Tag: Heavy

Thunderstorms battered many cities in southern Punjab and badly damaged around 100 houses, farmland and crops on Tuesday. Vehari, Melsi, Karampur, Lodhran, Fazilpur, Khairpur...

Met Office predicted widespread rains in the different parts of the country from August 8th to 14th. The current meteorological conditions indicate that a...

Octave Project, organized by The Curtain Call Society and Hang Ten has now become a monthly attraction in Pakistani music. It is a platform...

Heavy clashes between rebels and forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi broke out on Saturday on the front line in Libya's Western Mountains at the...

At least six children have been killed and four are missing in separate incidents due to countrywide heavy rains and flood in drainages. Monsoon rains...

The Sindh government has allocated at least Rs 7,733 million to boost the education sector in its 2011-12 budget, but recoveries from this sector...

The Sindh government has allocated at least Rs 7,733 million to boost the education sector in its 2011-12 budget, but recoveries from this sector...

A drought that has gripped parts of central and southern China has retreated after downpours over the weekend that brought deadly flooding to one...

France said on Friday it had put on hold the sale of heavy military equipment to Pakistan and was waiting for an explanation about...

An Extraordinary General Meeting of APTMA held at its Punjab office focused on the ongoing severe energy crisis in the country. Those present at...

KARACHI - Heavy buying on the part of local institutional investors helping the KSE-100 index gain 146 points at the close of trading. Healthy earnings expectation in index heavy OGDC, garnered support from local institutions at lower levels as scrip outperformed the index. Interest in oil and gas sector turned in favor of bulls as the market gained 146 points in today's session with slightly better volumes of 73 million shares.
The result season has finally provided some

ABIDJAN - Heavy gunfire erupted in a district of Abidjan Wednesday as Ivory Coast's new government forces tried to dislodge militia loyal to deposed president Laurent Gbagbo, residents said. Die-hard pro-Gbagbo militia are still operating in sectors of Abidjan's north-western Yopougon district, where residents said insecurity is high and were forced to flee to safer neighbourhoods.
"Since 4:00 am we have been hearing heavy firing and loud explosions. We were forced to flee the

LAHORE - Three people, including a couple, died and 13 others, including nine children, were injured in separate incidents of roof collapse on Tuesday. In the first mishap, a man and his wife died while their seven children, including two girls, were injured when the roof of their single-story house collapsed. The deceased were identified as 40-year-old Muhabbat Khan and his wife Gul-e-Hayat while their injured children were identified as Mujahid Khan, 14, Aasia, 9, Shahid, 8, Laiba,

LAHORE - Heavy rain and hailstorm was witnessed at various parts of Lahore on Monday. Roads of Lahore again became white by the hailstorm whereas citizens were pleasantly surprised by the heavy rain, thunderstorm and hailstorm in the city. Motorcyclists faced immense difficulties during the hailstorm and rain and had to shelter themselves under nearby roofs.
The unprecedented spell of rains in the city is keeping citizens away from the heat wave. Rain and thunderstorm with

ISLAMABAD - Scattered rain with thunderstorm occurred in Punjab including Islamabad and Rawalpindi on Sunday turning the weather pleasant.
Khyber Pakhtoonkhawa, Upper Sindh, North East Balochistan, Gilgit-Baltistan and Kashmir also recieved rain and thunderstorm on Sunday morning.
According to Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) analysis, rain with dust-thunderstorm associated with gusty winds is expected at isolated places in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa during next

NEAR AJDABIYA - There was heavy fighting between Libyan loyalists and rebels west of Ajdabiya on Saturday afternoon, as insurgents pushed toward the town of Brega, an AFP correspondent reported.
Rocket, mortar and small arms fire could be heard, as the rebels, taking advantage of NATO air strikes on Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi's forces, claimed they held desert terrain beyond Ajdabiya, along a coastal road that leads to the key oil town of Brega, 80 kilometres (50 miles) away.