A driver decorates his ricksha with national flag colors to celebrate the country's 78th Independence Day from British rule, in Peshawar, Pakistan, Wednesday, August 14, 2024. (Photo by Muhammad Sajjad/AP Photo)





A view of the Passu Glacier, situated below the approximately 7,500-meter-high Passu Peak within the Karakoram Range, offers stunning white landscapes to climbers and hikers in Baltistan, Pakistan on August 15, 2024. In Pakistan, home to many glaciers, nearly all of the more than 7,000 glaciers located in the mountainous regions are found in the high-altitude Gilgit-Baltistan region, which includes Skardu, and the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. (Photo by Nurettin Boydak/Anadolu via Getty Images)





A Pakistani policeman wades across floodwaters in Lahore on August 19, 2024. Flash floods triggered by the latest spell of monsoon rains are wreaking havoc across parts of Pakistan, claiming the lives of 14 people in the previous 24 hours, an official at the provincial disaster management authority said on August 19. (Photo by Tahir Jamil Khan/Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty)





Pakistani security officials patrol the scene of clashes between two armed groups in Karachi, Pakistan, 25 August 2024. Clashes in Karachi's Golimar left two dead, with nine others injured, Police confirmed. City police chief Javed Odho stated that the situation is under control, with a large police and rangers deployed. (Photo by Shahzaib Akber/EPA/EFE)





Residents stand beside a charred vehicle near a collapsed railway bridge the morning after a blast by separatist militants at Kolpur in Bolan district, Balochistan province on August 27, 2024. Pakistani forces hunted separatist militants on August 27, who killed dozens when they pulled passengers off buses, blew up a bridge and stormed a hotel a day earlier. Militants in Balochistan took control of a highway and shot dead 23 people, mostly labourers from neighbouring Punjab province, attacked the hotel and the railway bridge which connects Balochistan to the rest of Pakistan. (Photo by Banaras Khan/AFP Photo)





People look at a charred vehicle near a collapsed railway bridge a day after a blast by separatist militants at Kolpur in Bolan district, Balochistan province on August 27, 2024. Pakistani forces hunted separatist militants on August 27, who killed dozens when they pulled passengers off buses, blew up a bridge and stormed a hotel a day earlier. Militants in Balochistan took control of a highway and shot dead 23 people, mostly labourers from neighbouring Punjab province, attacked the hotel and the railway bridge which connects Balochistan to the rest of Pakistan. (Photo by Banaras Khan/AFP Photo)





A bus with passengers sitting on the roof with belongings, drives past a damaged vehicle, a day after separatist militants conducted deadly attacks, in Bolan district of Pakistan's restive province of Balochistan, Pakistan on August 27, 2024. (Photo by Naseer Ahmed/Reuters)





Two people make their way on a motorbike during heavy downpour in Karachi, Pakistan, 28 August 2024. The Met Department of Pakistan has forecasted widespread rainfall and potential flooding across multiple regions, with heavy downpours expected in Bannu, Lakki Marwat, Dera Ismail Khan, and several cities in Sindh and Punjab, including Bahawalpur and Karachi. The Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) has issued an alert for Punjab, warning of urban and flash flooding, and advising deputy commissioners to stay prepared for emergencies. The monsoon spell is anticipated to last until August 31, with recent reports indicating normal water flow in rivers, though concerns about flood risks in Dera Ghazi Khan and Rajanpur persist. (Photo by Shahzaib Akber/EPA/EFE)





Men ride a donkey cart through flood waters after heavy monsoon rains in Multan on August 30, 2024. (Photo by Shahid Saeed Mirza/AFP Photo)





Flood-affected people walk past their make-shift tents along a roadside after heavy monsoon rains in Hyderabad, Sindh province on August 30, 2024. Twelve people died on August 30, when a landslide triggered by heavy rains destroyed their house in Pakistan, rescue officials said, with more than 300 killed since the start of monsoon season. (Photo by Akram Shahid/AFP Photo)





A goldsmith crafts gold jewelry at a workshop in Karachi, Pakistan, 01 September 2024. Gold prices in Pakistan saw an increase on 31 August, with the price per tola rising by Rs1,000 (approximately 3.65USD) to reach Rs262,500 (about 958.43USD), despite a decline in international gold rates. The price for 10 grams of gold also increased by Rs857 (approximately 3.13USD), settling at Rs225,051 (about 822.97USD). Last week, gold prices in Pakistan reached a record high of Rs263,700 (about 961.16USD) per tola, reflecting the ongoing volatility and demand in the precious metals market. (Photo by Shahzaib Akber/EPA/EFE)





Supporters of Islamic political party Jamat-e-Islami rally to create awareness on Hijab (women veil) in Karachi, Pakistan, 04 September 2024. The Women's Wing of Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) organized Hijab Walks across the country to observe Hijab Day, emphasizing the significance of the hijab for Muslim women. Participants, including professionals from diverse fields, carried banners advocating for the freedom to wear the veil and the respect of women's rights to make personal choices about their attire. (Photo by Rehan Khan/EPA/EFE)





A ragpicker looks for plastic recyclable items at a dumping ground in Lahore on September 6, 2024. (Photo by Arif Ali/AFP Photo)





Supporters of Pakistan's imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan's party participate in a rally demanding his release from prison where he has been held for more than a year after being sentenced in multiple cases, on the outskirts of the capital, Islamabad, Pakistan, Sunday, September 8, 2024. (Photo by W. K. Yousufzai/AP Photo)





A labourer works beside the pile of used plastic bottles at a recycling factory in Quetta on September 8, 2024. (Photo by Banaras Khan/AFP Photo)





Workers transport plastic containers on a vehicle along a street in Quetta on September 8, 2024. (Photo by Banaras Khan/AFP Photo)





Pakistani religious students of the Jamia Binoria Aalamia Islamic take seminary mid-term exams, in the southern port city of Karachi, Pakistan, 09 September 2024. Students of the Jamia Binoria Aalamia seminary attended the Wafaq-ul Madaris ul Arabia Pakistan (Federal Arabic Islamic Schools Board) examinations. (Photo by Shahzaib Akber/EPA/EFE)





A police officer stands guard as a health worker, right, administers a polio vaccine to a child in a neighbourhood of Peshawar, Pakistan, Monday, September 9, 2024. (Photo by Muhammad Sajjad/AP Photo)





Fishermen prepare their nets before catching fish on the Clifton beach in Karachi on September 10, 2024. (Photo by Rizwan Tabassum/AFP Photo)





A worker sorts used plastic bottles at a recycling unit in Karachi on September 12, 2024. (Photo by Asif Hassan/AFP Photo)