Hundreds of turtles killed through electrocution in Pakistan, locals demand action
In a heart-wrenching episode, hundreds of turtles were killed through electrocution in Chiniot region of Pakistan, media reports said on Sunday
Heavy rain in Pakistan leaves 29 dead
At least 29 people were killed and 50 others injured due to heavy rains that swept across Pakistan in the last 48 hours, the country's authorities told media on Sunday.
Floods in Pakistan leave four dead
Islamabad/IBNS/UNI: At least four people, including one child, have died in Pakistan owing to the flood conditions in the Islamic country, the Dawn newspaper reports citing the Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA).
Pakistan: Heavy rains batter Balochistan, several houses damaged
Quetta: Heavy rainfall battered several regions of Pakistan's Balochistan region over the last four days, causing damage to houses, media reports said.
Pakistan: Nine die, 44 jurt as earthquake rocks KP
Islamabad: At least nine people died and 44 others were injured as a 6.5 magnitude earthquake hit Khyber Pakhtunkhwa region of Pakistan on Tuesday as the epicentre of the quake was located in Afghanistan, media reports said.
Pakistan: 10 million deprived of safe drinking water in flood-affected areas
New York: Six months after catastrophic floods struck Pakistan, more than 10 million people, including children, still lack access to safe drinking water, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Tuesday.
Pakistan’s ‘climate carnage beyond imagination’, UN chief tells General Assembly
New York: The people of Pakistan are the victims of “a grim calculus of climate injustice”, Secretary-General António Guterres told the UN General Assembly on Friday, reminding that while the country was responsible for less than one per cent of global greenhouse gas emissions, it is paying a “supersized price for man-made climate change”.
Pakistan floods: Six month wait for water to recede, warn relief agencies
New York: Millions of people in Pakistan are still deeply affected by catastrophic flooding which “is not going anywhere”, UN relief agencies said on Tuesday.
Pakistan: $160 million UN emergency plan launched, as ‘monsoon on steroids’ continues
New York: A $160 million emergency plan to help Pakistan deal with devastating flooding has been launched by the United Nations, aiming to reach “5.2 million of the most vulnerable people in the country”.
Pakistan: WFP working to expand food aid as deadly flooding continues
New York: The World Food Programme (WFP) is supporting Pakistan as the country takes stock of floods which have reportedly killed more than 1,000 people and displaced some 33 million, the UN agency said on Monday.
Villagers in Fazilka in India's Punjab suffering due to Pakistani tanneries
Fazilka, Punjab: Hundreds of residents of 130 villages located in Fazilka region of Punjab are suffering for the past 15 years due to the highly polluted water of tanneries located on banks of Sutlej river across the border in Pakistan’s Kasur.
Pakistan: 5.9 magnitude earthquake hits Balochistan, death toll touches 20
Quetta: The death toll due to the 5.9 magnitude earthquake in Pakistan's Balochistan region has now touched 20, media reports said on Friday.
Pakistan govt tells National Assembly that major cities do not have safe drinking water
Islamabad: The Pakistan government recently told the National Assembly that an overwhelming majority of the cities, including the megacities, in the country do not have safe drinking waters, media reports said.
Experts caution Pakistan may soon witness famine-like situation if water crisis continues
Islamabad: Pakistani experts have warned that the country may face a famine-like situation due to scarcity of water.
Pakistan: Five killed, six injured as windstorm lashes northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province
Islamabad/UNI: At least five people were killed and six others injured in separate rain and windstorm-triggered accidents in Pakistan's northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, the Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) said.