Eleven drown as boat capsizes in Jamshoro
JAMSHORO: At least 11 people drowned while seven others rescued when a boat carrying flood victims capsized near village Bilawalpur in Sehwan Sharif in Jamshoro district yesterday. According to police, people who drowned were migrating from submerged...
Rehabilitation process to take years to complete: COAS
RAWALPINDI: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa said that rescue operations in flood-affected areas is almost over and now rehabilitation process has begun which would take years to complete. In a recorded message, Chief of Army staf...
Afghan’s Defence Minister allegations ‘highly regrettable’: FO
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan called accusations made by Afghanistan's acting Defence Minister Mullah Mohammad Yaqoob "conjectural allegations" and said statement was "highly regrettable" and defied "norms of responsible diplomatic conduct". "In absence of any...
Overwhelming floods need incessant help, Bilawal Bhutto calls int’l community to play role
Islamavbad: Pakistan needs financial help to deal with “overwhelming” floods, Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari said, adding that he hoped financial institutions such as International Monetary Fund would take economic fallout into a...
PM Shehbaz announces Rs10bn for flood affectees in Balochistan
QUETTA: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif visited flood-hit areas of Balochistan and announced Rs 10 billion for provincial government to assist flood victims. I am announcing to handover Rs 10 billion to Chief Minister Balochistan Abdul Quddus Bizenjo s...
Floods wreak havoc, death toll crosses 1,030 mark: NDMA
ISLAMABAD: Floods continued to devastate country particularly provinces of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and Balochistan leaving at least 119 people dead and more than 70 injured in past 24 hours. Floods have claimed over 1,030 lives, with 74 deaths report...
Who will be next Army Chief?
Islamabad: Time has come for government to make one of most difficult decisions of its tenure. Lt. Gen. Asim Muneer, Lt. Gen. Sahir Shamshad Mirza, Lt. Gen. Azhar Abbas, Lt. Gen. Nauman Mehmood, Lt. Gen. Faiz Hameed, Lt. Gen. Muhammad Amir are includ...
‘Global leaders extends full support to Pakistan amid heavy floods’
Islamabad: Pakistan faces devastating destruction amid heavy rainfall and floods, many world leaders have sent messages of support for country. Taking to his official Twitter handle, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Pakistanis were in his...
India wins by 5-wkt, Pakistan played well at the ‘last gasp’
DUBAI: India Sunday avenged their T20 World Cup humiliation after defeating Pakistan in the low-scoring Asia Cup 2022 clash at the Dubai Cricket Stadium in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Hardik Pandya and Ravindra Jadeja led the team to a five-wicke...
‘Two aircrafts with relief goods from Turkiye to arrive in Karachi today’
Islamabad: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb yesterday said that two aircrafts from Turkiye carrying relief goods for flood affectees would arrive in Karachi today. In a series of tweets, Marriyum mentions that “the C...
