Tag: Heavy

13 dead in California heavy rains and mudslides

ROMERO CANYON: At least 13 persons are dead amid “waist-deep” mudslides in US’ southern California, where heavy rains triggered flooding, an official said. Some 163 people...

7,000 heavy machine gun bullets recovered from Orakzai Agency 

ORAKZAI AGENCY: The security forces recovered thousands of bullets of heavy machine gun "buried underground" here on Sunday. Security sources said that on a tip-off,...

Rent of houses in twin cities goes all time high

Rents of houses in the twin cities have skyrocketed as people are returning from hill stations due to the severe cold and heavy snowfall....

Heavy rainfall throughout the country starting Thursday

Widespread rains and isolated heavy falls are expected in various parts of the country, including the twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad along with...

Amnesty alarmed over heavy shelling of Syria’s Aleppo

Amnesty International expresssed alarm about the plight of civilians around Aleppo, saying satellite images show intensifying use of heavy weapons near residential areas of...

Heavy rain and thunderstorms ahead…

Sindh Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah Tuesday directed the concerned departments to take all precautionary, preventive and pro-active measures to cope with the...

Djokovic, Federer in heavyweight semis clash

Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer will clash for the 25th time in Saturday's Rome Masters semi-finals while Rafael Nadal also progressed, ensuring the big...

Heavy snow, avalanches kill 16 in Afghanistan

Heavy snow and avalanches have killed at least 16 people in mountainous northeastern Afghanistan, leaving dozens more trapped in their homes, an official said...

Motorway closed due to heavy fog

The motorway has been closed to every kind of traffic because of the heavy fog in Lahore on Wednesday. Motorway authorities have said that the...

Heavy rains tipped for KP, upper Punjab

Met office has predicated widespread rains in the upper parts of Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Kashmir during the next 24 hours. Met Office informed...

Heavy rains in Karachi cause trade losses worth Rs10b

Heavy rain’s that persisted for three days not only paralysed life in Karachi, the country’s financial hub, but has also resulted in losses to...

Heavy rain in Karachi, canals breaches worsen situation in Sindh

Heavy rains lashed several areas of Karachi on Tuesday, finally breaking the heat wave that has gripped the city for the last three days. Downpours...

Violence takes heavy toll on small traders during Ramadan

Gone are the days when the shopping-intensive month of Ramadan, preceding the annual Eid festival, used to be a season of profit-making for small...

Mumbai hit by heavy flooding

Heavy rainfall left parts of the Indian financial hub Mumbai underwater on Monday, flooding homes, closing schools and badly disrupting train services. The Indian Meteorological...

Atiyah’s death deals heavy blow to al Qaeda

The killing of al Qaeda’s number two leader deprives the group of a multi-talented manager who helped it spawn offshoots around the world and...

Bike manufacturers plan heavy investment

To effectively cope with domestic market of over 1.5 million units and after successful launch of their products in global markets, the local motorcycle...

Heavy fighting near Gaddafi’s Tripoli residence

The sound of heavy fighting was heard Monday morning near the residence in central Tripoli of embattled Libyan leader Muammer Gaddafi after rebel forces...