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Under Karachi's baroque local governance, services are choked by a tangle of different administrations, often run by competing political fiefdoms. In the confusion, drains go uncleared, rubbish can go uncollected and water mains reach few buildings. All the while, the city gets bigger. The effects of climate change are ...

After multiple levels of checks and verification, we found that the video aired by News18 which subsequently went viral on social media is not from Pakistan but from Indore in Madhya Pradesh.A TweetDeck search directed us to a tweet by Shahnawaz Ansari who had uploaded the video with a ...

Islamabad After the continuous torrential rain in Pakistan, life has been badly affected by the floods. So far 125 people have died due to this disaster, while 71 others have been injured. According to the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), at least 125 people have died in floods and ...

Deputy Commissioner Kathua OP Bhagat told reporters, "15 people have been rescued while some are waiting on the elevated area for help. As soon as the water level reduced, the NDRF team will rescue the remaining people as well." "The water level is receding. Earlier, the water level was ...

Torrential rain lashed the Pakistani financial capital of Karachi on Thursday, causing widespread flooding, as downpours in August shattered 89-year-old records for the city, meteorological officials said.Thursday marked the third day of heavy rain this week, during which at least 13 people have died, according to media, while residents ...

Torrential rain lashed the Pakistani financial capital of Karachi on Thursday, causing widespread flooding, as downpours in August shattered 89-year-old records for the city, meteorological officials said.Thursday marked the third day of heavy rain this week, during which at least 13 people have died, according to media, while residents ...

https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/08/0a/1080116868_0:54:3167:1835_1200x675_80_0_0_71598e50f1064f46fd21d638914281e9.jpgSputnik Internationalhttps://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.pngSputnikhttps://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.pnghttps://sputniknews.com/asia/202008271080291035-rainfall-busting-89-year-old-record-lashes-pakistans-karachi-pictures-of-submerged-city-appear/In recent weeks, the monsoon season has been in full-swing in areas of South Asia, especially India and Pakistan. Heavy rainfall has been lashing major cities in both nations, even leading to alarming flooding. In India, parts of Bihar, Mahararashtra, and Assam have been battling severe weather. A ...

ISLAMABAD — It was a music video meant to depict a young bride’s joy: Actress Saba Qamar, in a flowing white wedding gown with a golden hem, was twirled by the singer playing her groom in front of the mosaics of a 17th-century mosque in Pakistan’s eastern city of ...

Jammu: Fifteen persons, belonging to different families, were rescued on Wednesday after they were caught in flash floods in Ujh river in Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said.The police acted swiftly after getting information about the trapped people of a nomadic tribe in their temporary shelters near ...

Some areas of Jammu and Kashmir and Uttarakhand are at moderate risk of flash floods for the next six hours, the Central Water Commission (CWC) informed on Tuesday. "Flash Flood Guidance issued by IMD valid for 6 hours from 0530 hrs on August 25, 2020 in Jammu and Kashmir ...