By: Intikhab Amir PESHAWAR: Thousands of tribal area families have suffered as the federal government’s housing compensation programme for the people affected by floods in 2010 doesn’t cover their region, according to officials. The federal authorities concerned have been giving a cold shoulder to tribesmen whose houses were destroyed by floods, an official told Dawn […]
By: M RAFIQUE GORAYA The mid-August hot and humid weather turned very pleasant on the Independence Day after scattered rains in many cities and towns across the country enabling the people to celebrate the day in a befitting manner. Hundreds of thousands youth came out on the roads with their silencer less bikes to enjoy […]
MIRPURKHAS: Around 150-foot breach occurred in the bank of Lakhakhi minor canal in the Hussain Bux Mari area on Tuesday as a result seven villages and crops standing on 400 acres of land came under water. The regulator of the canal was damaged due to pressure of water. Water gushing out of the breach flooded […]
By: Syed Mohammad Ali While the possibility of extreme monsoon events occurring cannot yet be ruled out, one hopes that some of the 29 districts identified by the Pakistan Meteorological Department as being vulnerable to flooding this year may escape the ensuing misery. The early August monsoon update for Pakistan released by the UN has, […]
By: SHER MOHAMMAD PAHANWAR THIS is apropos your editorial ‘Facing the flood’ (July 7). It was pointed out that the Sindh government has started registering volunteers. However, a section of the media had published and written an editorial quoting the People’s Accountability Commission on Floods (PACF) report titled ‘Analysis of funds allocations status to disaster […]
By: Shoaib-ur-Rehman Siddiqui KARACHI: Partly cloudy/cloudy weather with chances of light rain is expected in the port city during the next 24 hours, the weather forecast said on Sunday. It said the maximum temperature is expected to remain in the range of 32 to 34 degree celsius. The weather forecast added that thunderstorm/rain may occur […]
By: Prof. Farakh A Khan Not just Murree, the area as a whole needs in-depth scientific studies of production of waste and its impact on water in the area Waste (solid waste and excreta) management should be a civil society and government priority to save our future environment with unabated population increase. I was surprised […]
QUETTA: The United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) has successfully accomplished its mission of building a shelter village for flood victims in the district of Jaffarabad, UNHCR Balochistan head Charles Lynch said in a briefing to reporters after a three-day visit to the district. The shelter village would benefit around 8,550 families hit by […]
ISLAMABAD: The Meteorological Department Saturday said the moon of Shawwal is less likely to be sighted on August 18; hence Eidul Fitr may fall on August 20. According to the Met Department, Shawwal moon will emerge belatedly on August 18. Accordingly, it said, the chances are thin that it would be sighted in any part […]
Karachi: The Met Office has forecast partly cloudy/ cloudy weather with chances of light rain and drizzle in Karachi on Saturday with a maximum temperature ranging between 32 and 34 degrees centigrade. Hot and humid weather has also been forecast for Hyderabad and Mirpurkhas divisions, and hot/ very hot and windy weather for Sukkur and […]
By: Anwarullah Khan KHAR: Heavy rains and flooding destroyed crops and damaged roads in various parts of Barang tehsil in Bajaur Agency on Thursday night. Locals said it began raining in the evening and continued for hours affecting Kamal Dara, Mimola, Qumbar, Sarlara, Rood and Khan Saili areas. Ihsanullah, a local tribesman, told Dawn that […]
LAHORE: The meteorological office forecast rain for Lahore on Saturday after Friday’s showers that inundated many low-lying areas. It also forecast scattered thundershowers with isolated heavy falls over North and Northeast Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Kashmir in the next 24 hours. Rain was heavy in the downtown and gusty winds kept temperatures tolerable. The Met […]
Karachi: The US Agency of International Development (USAID) has pledged to support the Sindh Basic Education Programme through which schools will be constructed in flood-affected areas of Khairpur, Dadu, Jacobabad, Kambar, Sukkur, Larkana, Kashmore and Karachi. The programme will also aim to enhance literacy in schools, alleviate malnourishment in children and give technical assistance to […]
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) on Tuesday forecast rain, thundershower for scattered places of northeast Punjab including Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Gujranwala, Lahore and Sargodha divisions during next 24 hours. According to the synoptic situation, seasonal low lies over Balochistan and the adjoining areas with its trough extending to southeast wards. Light to moderate monsoon current are […]
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