On Wednesday, the Indian army reported that 23 soldiers had gone missing following a devastating flash flood triggered by heavy rainfall in the mountainous northeastern state of Sikkim. The flood resulted from a sudden cloud burst over Lhonak Lake in North Sikkim, causing the Teesta River to surge. ...

ISLAMABAD – Pakistan categorically rejected an Indian media report alleging that flood relief work is being carried out by a banned organization. Foreign office Spokesperson Asim Iftikhar in a statement said that the content of the story only betrays India’s bias and prejudice ...

ISLAMABAD – Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday briefed ambassadors, high commissioners and senior members of diplomatic corps to sensitize them about ‘scale of human tragedy’ as flooding claimed over 900 lives across Pakistan since mid-June. The National Disaster Management Authority ...

*KARACHI: At least 263 people have been killed and over 700 have been injured in Sindh as heavy rains and floods continued to wreak havoc in the province. * According to the data shared by Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) Sindh, over 32 people were killed in past 24 hours in ...

*SUKKUR: Indus River will be in high flood at Sukkur Barrage on Tuesday after the water in the river surged to high flood at Guddu barrage, citing water level recorded at various gauge stations. * The water level in the river has surged by 50,000 cusecs at Guddu and Sukkur barrage during last 24 ...

*LAHORE: The Pakistan Railways has suspended the operation of several passenger trains across the country after the flash floods washed away the tracks at various spots.* The recent flood situation has forced the authorities to cancel the operation of eight passenger trains running between Sindh ...

*KARACHI: The Depression over North Arabian Sea, at a distance of about 450km southwest of Karachi has moved in west-southwest direction during last 12 hours, the Pakistan Meteorological Department has stated in its alert.* The Depression (Intense Low-Pressure Area) now located near Latitude ...

ISLAMABAD- Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has warned of heavy rains likely to generate urban flooding and trigger landslides in the vulnerable areas during the prevailing monsoon Monsoon currents were continuously penetrating in upper and lower parts of the country. Westerly waves were ...

QUETTA – Monsoon rains have killed more than 100 people and destroyed thousands of houses in the Balochistan province of Pakistan. Speaking at a press conference on Thursday, Balochistan Chief Secretary Abdul Azai Aqili said as many as 111 people have lost their lives so far as heavy downpour ...

ISLAMABAD – Pakistan on Sunday expressed deep sorrow over the loss of lives caused by the flash floods following a glacier burst in Uttarakhand, India. A statement issued by a Foreign Office spokesperson stated “Saddened over loss of precious lives due to flash floods caused by glacier ...