Tag: Storm

Afghan militants storm 4 villages in Upper Dir

At least 600 militants from Afghanistan crossed the border into Pakistan and attacked four villages on Wednesday, Pakistani officials said, the latest in a...

Thailand enters calm before election storm

Political campaigning in Thailand drew to a close on Saturday, taking a day to cool off before an election which could exacerbate the country's...

90,000 flee storm in Philippines

Nearly 90,000 people have been forced to flee their homes in the Philippines due to floods caused by Tropical Storm Meari, with 15 people...

US, Afghanistan to weather diplomatic storm

The Obama administration’s ties with Afghan President Hamid Karzai remain solid despite an unusual public rebuke from the US envoy to Kabul this weekend,...

Storm kills 10 in India, 33 fishing boats missing

Ten people died and 33 fishing boats went missing on Friday during monsoon storms in eastern India which flattened hundreds of homes and flooded...

Storm water drains cleaned up: Karachi Water & Sewerage Board

Had the city government not started cleaning storm water drains in March this year, the city would have been facing an even bigger cyclone...

Cyclone threat; heavy rainfall expected today

The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) on Thursday said that the well-marked low-pressure area in Eastern Arabian Sea has intensified into a Depression (Strong weather...

Zardari’s flight grounded because of storm

A number of domestic and international flights were cancelled on Thursday because of thunder and dust-storms and President Asif Ali Zardari, who was travelling...

Tornado-struck US town rattled by new storm

This shattered town, still searching for survivors from one of the strongest tornadoes on record, was rattled early Wednesday after a new storm unleashed...

Terrorists storm naval air base

At least four Pakistan Navy personnel were killed and five others injured in a massive terrorist assault on Pakistan Naval Station (PNS) Mehran, a...

Storm claims 5 lives in Jhang, Pakpattan

people were killed and many injured in storm-related incidents in Jhang and Pakpattan late on Saturday.Three women were killed in lightning during rain...

Twelve dead as storm hit Punjab

At least twelve people were killed and many others seriously injured in storm-related incidents in Sahiwal and Muzaffargarh on Saturday, a private TV channel...

Gilchrist takes Bangalore by storm

Piyush Chawla took four wickets after Adam Gilchrist’s 55-ball 106 as Kings XI Punjab crushed Royal Challengers Bangalore by 111 runs in their IPL...

Pakistan storm into Azlan Shah final

Asian champions Pakistan earned the right Saturday to play world champions Australia in the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup final after beating host Malaysia 3-2...

Storm brewing over Kalma Chowk flyover

The controversy-ridden Kalma Chowk flyover is again in the eye of the storm after Punjab’s Planning and Development Board (P&D) proposed stopping its construction...