ISLAMABAD: Catastrophic flash flooding unleashed by heavy monsoon rains and cloudbursts has killed at least 240 people and left communities shattered in Pakistan’s northern regions, officials said Saturday, as authorities scramble to rescue stranded residents and brace for more intermittent downpours until August 21.
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UPDATE-Flash floods, helicopter crash claims near 200 lives as deluge ravages Pakistan’s northwest
PESHAWAR: Torrential rains and flash floods killed at least 189 people in Pakistan’s northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province and eight in Gilgit-Baltistan over the past 24 hours, officials said Friday, as a government helicopter carrying relief supplies crashed in bad weather, killing all five crew members.
Monsoon fury kills 146 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa; relief helicopter crashes
PESHAWAR: At least 146 people were killed in the past 24 hours, including five in a government helicopter crash, as relentless monsoon rains and flash floods devastated Pakistan’s northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province, officials said on Friday, with several others missing and rescue operations underway.
Bajaur villagers flee as military steps up anti-militant offensive
ISLAMABAD: Authorities in Pakistan’s restive Bajaur district have ordered residents of 26 villages in Lowi Mamund and War Mamund tehsils to evacuate by 10am on August 16, as security forces escalate a targeted military operation against militants in the rugged mountainous region, officials said on Thursday.
Pakistan to roll out real-time digital tracking of petroleum to curb Rs500bn smuggling
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan will roll out real-time digital tracking of every litre of petroleum products within a month, a landmark reform to stem smuggling, theft, misappropriation, and adulteration that cost the economy up to Rs500 billion annually, Dawn newspaper reported on Friday.
Pakistan announces new Rocket Force to bolster conventional might against rival India
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has created a new military command dedicated to long-range conventional missiles, aiming to bolster its strike capabilities against arch-rival India, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said.
Monsoon rains, floods kill over a dozen, strand tourists in northern Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: More than a dozen people were killed in flash floods and landslides triggered by heavy monsoon rains across northern Pakistan on Thursday, with authorities scrambling to relocate residents and tourists from vulnerable areas amid warnings of further downpours.
Supreme Court split over forum for 26th Amendment challenges
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s judiciary is grappling with internal divisions over the handling of legal challenges to a contentious constitutional amendment, with Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Yahya Afridi overriding a committee decision to refer the cases to the full Supreme Court hearing, according to minutes of internal communications released on the court’s website.
TCP issues new tender for 200,000 tons of white sugar, due August 21
KARACHI: Pakistan’s state-owned Trading Corporation of Pakistan (TCP) launched a fresh international tender on Thursday to procure 200,000 metric tons of white refined sugar, traders said, as the government seeks to address tight domestic supplies
Five policemen killed in militant attacks across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
PESHAWAR: Militants killed at least five police officers and injured eight others in coordinated attacks on checkpoints across Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, police said Thursday.