Increasing brain drain of nurses threatening Pakistan’s healthcare

IANS | September 4, 2025 3:56 PM

New Delhi, Sep 4 (IANS) An increasing number of nurses in Pakistan are leaving the country in search of better salaries, safer working environments, and professional opportunities abroad. However, this will cause a severe impact on an already fragile health infrastructure in the country, according to a report.

Afghanistan earthquake death toll rises to 1,457

IANS | September 4, 2025 3:18 PM

Kabul, Sep 4 (IANS) The death toll from the powerful earthquake that struck Afghanistan's Kunar province has climbed to 1,457, with 3,394 others injured, Taliban officials said on Thursday. More than 6,700 homes have been destroyed due to earthquake as international aid agencies struggle to reach people in remote areas, the local media reported.

Trump's tariffs backfire as Asia strikes back (IANS Analysis)

IANS | September 4, 2025 3:11 PM

Washington: In an increasingly multipolar world wherein the waning hegemon is bent on disrupting the international order with unilateral coercive tactics, the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit, held from August 31 to September 1 in China's Tianjin, sent some powerful signals.

Bangladesh court upholds acquittal of 2004 grenade attack accused

IANS | September 4, 2025 1:12 PM

Dhaka, Sep 4 (IANS) A Bangladesh court on Thursday upheld the High Court's ruling that acquitted all 49 accused, including Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman and former state minister Lutfozzaman Babar, in the August 2004 grenade attack case in Dhaka, local media reported.

Death toll in Pakistan monsoon fury climbs to 883

IANS | September 4, 2025 12:09 PM

Islamabad, Sep 4 (IANS) At least 883 people have died and nearly 1,200 others have been injured since late June as torrential monsoon rains unleashed devastation across Pakistan, according to the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA).