PESHAWAR: The Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) has issued a flood alert due to melting of glaciers in several districts of the province. A statement issued by the office of Director General PDMA said flood situation can get worsen in nine districts of Chitral Upper, Chitral Lower, Swat, Dir Upper, Dir Lower, Kohistan Upper, Kohistan […]
Shah Karez According to the United Nations, ‘Climate change refers to long-term shifts in temperatures and weather patterns. Such shifts can be natural due to changes in the sun’s activity or large volcanic eruptions. Since the Industrial Revolution, human activities have been the main driver of climate change, primarily due to the burning of
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan faces some of the highest disaster risk levels in the world, ranked 11 out of 193 countries by the 2023 World Risk Report. The country also has high exposure to flooding, including flash, and urban coastal, as well as exposure to tropical cyclones and droughts. The disaster risk in Pakistan is further exacerbated
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ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office has approached Iran for the release of two Pakistanis who were on an Israeli container ship seized by Iran\’s Revolutionary Guards on Saturday. The ship was seized in the Strait of Hormuz and Iran said it was linked to Israel. Iran on Sunday also carried out missile and drone attacks on
DUBAI/WASHINGTON (Reuters): Iran warned Israel and the United States on Sunday of a much larger response if there is any retaliation for its mass drone and missile attack on Israeli territory overnight, as Israel said \”the campaign is not over yet\”. The threat of open warfare erupting between the arch Middle East foes and dragging
CHITRAL: Roads connecting different areas in Lower and Upper Chitral are still blocked with reports of damages to more houses and other structures as rain continued on Sunday afternoon. The Chitral-Peshawar road was also blocked at different points due to flooding in nullahs and landsliding. Huge rockfalls at Nerdit has also blocked the Chitral-Mastuj road.
ISLAMABAD: The cricket team of New Zealand arrived in Islamabad on Sunday morning to play a five-match T20I series against Pakistan. Pakistan Cricket Board confirmed the arrival of the Kiwis in a statement. The series will be played from April 18 till April 27 in Rawalpindi and Lahore.
BOONI: An Afghan national who was working as shepherd for people of Istaru village was found dead on the bank of the river near the village on Saturday. The district administration of Upper Chitral said the dead body had been shifted to the headquarters hospital in Booni for a postmortem to ascertain the actual cause
LAHORE: At least 25 people were reported killed in lightning strikes during widespread rain that lashed Punjab and Balochistan on Saturday. The deaths from lightning were reported from different parts of Punjab and Balochsitan where rain also inundated roads and low-lying areas. In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Gilgit-Baltistan heavy rain triggered flooding in streams and nullahs
PESHAWAR: A new policy has been formulated and brought into force by the provincial government to take back official residences from government employees upon their retirement. Under the new policy, pension will not be paid to the retired government employees until they vacate the residences and submitted the evidence to the departments concerned. Notices have
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