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 Islamabad, Pakistan Monday, August 31, 2026 Rooma News World & Pakistan News, Reported Daily Editor & Publisher — Rooma Mehmood Himalayan Flood Toll Nears 800 as Nearly 3,000 Remain Missing Glacial collapse unleashes catastrophic flooding across the Nepal-Tibet border; rescue crews battle a fifth day of search operations as officials warn of further danger from a swollen barrier lake. Rooma News World Desk — Kathmandu / Beijing At a Glance Confirmed dead Roughly 750–800, and rising Missing Nearly 3,000 Trigger Himalayan glacial collapse Affected areas Nepal; Tibet Autonomous Region, China Status Rescue operations ongoing, day five The confirmed death toll from catastrophic flash floods and landslides along the Nepal-Tibet border has climbed to between 750 and 800, with nearly 3,000 people still unaccounted for, as rescue operations stretch into a fifth day. The disaster was triggered by the collapse of a Himalayan glacier, which sent a wall of water, mud and debris tearing...

  ISLAMABAD EDITION SUNDAY, AUGUST 30, 2026 ROOMA NEWS WORLD • PAKISTAN • ANALYSIS By Rooma Mehmood | Islamabad WORLD Nepal border floods: death toll passes 675 as thousands remain missing PAKISTAN PIMS fire inquiry made public; PM orders criminal action against 8 officials EDITORIAL Safety First, Always — lessons from PIMS and beyond   WORLD NEWS   Nepal–China Border Flash Floods Kill Hundreds, Thousands Still Missing Compiled from wire reports The death toll from devastating flash floods and landslides near the Nepal-Tibet border has risen sharply, with reports of 675–734 confirmed deaths and nearly 2,400–3,000 people still missing. The disaster was triggered by a glacial collapse or ice-rock avalanche that sent a wall of water, mud, and debris downstream into settlements along the border. Thousands of residents have been evacuated from the affected valleys as large-scale rescue operations, involving security forces, drones, and forensic support, continue a...

 INDEPENDENT JOURNALISM FROM ISLAMABAD Rooma News By Rooma Mehmood · rooomanews.pk Saturday, 29 August 2026 Vol. I · No. 1 Islamabad, Pakistan WORLD PAKISTAN OPINION BRIEFS BREAKING · HIMALAYAN DISASTER Nepal Floods Kill 600+, Thousands Still Missing Catastrophic flash floods along the Nepal-China border have claimed over 600 lives, with as many as 2,400 people unaccounted for. Foreign nationals — Americans, Britons, and Australians — are among the missing. Nepal's finance minister put reconstruction costs at $4–5 billion. Official Teej celebrations were cancelled as a mark of national mourning. PAKISTAN TRAGEDY · ISLAMABAD 14 Newborns Die in PIMS Hospital Fire Parliament moved to form a special committee after the fire at PIMS claimed 14 infant lives. The government announced Rs 5 million compensation per family and pledged full accountability. DIPLOMACY Pakistan Warns India on Indus Waters Treaty Deputy PM Ishaq Dar warned that placing the treaty "in abeyance" sets a ...

 Vol. I · No. 1 Islamabad, Pakistan Rooma News Truth · Clarity · Accountability By Rooma Mehmood · Islamabad Friday, August 28, 2026 Price: Rs 40 Top Stories Pakistan World Defence Politics Editorial ► Breaking — Pakistan 14 Newborns Dead in PIMS Hospital Fire — A Nation Demands Answers A fire in the Mother and Child Health Centre of the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences consumed fourteen lives that had barely begun. The tragedy lays bare years of neglected safety standards at a flagship public hospital. Rooma Mehmood | Islamabad · Aug. 28, 2026 Flames tore through the nursery of PIMS's Mother and Child Health Centre in the early hours, killing fourteen newborns before rescue workers could reach them. One infant was pulled from the burning nursery alive; a handful of others were recovered from an adjacent room. The fire, investigators believe, may have started in a faulty air-conditioning unit — but the deaths were compounded, sources say, by exits that were locked or ob...

 Islamabad Edition Est. 2026 · Independent Voice of the Capital Thursday, 27 August 2026 Rooma News By Rooma Mehmood · Islamabad Vol. I · No. 1 · Islamabad, Pakistan Truth · Clarity · Accountability South Asia · World · Opinion Free — Published Daily Breaking 14 newborns killed in PIMS hospital fire | Himalayan floods claim 273 lives | Pakistan mediates US-Iran crisis Pakistan Islamabad PIMS Nursery Fire: A Nation in Mourning. Staff Reporter Fourteen newborn infants, some only hours old, perished Wednesday when fire tore through the nursery ward of the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences in Islamabad. One baby was rescued. Investigators cite an electrical fault — possibly an air-conditioning short circuit — that spread with devastating speed, accelerated by the presence of medical oxygen. 14 Newborns Lost PIMS, Islamabad Families reported locked doors and a delayed emergency response. Reports confirm no functioning sprinkler system was in place. PM Shehbaz Sharif sus...

 Vol. 1 · No. 1 · Wednesday, August 26, 2026 Islamabad Edition · Rs. 50 Islamabad's Independent Daily Rooma News "Truth, Told With Purpose" By Rooma Mehmood · Islamabad Wednesday, 26 August 2026 — Pakistan & World Breaking News Fifteen Newborns Perish in PIMS Nursery Blaze — Islamabad Mourns A catastrophic fire at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences gynaecology ward nursery claims at least 15 infant lives, with a single baby rescued from the inferno ignited by an air-conditioner short circuit. By Rooma Mehmood · Islamabad Bureau · August 26, 2026 In the pre-dawn stillness of Pakistan's capital, an air-conditioner compressor in a neonatal nursery sparked what would become the day's most devastating tragedy. At approximately 6:45 a.m., fire erupted in the gynaecology ward of the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences, consuming a room that held 16 newborns in its care. By the time rescue teams arrived and extinguished the blaze, only one infan...

 Est. 2026 · Islamabad, Pakistan · Independent Journalism Rooma News Truth reported with clarity & conviction Tuesday, 25 August 2026 ✦ By Rooma Mehmood ✦ Vol. I · No. 1 ✦ Islamabad Edition ✦ Price: Rs. 30 Analysis & Editorial Navigating Storms Abroad and at Home As oil prices spike on US–Iran brinkmanship and Moody's offers a rare credit upgrade, Pakistan stands at a crossroads — requiring disciplined policy and genuine political accommodation. By Rooma Mehmood · Islamabad Bureau On this twenty-fifth day of August 2026, the world and Pakistan find themselves navigating overlapping storms of economic pressure, geopolitical brinkmanship, and domestic fragility. The Trump administration's announced "economic D-Day" against Iran, coupled with open talk of further military options, has pushed oil prices higher and injected fresh uncertainty into global markets. For energy-importing nations like Pakistan, this is no abstract threat — it directly threatens f...

 Vol. I · No. 1 Founded by Rooma Mehmood · Islamabad Price: Rs. 60 ROOMA NEWS Clarity · Courage · Context Monday, August 24, 2026 World & Pakistan US–Canada Trade Tariff War Erupts: 50% Duties Hit Canadian Goods Washington has imposed sweeping 50% tariffs on roughly $20 billion in Canadian exports — wine, furniture, and hockey sticks among them. Ottawa has suspended negotiations and vowed dollar-for-dollar retaliation beginning early September. Prime Minister Mark Carney signalled his government would absorb economic pain rather than capitulate, while analysts expect the standoff to outlast this autumn's US midterm elections. Europe Burnham in Kyiv for Independence Day Pledges British Prime Minister Andy Burnham arrived in Kyiv for Ukraine's Independence Day — his first overseas trip as head of government. He co-chaired a "Coalition of the Willing" session, offering missile-production blueprints as European leaders renewed their commitments amid continued ...

 Est. 2026 · Independent Journalism ☽ Islamabad, Pakistan Sunday, August 23, 2026 · Vol. I, No. 1 ☽ ✦ ☾ Rooma News "Truth, Without Fear — From Islamabad to the World" Price: Rs. 50 Founded & Edited by Rooma Mehmood, Islamabad Sunday Edition Breaking • Pakistan Imran Khan's Hospital Transfer Defies Supreme Court Order Despite a directive to move the former PM to Shifa International Hospital, authorities transported him to public PIMS facility under heavy guard — then returned him to Adiala Jail, sparking contempt proceedings. By Rooma Mehmood · Islamabad Bureau · Aug. 23, 2026 The Supreme Court's order was unambiguous: former Prime Minister Imran Khan was to be transferred to Shifa International Hospital for medical examination. What transpired instead ignited the latest firestorm in Pakistan's already combustible political atmosphere. Authorities transported him — under extraordinary security — to the public Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences...

  Islamabad, Pakistan Truth. Clarity. Courage. Saturday, August 22, 2026 | Vol. 1 No. 1 ROOMA NEWS By Rooma Mehmood · Islamabad Morning Edition Pakistan · World · Economy · Security · Editorial Price: Free to Read Home Pakistan World Economy Security Editorial Weather Sports BREAKING 🔴 Russian drone strike on Kryvyi Rih mall kills 16, injures 130+ 🔴 US imposes 50% tariffs on Canadian imports — Ottawa vows retaliation 🔴 Pakistan security forces kill 49 militants in KP and Balochistan 🔴 TikTok agrees to $400 million US settlement over children's privacy 🔴 Ebola outbreak in DR Congo growing "exponentially" — WHO warns 🔴 Pakistan–Google MoU targets $30 billion digital economy 🔴 Argentina's Paredes handed 10-match ban after World Cup final incident  digital economy World News Ukraine War Russian Drone Strike Kills 16 at Civilian Mall in Zelenskyy's Hometown A "double-tap" attack on a shopping centre in Kryvyi Rih wounds more than 130, inclu...