LAHORE: [The] Ravi burst its right marginal bund this evening [July 18] inundating Shahdara area, it was officially stated here. … The breach in the bund was stated to be between 100 and 150 feet wide, a spokesman for the Flood Information Centre said. According to the spokesman the breach point was about three miles upstream Shahdara. Over one hundred villages in the area of Muredke, Narang Mandi, Sharaqpur, and Ferozewala were inundated by the flood water. … …[A]rmy units were already … evacuating the population to safer places. Lahore-Sheikhupura road was under three to six feet water between Shahdara and Begum Kot. — News agencies

[Meanwhile, as reported by news agencies from Beirut,] President Anwar Sadat of Egypt is seeking a new Arab summit conference as soon as possible, it was reported… . The report … was based on “authoritative quarters” and said that Mr Sadat was currently undertaking various contacts with other Arab capitals with such a summit in mind. Following Egypt’s announcement … that it would not renew the mandate of the UN forces in Sinai Mr Sadat had sent an envoy to Damascus to arrange a meeting … with …

Published in Dawn, July 19th, 2025