Pakistan Flood
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Store water in tubs: Pakistan Defence Minister Asif's bizarre solution to tackle floods goes viral
World | Sep 02, 2025, 05:00 PM ISTOver two million people have been affected due to floods in Pakistan. Sindh and Punjab have been the worst-hit states. More than 9,00,000 people have so far been evacuated after emergency workers in Pakistan conducted a search and rescue operation using drones.
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Pakistan monsoon horror: Over 200 killed, 560 injured amid relentless rains
World | Jul 20, 2025, 10:25 AM ISTPakistan faces regular monsoon flooding from June to September, often resulting in deadly landslides, infrastructure damage and large-scale displacement, particularly in densely populated or poorly drained regions.
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Pakistan rain mayhem continues even on fourth day, 63 killed and over hundred missing
World | Apr 17, 2024, 12:58 PM ISTLightning and heavy rains have killed at least 63 people across Pakistan in the past four days, officials said, as authorities in the country's southwest declared a state of emergency.
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US President Joe Biden appeals for aid to flood-hit Pakistan
World | Sep 22, 2022, 01:12 PM ISTJoe Biden at UNGA: "Pakistan is still under water, needs help," the President said in his address to the 193-member assembly during its high-level debate with a host of world leaders in attendance, including Pakistan's PM, Shehbaz Sharif.
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Pakistan floods caused USD 30 billion economic loss: UN Sec Gen Guterres
World | Sep 09, 2022, 11:29 PM ISTPakistan floods: Guterres, who is visiting Pakistan on a two-day solidarity visit, asked the international community to come forward to help Pakistan to tackle the fallout of the massive floods which affected more than 33 million people and submerged one-third of the country.
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Pakistan floods show that climate adaptation requires international support and regional co-op
World | Sep 07, 2022, 12:44 PM ISTThe heat accelerated glacier melting, followed by unprecedented rainfall patterns during July and August. The loss of lives since mid-June 2022 currently stands at over 1,300. And it is estimated that the number of people affected by the floods is around 33 million.
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Canadian anchor swallows fly while presenting news on Pakistan floods, continues segment | VIDEO
World | Sep 03, 2022, 02:28 PM ISTCanadian anchor Farah Nasser's video sent users on a laugh ride, as she could be seen continuing with the LIVE TV telecast despite swallowing the fly.
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Over 3 million children face health risks in flood-hit Pakistan
World | Sep 01, 2022, 10:27 PM ISTPakistan flood: At least 33 million people, of which approximately 16 million are children, have been affected by this year's heavy monsoon rains in Pakistan, bringing devastating rains, floods and landslides.
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Pakistan floods: Shehbaz Sharif thanks PM Modi for concern over human and material losses
India | Dec 15, 2022, 04:02 PM ISTPakistan flood: On Wednesday, Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif thanked his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi for his concern over the human and material losses caused by the devastating floods. The leader also said that the country will overcome the adverse effects of the natural calamity.
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Pakistan floods 2022: Waters hit victims 'swiftly' and 'brutally' | DETAILS
World | Aug 31, 2022, 02:16 PM ISTPakistan floods 2022: Pakistani officials say the flooding that has hit across the country over the past weeks is like nothing they have seen before. It has been caused by unprecedented heavy and unrelenting monsoon rains, fueled they say by the world’s changing climate.
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Water released by India creates flood scare in Pakistan
World | Aug 20, 2019, 12:01 AM ISTA note by Pakistan's Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province that has been accessed by IANS shows the extent of the scare in the Pakistani establishment after India opened outlets of the Alchi Dam. Alchi which is touted to be the world's highest dam, is a village in the Leh district of Jammu and Kashmir.
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At least 31 people killed in floods in north-west Pakistan
World | Jul 03, 2016, 12:48 PM ISTPeshawar: At least 31 people, including eight security officials, were on Sunday killed after torrential rain hit the south-west of Chitral district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan, triggering flash floods in the area, officials
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Death toll in Pakistan flood surpasses 300
World | Sep 16, 2014, 07:51 AM ISTIslamabad: At least 312 people have died and over two million affected due to rains and devastating floods in Pakistan, even as swelling waters continued to ravage the country's southern Punjab province.The floods were triggered
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243 people killed in Pakistan's deadliest flood
World | Sep 10, 2014, 08:25 AM ISTIslamabad: Nearly half a million people in Pakistan have been hit by the deadliest flood in the country's history that has claimed 243 lives, as authorities braced to save major towns along the swollen Chenab
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Hafiz Saeed blames India for flood in Pakistan
World | Sep 09, 2014, 10:37 AM ISTIslamabad: Mastermind of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks Hafiz Saeed has blamed India for flood crisis in Pakistan.He said that the Government of India discharged water in rivers without notification.He further describe Prime Minister Narendra
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Nawaz Sharif thanks PM Narendra Modi for offering help in flood relief efforts
World | Sep 09, 2014, 08:09 AM ISTIslamabad: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif thanked his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi for offering help in flood relief efforts in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir and said closer collaboration in disaster management should be a part of their agenda