Gurdwara

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