Tag: Rains

Market bullish despite rains

Yesterday’s low volume gains in the rain-hit-session invited hefty profit taking on opening today thus pushing the benchmark in red zone during early trade...

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...

Japan to provide emergency assistance in wake of torrential rains

In response to the appeal to international community for assistance in dealing with the aftermath of torrential rains, the government of Japan has announced...

Heavy rains cripple Karachi

Floods triggered by monsoon rains crippled Karachi on Tuesday, with few people able to make it to work or school, officials said. Many streets...

Met office says rains produce water six times of Tarbela dam

Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD)’s Director Dr Muhammad Hanif has said that, for the first time in the history of Sindh, 400 mm rain has...

Rains and govt apathy prove too much for 200-year-old Naukot...

The heavy rains in the province have taken their toll on the historical 200-year-old Talpur-era Naukot Fort as a large portion of its boundary...

Rains spark food and vegetable inflation in Karachi

Prices of fruits and vegetables have almost doubled in Karachi as devastating rains cause bottlenecks and long suspensions in key supply routes leading to...

Sindh rains damage cotton and rice crops

Devastating rains across Sindh have not only caused loss of precious life and property, but also damaged crops of cotton, rice, sugarcane and other...

Rains wreak havoc again

Torrential rains wreaked havoc across much of Sindh, Balochistan and southern Punjab on Sunday, killing at least another 11 people, raising the death toll...

More rains to put govt’s claims to test

Heavy rains started in the late hours of August 9 in Badin and caused breaches in drains, devastating almost 90 percent of agriculture and...

Catastrophic rains wreak havoc in Sindh, Balochistan

Torrential monsoon rain continued to batter the country on Saturday, killing at least 50 people and wreaking havoc in Sindh and Balochistan. According to...

Countrywide rains claim 29 lives in two days

Torrential rains continued in Sindh and other parts of the country, claiming 29 lives in just two days. According to a private TV channel,...

4 more killed in Sindh torrential rains

Four people, including three children, were killed in rain-related incidents as torrential rains continued in different parts of Sindh on Friday. Three children died and...

Monsoon rains affect crops in sindh

Widespread monsoon rains have cast a negative impact on crops and have affected the yield of cotton, chilli, banana and tomato in Mirpur Khas,...

Thatta braces for rains

After an advisory of heavy rainfall of monsoon’s fresh spell for the area including Thatta, Thatta DCO, Mohammad Jaffer Abbasi, called upon the officials...

More rains set to pour more water and miseries on Badin

The fresh spell of monsoon rainfall that started in the lower districts of Sindh on Monday is bound to create more problems for the...

The Thar Desert blessed by rains

The recent spell of monsoon rain transformed desert areas into a lush green spectacle. While the heavy downpour posed a threat to life and...