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Pakistan has dispatched 100 tons of tents, blankets, hygiene kits and medicines to Nepal as flood and landslide response operations continue.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has directed federal and provincial authorities to speed up financial support for families affected by Pakistan's latest monsoon rains and floods, putting compensation, road repairs, power
Shehbaz Orders Ndma Flood Relief Push as Pakistan Monsoon Risk Widens has moved into focus in pakistan coverage. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif's direction to NDMA has put flood relief back at the centre of

The KP cabinet has approved draft notifications providing provincial sales-tax relief to businesses in Malakand and the former tribal districts.

The government and Jamaat-i-Islami have agreed to form committees to review the petroleum levy and recommend public relief measures.
President Asif Ali Zardari has called for tighter coordination and faster rescue planning as Pakistan faces worsening monsoon rains and rising threats of flooding and

At least 804 people have died and more than 3,000 remain missing after a catastrophic flood swept through Nepal and Tibet, officials reported Sunday.

As weather events become more extreme, fake videos are being shared rapidly online, and it’s causing real world problems in China

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif called for an SCO that delivers practical results on security, technology, water, disaster response and regional cooperation.

A vast area of Punjab, covering nearly 400 square kilometres, has come under water following torrential rains and overflowing drains, with the Ravi and Chenab rivers expected to reach medium to high flood levels.

Household energy bills in Great Britain are expected to rise to a three-year high this winter, with a forecast price-cap increase likely to cancel out the effect of VAT cuts on electricity bills

Qatar's prime minister is heading to Tehran as Iran ties compensation, sanctions relief and maritime access to efforts to restart diplomacy with Washington.
Air quality warnings remain in place across large parts of the US as smoke from wildfires in Ontario and Minnesota continues to spread, with some relief possible in the mid-Atlantic and north-east
An American missionary has been freed in Niger after a nine-month kidnapping ordeal, bringing relief to his family and renewed attention to security risks in the Sahel.
Flood victims in India’s Assam district are living in makeshift shelters after monsoon rains caused widespread flooding

Pakistan's Meteorological Department forecast a fresh spell of rainfall from July 29 to August 5, even as several parts of the country were still reeling from a preceding rain spell and its aftermath.
Heavy monsoon rain has left at least 37 people dead across KP, Punjab, GB and AJK, with flash floods, landslides and swelling rivers damaging homes, roads and crops.
A toxic gas leak aboard a vessel at a Chittagong shipbreaking yard has killed eight workers, with five others reported missing.

GILGIT/LAHORE: Flash floods triggered by cloudbursts and rapid glacial melting wreaked havoc across Gilgit-Baltistan on Tuesday, damaging homes, roads, bridges and agricultural land, while leaving hundreds of tourists and local resident

After almost a week, authorities managed to reopen the Baltistan Road and Astore Valley route, using a newly installed Bailey bridge in Haramosh to let stranded passengers and tourists cross.
LOWER SOUTH WAZIRISTAN/ MIRANSHAH: The death toll from rain-related incidents during the ongoing monsoon spell and flash floods in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has risen to 20. According to the Pakistan Meteorological Department
A magnitude 7.7 earthquake has killed at least 47 people in eastern Indonesia, damaging homes and public buildings as rescue teams confront blocked roads.

Nepal's catastrophic flood has intensified scrutiny of damaged sensors, cross-border data sharing and the minutes available to warn communities downstream.
Families of USS Abraham Lincoln sailors are raising concerns about fatigue, food, plumbing and mental health after nearly nine months at sea.