Islamabad: Leading meteorologists raise red flags over the growing abuse of the term “cloudburst” in Pakistan’s media and public discourse. According to experts who randomly feel each episode of intense monsoon rain as cloudburst, not only spreads unnecessary fear, but also undermines the seriousness of real warnings. Officials emphasize that a cloudburst is a rare […]
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Lahore: A fresh forecast has been issued for flooding in larger rivers as the water flow rises due to continued monsoon rain and accelerated glaciers melt in the northern regions. According to the latest counseling issued by the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), moderate flood is currently observed in the Indus River at Chashma and
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Islamabad: The Senate’s Standing Committee on Water Resources on Wednesday expressed serious concern over decades old pending legal disputes, land cases worth the trillion of rupees and the closure of the Neelum-Jhelum Hydroelectric project. The committee, chairman of the Senator Shahadat Awan, reviewed compliance reports on audit paras in WAPDA and noted that some legal
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National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) on Wednesday issued an advisory journey that called on citizens and tourists to avoid visiting parts of Gilgit-Baltista (GB) due to dangerous weather conditions, ongoing floods and increased risks of landslide and road endings, reported Associated Press of Pakistan. The advisory released by the National Emergency Operations Center (NEOC) warned
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In the wake of heavy losses in the middle of stormy rain, Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) has demanded that Karachi be declared a disaster-affected area and taxes are exempted. MQM-Pakistan leader Dr. Farooq Sattar, Syed Aminul Haq, Ali Khurshidi and MPAs held a press conference at MQM’s temporary headquarters in Bahadurabad about the current situation
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Islamabad: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi arrived in Islamabad on Wednesday for a three-day official visit to invitation from Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar. Dar received Wang Yi at Nur Khan Airbase, where senior officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Chinese Embassy were also present. A group of children
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Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Field Marshal Asim Munir on Wednesday visited flood -affected districts in Swat, Buner, Shangla and Swabi, who promised that any available national resource would be mobilized to speed up improvement and restore normality. According to the Prime Minister’s office, Prime Minister and Field Marshal Received a comprehensive briefing on rescue
Pakistan Tehreek-E-Insaf (PTI)-Founder Imran Khan has nominated Pashtunkhwa Milli Awami Party Chief (PKMAP) Mahmood Khan Achakzai as head of the opposition of the National Assembly and Senator Azam SWATI has been nominated as head of the opposition of the opposition, revealed Wednesday. The decision was made in the wake of the Pakistans Election Commission (ECP)
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The local office of Awami National Party (ANP) near Badr Chowk in Karachi’s Orangi Town collapsed Wednesday after an explosion and wounded at least seven people, police said. According to the West SSP Tariq Mastoi, the fallen building had been transformed into a local office for ANP and was not used for housing purposes. The
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Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar landed in Kabul today for the first formal trilateral meeting between China, Pakistan and Afghanistan of two years. DAR was accompanied by Pakistan’s former ambassador to Afghanistan Mohammad Sadiq. The three countries undertook to fight terrorism and elaborate on cooperation in health areas, education, culture, drug trafficking
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