August 2022

Floods wreak havoc across Pakistan; 903 dead since mid-June – Star Tribune

ISLAMABAD — Heavy rains have triggered flash floods and wreaked havoc across much of Pakistan since mid-June, leaving 903 dead and about 50,000 people homeless, the country's disaster agency said Wednesday.Thousands whose homes were swept away now live in tents, miles away from their inundated villages and towns, after being rescued by soldiers, local disaster …

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Keep politics aside, focus on people affected by rains: Zardari – Business Recorder

Subscribing is the best way to get our best stories immediately. Former president Asif Ali Zardari has urged political parties to keep politics aside and focus on people affected by floods stemming from relentless rains in Pakistan. “All provinces of the country are currently facing an emergency due to rains,” he said, according to a …

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Marriyum dares Imran to name 'agencies' involved in politics – Pakistan Today

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb on Friday alleged that Imran Khan wanted the head of every institution to act like former NAB chairman Javed Iqbal, and dared him to name the “agencies and their officials” who were involved in politics and had given him the guarantee that the incumbent chief election commissioner …

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Regime change attempts in Ukraine and Pakistan – The Express Tribune

Truth is the victim of cheapfake?The projectile malfunction Home Latest Pakistan Business Sci-Tech Phones World Opinion Life & Style Sports Blogs Archive Other West-sponsored regime change has a historyI was inclined to write again this week on the Ukrainian crisis but given the speedy developments that are taking place in politics in the country one …

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Officials: Floods kill 777 in Pakistan over last 2 months – Star Tribune

QUETTA, Pakistan — Flash floods caused by abnormally heavy monsoon rains have killed 777 people across Pakistan over the last two months, officials said Monday, as rescuers backed by troops raced against time to evacuate thousands of marooned people.Since June 14, rain and flooding have affected 1.8 million people, and 317,678 of them were still …

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Police file terrorism charges against Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan – NPR

The Associated Press Pakistan’s Imran Khan speaks during a joint news conference with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani at in Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2020. Rahmat Gul/AP hide caption Pakistan’s Imran Khan speaks during a joint news conference with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani at in Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2020.ISLAMABAD — Pakistani police have …

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