Flood Emergency
ADC Swat says at least 24 bridges, 50 hotels washed away by floods; PM Shehbaz announces Rs15bn grant for Sindh; communication links severed in Balochistan; EU announces 1.8m euros in aid.
Updated 26 Aug, 2022 11:03pm
Death toll rises to 937; 30m people forced to live without shelter; 23 Sindh districts declared "calamity-hit".
Updated 26 Aug, 2022 08:32am
Cabinet donates one-month salary to flood victims; PM calls off London trip, will visit Sukkur today to review rescue operations.
Updated 26 Aug, 2022 09:26am
People, bridges swept away by deluge; roads blocked by landslides; schools closed in seven districts.
Updated 26 Aug, 2022 10:41am
Sets up flood relief fund, seeks help from philanthropists...
Published 26 Aug, 2022 07:23am
More than 500,000 acres of cotton crops had been damaged by floods and heavy rains, leaving the farmers in distress.
Updated 26 Aug, 2022 01:05pm
DADU: The level of water in Manchhar Lake has rung warning bells after touching 120-foot RL (reduced level), just...
Published 26 Aug, 2022 07:22am
“Amount will be used for health, nutrition, food security, and water and sanitation services in flood-affected areas," UN says.
Published 26 Aug, 2022 07:17am
International organisations announce over $500m in aid on Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif's appeal.
Updated 26 Aug, 2022 01:06pm
The reaction of the political class to the calamity has been disappointing.
Published 25 Aug, 2022 11:28am
Flooding has emerged as the worst type of climate-induced disaster for Pakistan, perhaps the deadliest.
Published 25 Aug, 2022 08:53am
PESHAWAR:With heavy rains continuing to batter parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, flash floods damaged houses and crops,...
Published 25 Aug, 2022 06:54am
Underscores need to meet the shortfall in resources by attracting donors at the national and international levels.
Updated 26 Aug, 2022 01:06pm
The 36-year-old musician and his family are residents of Goth Muhammad Umar that has been devastated by the flooding and rain in the province.
Published 24 Aug, 2022 05:11pm
The singer-songwriter shared a list of needed items and asked fellow Pakistanis to contribute.
Published 24 Aug, 2022 01:31pm
The callousness of our ruling elite towards the suffering of ordinary mortals is criminal.
Updated 24 Aug, 2022 08:45am
PM urges nation to donate as "hundreds of billions" required to help flood-hit regions; rain death toll since July reaches 830.
Updated 26 Aug, 2022 01:01pm
Army’s directorate suggests various interventions to reduce risk of overflowing water channels...
Published 24 Aug, 2022 07:13am
Abdul Qadir Patel says KP should seek assistance from the federal government for the flood-affected people.
Updated 24 Aug, 2022 10:42am
Massive floods have claimed 34 lives besides washing out three tehsils and 300 villages in the last two week in the two districts.
Updated 24 Aug, 2022 10:29am
The province is one of the most impacted regions in the country with villages inundated and many people displaced.
Published 23 Aug, 2022 04:36pm
Aid will focus on addressing “urgent needs of those most affected in some of the hardest-hit districts” of Jhal Magsi and Lasbela.
Updated 26 Aug, 2022 01:05pm
KP declares emergency in four districts; villages destroyed in GB; govt decides to hold international donors’ conference.
Published 23 Aug, 2022 07:48am
The musician and his family have had to leave their house in Dera Bugti after rain ravaged the area.
Published 22 Aug, 2022 01:30pm
The operation at Jacobabad-Notal has also been suspended due to erosion of soil under the track.
Updated 22 Aug, 2022 09:57am
ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari has postponed his visit to four European countries in the wake of...
Published 22 Aug, 2022 06:04am
Damage to houses, roads and crops add to misery of residents.
Updated 21 Aug, 2022 09:49am
Fazilpur is an ancient town and business centre adjacent to Indus highway in Rajanpur.
Updated 21 Aug, 2022 09:36am
HYDERABAD: Liaquat University Hospital (LUH) Medical Superintendent (MS) Dr Abdul Hafeez Abro has declared emergency...
Published 19 Aug, 2022 07:12am
Traffic on Quetta-Karachi National Highway remains suspended due to flooding; DC says repair work could take at least two days.
Updated 26 Aug, 2022 01:01pm
