GILGIT:As many as 17 people have lost their lives and 6 got injured during heavy rains, and flash floods in Gilgit-Baltistan (GB), said Gilgit-Baltistan Disaster Management Authority (GBDMA) on Sunday. According to an official statement issued by GBDMA, during these rains and flash floods 418 houses were completely destroyed while 257 were partially damaged, while […]
Read MoreKARACHI:Former President of Pakistan and President Pakistan Peoples Party Parliamentarians, Asif Ali Zardari has said that it is a painful situation due to rains and floods. He himself would have been present with the victims in such a situation if his health had permitted. President Zardari in a statement said that Chairman PPP, Bilawal Bhutto […]
Read MoreFAISALABAD:Two shopkeepers were arrested while cases were registered against 13 people on the charge of adopting poor measures against dengue breeding. District Programme Coordinator for Epidemics Dr Zulqarnain along with his team visited various tyre shops, junkyards and under construction buildings in the city and found 13 points most suitable for breeding of dengue larvae […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) Group has opened the doors of its medical centers for flood affected people in Swat, Dera Ismail Khan, Sukkur, Mirpur Khas, Larkana, Hyderabad, Malir-Karachi and Quetta. The centers will operate to facilitate and treat people injured in flood related accidents or fallen ill due to water-borne diseases said a news […]
Read MoreMULTAN:Punjab government will upgrade all welfare institutions to facilitate the deserving citizens by ensuring all sorts of essential items. Deputy Commissioner Tahir Watto said this during distribution of stitching machines and some other items among the waif and stray kids, residing at Child Protection Bureau Multan here on Sunday. He observed that the Child Protection […]
Read MorePESHAWAR:Commissioner Malakand Division Shaukat Ali Yousafzai on Sunday said that rescue and relief measures are being monitored at the district and divisional levels, and relief packages are being distributed to the affected families in the districts of Upper and Lower Chitral, Dir Upper and Lower and Mingora. He said that Provincial Heli Service provided relief […]
Read MoreFAISALABAD:Deputy Commissioner (DC) Imran Hamid Sheikh Sunday directed the Chief Officer Metropolitan Corporation to mark zebra crossing on main all roads of Faisalabad city for facilitating the pedestrians. Visiting various intersections of the city, he said that zebra crossing should be laid down on all main roads in addition to installing and activating traffic signals […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Federal Minister for Climate Change Senator Sherry Rehman on Sunday stressed that the numbers of flood-affected population may rise from 33 million as the monster flood continues. The Minister in a statement said, “The humanitarian action is right now being led by the Government and supported by United Nations and other humanitarian agencies. 1,033 people […]
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