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‘Rs3.3b so far received’ in PM’s flood relief kitty

Senate chairperson seeks reports from four provinces on policies, efforts for forests’ preservation

Published 16 Sep, 2022 10:48am

Human-caused climate change ‘likely worsened’ Pakistan floods

Researcher calls upon Pakistan to ask developed countries to provide adaptation plus loss and damage support

Published 16 Sep, 2022 09:19am

Worst yet to come for Sindh as food insecurity follows rain, floods

Provinces received nearly six times its 30-year average rainfall this monsoon season

Updated 15 Sep, 2022 06:27pm

Death toll from Pakistan devastating floods surges to 1,486

Five more perished in past 24 hours

Published 15 Sep, 2022 04:30pm

Death toll from Pakistan’s catastrophic flooding surges to 1,481

Sindh is the worst-hit region where 638 people are killed

Published 14 Sep, 2022 12:11am

World in ‘wrong direction’ as climate impacts worsen: UN

They pointed to Pakistan's monumental floods and China's crop-withering heatwave this year as examples of what to expect

Published 13 Sep, 2022 10:29pm

Sherry Rehman fears for Sindh as Kotri Barrage in high flood

Climate minister warns more rains in province could impact relief, rescue operation

Updated 13 Sep, 2022 12:19pm

Rupee continues to slide due to rising demand for import payments: Miftah

Says the country will have to face major revenue loss due to crop losses

Updated 04 Oct, 2022 09:37am

Flood affectees stage protest against artificial cut on LBOD in Badin

Protestors vow they will not let the administration carry out the cut

Updated 12 Sep, 2022 10:59pm

Fact check: Are flour bags from UK aid being sold in Sindh?

CM House clarifies that the story is "fabricated" and is a politically motivated propaganda to undermine relief work

Published 12 Sep, 2022 07:25pm

Rain with a vengeance: Torrential downpour in Karachi

Puddles on major roads, visibility poor

Updated 12 Sep, 2022 03:36pm

Time to help flood affectees rather than doing politics: Khurram Dastgir

Says if PTI has enough money to hold rallies, it should spend this money on the rehabilitation of flood affectees

Updated 04 Oct, 2022 09:36am

UN chief Antonio Guterres to take up issue of ‘Debt Swaps’ with IMF, WB for Pakistan

UN chief calls upon the international community to scale up their support for flood-hit Pakistan

Updated 11 Sep, 2022 11:09pm

UN chief Antonio Guterres sees no loss of hope, reiterates Pakistan needs massive support

Stresses need for ending madness of ‘treating nature’, calls for reviewing carbon emissions

Updated 10 Sep, 2022 12:53pm

‘Nobody knows where their village is’: New inland sea swamps Pakistan

Sindh govt says more than one million people have been displaced by this new body of water

Published 10 Sep, 2022 11:35am

Manchar Lake water gushes towards urban population

Officials, locals join hand to save Bhan Syedabad from drowning as evacuation continues

Published 09 Sep, 2022 08:02pm

Newborns ‘Sailaab’ and ‘Barish’ keep hope afloat in flood-hit Kandhkot

Both babies unwell, locals call for ‘immediate help’

Published 09 Sep, 2022 04:21pm

Floods inflict $12 bn loss on Pakistan’s economy - report

Finace Ministry estimates the economic growth rate to drop from 5% to 3.3%

Published 09 Sep, 2022 12:37am

Continued assistance from US crucial for rehabilitation of flood-hit areas: PM

Premier emphasizes the need for a sustained engagement between the two countries

Published 08 Sep, 2022 09:13pm

Another 12 die in Pakistan’s unprecedented floods, death toll at 1,355

Six fatalities reported in Sindh

Updated 08 Sep, 2022 01:44pm

Shame, misery as Pakistan floods leave many without toilets

Some women have stopped venturing into the floodwater to relieve themselves after many developed rashes

Published 07 Sep, 2022 10:14am

Death toll from Pakistan floods reaches 1,343 as 18 more die

Most of the fresh fatalities are reported from Sindh

Published 06 Sep, 2022 11:33pm

Manchar Lake water pressure increases, cracks at Zero Point

Water from the lake inundated dozens of villages

Updated 07 Sep, 2022 03:38pm

Pakistan had wettest August since 1961, with 243% more rains

Sindh’s Padidan had the wettest month with 1,228.5mm of rains

Updated 06 Sep, 2022 10:51am

CM Murad secures WB $92 m assistance for relief, rehabilitation of flood victims

Cheif minister says that the preliminary estimates suggested a loss of more than Rs 860 billion

Published 05 Sep, 2022 09:33pm

Mirpur Khas girl wins hearts by donating college fee to flood victims

Eight-grader Kausar Gul had saved Rs80,000 to take admission in a cadet college

Updated 05 Sep, 2022 09:35pm

80,000 cattle dead, livestock losses over Rs27 billion in Sindh: minister

Abdul Bari Pitafi says numbers to increase due to shortage of food, medicines and veterinarians

Published 05 Sep, 2022 08:27pm

Cash relief budget for flood victims increased from Rs28b to Rs70b, announces PM Shehbaz

Says govt planning with NDMA to devise provincial grant

Updated 05 Sep, 2022 12:51pm

US Congress members visit flood-affected areas of Sindh

Delegation receives a briefing on the rescue operations in the area

Published 04 Sep, 2022 08:25pm

Kalam men start clearing roads themselves

Published 02 Sep, 2022 12:02pm