Pakistan: 67 die in rain-related accidents

Jul 08, 2023, at 11:34 pm

Islamabad: Sixty-seven people died and 125 others injured in separate rain-related accidents in Pakistan since the start of the pre-monsoon season in the country, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) of Pakistan said on Saturday.

Pakistan: Heavy rains lash Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab, 28 die

Jun 11, 2023, at 08:10 pm

At last 28 people died and more than 100 were injured as heavy rains and thunderstorm lashed several parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab regions of Pakistan on Saturday, media reports said.

Pakistan: 32 Balochistan districts declared ‘calamity-hit’

Sep 03, 2022, at 03:30 am

Quetta, Pakistan: The Balochistan government has declared 32 out of the total 34 provincial districts “calamity-hit”.

Pakistan: Flood to cause USD 4b loss to economy

Aug 29, 2022, at 06:07 pm

Quetta: The ongoing flash floods and heavy rains, which is ravaging Pakistan, is estimated to have cost the country's  economy over USD 4 billion in the current fiscal year.

Pakistan - 64 killed in three-day monsoon rain spells

Aug 10, 2020, at 02:33 pm

Islamabad/Xinhua: At least 64 people were killed, and dozens of others were injured in heavy monsoon rain-triggered flash floods and different rain-related incidents, during the last three days in different regions of Pakistan, said a report from the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) on Monday.