Tag: flood-hit

Flood inundates several villages, irrigated land in Jhang

Several villages and vast area of irrigated lands Thursday (today) were inundated by flood waters from River Chenab which disconnected ground link of more...

Dar asks Imran to concentrate on flood-hit Chitral instead of rallies

Finance Minister Ishaq Dar on Sunday advised PTI Chief Imran Khan to concentrate on mitigating the sufferings of the people affected by the flash...

Opp leader urges premier to rebuild lives in flood-hit Chitral

Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly Syed Khursheed Shah has called on Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to alleviate the sufferings of people...

CNS announces navy’s one-day ration for flood victims

Chief of the Naval Staff (CNS) Admiral Muhammad Zakaullah Sunday visited various rescue sites and relief camps established by Pakistan Navy in the flood affected areas at District Shaheed Benazirabad to review the PN relief efforts being made under Operation Madad.

Bilawal, PPP leaders visit flood-hit areas in Sindh

Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, Sindh Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah and Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly Khursheed Shah visited the flood-hit areas of Sindh on Sunday.

PM says sit-ins can’t block Pakistan’s progress

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Tuesday vowed to continue the journey towards economic progress and development despite impediments being created by dharnas (sit-ins) in...

Rana Tanvir visits flood-hit Muridke, Ferozwala

Federal Defence Production Minister Rana Tanvir Hussain on Sunday visited several flood hit areas in and around Tehsil Muridke and Ferozwala. Tanvir told the affectees...

NDMA distributes 25,998 tents among flood-hit citizens

The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) distributed 25,998 tents to provide some solace to numerous flood affected families. According NDMA data, 2,430 tents were distributed...

750 rescuers, 185 boats deployed in flood-hit districts

The Punjab Emergency Service (Rescue 1122) Director General Dr Rizwan Naseer reviewed arrangements for flood-hit districts particularly Rajanpur, DG Khan, Muzaffargarh, Narowal and Lahore’s...

SBP moves to revive SMEs, agri activities in flood-hit areas

The central bank has extended the expiry date of the Refinance Scheme for Revival of SMEs and agricultural activities in the flood-affected areas by...

Epidemics mount misery facing flood-hit people

As flashfloods and rains unfurl misery for the dwellers of low-lying areas in Balochistan, Sindh and southern Punjab, scarcity of relief aid and epidemics...

Friend in need: Punjab sends relief goods to KP

Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif on Thursday sent off 25 trucks full of relief goods for the flood-hit people of Nowshera and announced that...

‘Govt didn’t do much back then, but better late than never’

The government’s delayed response in preparing an early framework for the rehabilitation of the flood-hit people of Sindh has jeopardised 4.8 million lives, among...

‘Set up water plants in flood-hit areas properly’

Sindh Chief Secretary Raja Muhammad Abbas has directed the secretaries of the Irrigation, Rehabilitation, and Public Health Engineering departments to ensure proper installation and...

For flood-hit women, answering call of nature is a question

In the absence of sanitation facilities, Taijee Jogi and her two dozen female relatives have to wait till night to go to the sporadic...

‘UK to provide homes to over 255,000 flood-hit people’

The United Kingdom (UK) would provide emergency shelter and flood-resistant houses to over 255,000 people rendered homeless by this year’s devastating monsoon floods in...

Treating over 1m flood-hit patients and still going strong…

The Aga Khan University (AKU) has calculated that its teams have treated over one million patients in the flood-hit areas of Sindh and Balochistan...