Flood Emergency
“Should I rejoice over freshwater replenishing the lake or should I be worried that it just won’t stop?” wonders a fisherman.
Updated 06 Sep, 2022 08:19am
Unicef delivers life-saving emergency supplies.
Updated 06 Sep, 2022 08:21am
The artist's home and belongings were damaged by the floods.
Published 05 Sep, 2022 05:12pm
Another cut made in lake’s protective dykes at RD-52; death toll rises to 1,314, with 24 reported during last 24 hours.
Updated 05 Sep, 2022 09:08pm
Raza, who runs ThisandThat.pk, organised an art donation drive to raise money for flood relief and encouraged each of her 31,000 followers to send Rs1,000.
Published 05 Sep, 2022 01:14pm
"That's why we never dropped our heads," said the athletes, crediting the entire team for their efforts in securing the victory.
Published 05 Sep, 2022 11:56am
The fast-paced surge in inflation and acute demand destruction show how the economic landscape will shape in upcoming months.
Published 05 Sep, 2022 09:53am
With seeds swept away and agricultural machinery submerged or lost in water, next season’s sowing is a daunting task.
Published 05 Sep, 2022 09:42am
Mini dams reduce poverty and are affordable compared to mega projects.
Published 05 Sep, 2022 09:37am
The number of jobless people in Pakistan may rise by an additional 3 million by June 2023.
Published 05 Sep, 2022 09:28am
Given it will take time to get the ruined health facilities up and running again, this is a humanitarian disaster in the making.
Updated 05 Sep, 2022 09:03am
The exemplary public role should have been matched by unity and solidarity among political leaders.
Updated 05 Sep, 2022 09:21am
The Pakistani state’s past performance in managing calamities of various sorts is not abysmal, given existing capacity levels.
Updated 05 Sep, 2022 09:27am
Report says casualties include 109 children; 35,123 houses destroyed while 52,327 partially damaged.
Updated 05 Sep, 2022 10:31am
12 people lost their lives while 3,192 people were injured during the flood.
Updated 05 Sep, 2022 10:24am
The train carrying relief goods in 24 wagons was dispatched by the Turkish government on Aug 30.
Updated 05 Sep, 2022 10:26am
Govt data says over 600,000 people have reported with various illnesses at medical camps since July.
Updated 05 Sep, 2022 12:26pm
Several other towns and hundreds of villages in Qambar-Shahdadkot district vulnerable.
Updated 05 Sep, 2022 10:15am
Supply was suspended after raging floodwater swept away 12-inch gas pipeline near Bibi Nani area of Bolan district.
Updated 05 Sep, 2022 09:41am
At 5pc, KP has the highest percentage of lumpy skin disease-related animal deaths.
Updated 05 Sep, 2022 09:46am
First Unicef humanitarian flight with relief goods landed at Karachi’s airport in early hours of Sunday.
Updated 05 Sep, 2022 10:00am
US Congress representative says delegation will inform US president Joe Biden about humanitarian crisis brewing in Pakistan.
Updated 05 Sep, 2022 10:04am
The sense of loss cannot be exaggerated here; imagine standing at the spot where your house once stood, but now there is nothing.
Updated 05 Sep, 2022 08:28am
1,200 medical camps being set up in flood-hit districts; PM appeals to Unicef, other agencies to help control children's deaths.
Updated 05 Sep, 2022 08:56am
Visits Bolan Pass to review restoration of N-65 highway; announces relief grants for labourers carrying out repair work.
Updated 05 Sep, 2022 08:07am
Cuts were made to save the towns of Sehwan and Bhan Saeedabad; 26 more die across country in 24 hour period; PM visits Balochistan.
Updated 04 Sep, 2022 05:07pm
Dr Azra Pechuho says more than 100,000 skin-related, 101 snake bites and 500 dog bites have been reported so far among flood affectees.
Published 04 Sep, 2022 12:27pm
A large part of the development infrastructure developed since the 1960s has been washed away or has become dysfunctional.
Updated 04 Sep, 2022 11:11am
As he looks to regain power, everything for Imran has become about political point-scoring.
Updated 04 Sep, 2022 08:38am
Even in the best of times, the state machinery is rotten, inefficient and corrupted.
Updated 04 Sep, 2022 09:04am
