ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is bracing for another wave of destructive flooding as India issued a second warning during the week about potential cross-border floodwaters, disaster management authorities said on Tuesday.
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New flood alert issued in Punjab as rivers swell from heavy rains and upstream releases
ISLAMABAD: Authorities issued a flood alert for the capital and much of Punjab province on Monday as heavy monsoon rains and water releases from India swelled major rivers, threatening fresh inundations in a region already reeling from weeks of deadly flooding that has killed hundreds and displaced millions.
Five soldiers killed in helicopter crash during training mission in Gilgit-Baltistan
By Staff Reporter ISLAMABAD: A army helicopter crashed during a routine training mission in the remote Diamer District of Gilgit-Baltistan on Monday, killing all five
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa clears bill to protect Kalash marriages, recognising indigenous rights
PESHAWAR: A provincial cabinet committee in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has approved a draft bill that would for the first time provide legal recognition for marriages among the Kalash, an indigenous people whose ancient culture has long lacked formal protections under the country’s laws.
President Zardari signs anti-terror law allowing 3-month detentions without charges
ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari has signed into law a controversial amendment to the country’s anti-terrorism statute that grants security forces sweeping powers to detain suspects for up to three months without formal charges, a move his office described as essential for bolstering counterterrorism efforts amid surging militant violence.
Sindh braces for ‘super floods’ as Indus swells with northern surges
KARACHI: With floodwaters from Pakistan’s northern rivers racing southward, Sindh province is fortifying embankments and preparing evacuations to avert catastrophe, as officials warn that flows exceeding 900,000 cusecs could endanger hundreds of thousands of residents in the coming days.
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Punjab swamped by floods; dozens dead, millions at risk as rivers surge south
ISLAMABAD: Floodwaters driven by relentless monsoon rains and releases from upstream dams in India have killed at least 30 people and affected more than 1.5 million others in Pakistan’s Punjab province this week, submerging over 2,300 villages and prompting the largest evacuation effort in the region’s recent history, officials said Saturday.
Pakistan blasts embankments to save millions as India’s dam releases worsen historic flood crisis
ISLAMABAD: Desperate to save millions from raging floodwaters, authorities have blasted embankments to divert rivers from Jhang and Multan, evacuating over 429,000 people as India’s dam releases worsen a disaster intensified by New Delhi’s earlier suspension of a critical water-sharing treaty.
Pakistan battles catastrophic floods as India’s treaty halt, barrage failure swell rivers to 40-year highs
LAHORE: As floodwaters crept toward Lahore’s fringes on Friday, Pakistani officials pointed fingers across the border, blaming India for amplifying a catastrophic deluge through its suspension of a critical river-sharing treaty and the failure of gates on a key barrage that unleashed uncontrolled torrents downstream.
PM Sharif vows fresh push for Basha, Momin and small dams amid flood devastation
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday called for urgent construction of reservoirs and dams as swollen rivers devastated the breadbasket province of Punjab, where at least 17 people have been killed and hundreds of thousands evacuated this week.