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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.
Every monsoon, the same sentence appears across Pakistani media: the Chenab is at medium flood level, the Ravi at low. Millions of people read it, and very few know what it means — whether it is a reason to move…
The Chenab continued flooding on Sunday, though flow eased from medium to low, as Pakistan's Met Office forecast a fresh rainfall spell from July 29 across the upper catchments of major rivers, including Islamabad.
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.
BBC punditry trio Wayne Rooney, Micah Richards and Joe Hart took to a boat on New York's Hudson River to fulfil a forfeit, after Rooney's errant prediction about Norway at the World Cup.
A new NASA Earth Observatory image brings the Olympic Mountains of northwestern Washington into sharp relief, showing snow-capped peaks cut by deep river valleys. The view underscores how dramatically the region’s…
A Court of Arbitration has ruled that the Indus Waters Treaty remains legally binding and imposed temporary limits on construction at India's Ratle project.
At least 22 mouzas, or revenue estates, in Multan district have been partially submerged under three to four feet of floodwater from the River Chenab, forcing thousands of residents to move their families and livestock…
Pakistan’s conditions for water storage improved further on Sunday as Tarbela Dam reached its maximum storage level, marking a significant rise in reservoir capacity during the current high-flow period, according to the…
Pakistan's monsoon planning has returned to the center of national policy as the government pushes flood preparedness, evacuation readiness and longer-term climate resilience after another season of destructive rains…
KOEN has told PM Shehbaz Sharif it feels blocked after years of work on two Swat River hydropower projects worth about $1 billion.
Nepal's catastrophic flood has intensified scrutiny of damaged sensors, cross-border data sharing and the minutes available to warn communities downstream.
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.
Flash floods triggered by cloudbursts and rapid glacial melting caused widespread damage across Gilgit-Baltistan on Tuesday, disrupting transport, damaging homes and cutting off road links in several areas, according to…
Rain-triggered deaths in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa climbed to 20 as the province continued to face the impact of the ongoing monsoon spell and flash floods, according to reports monitored from a public news feed based on Dawn…
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif called for an SCO that delivers practical results on security, technology, water, disaster response and regional cooperation.
Afghanistan gold rush in Badakhshan transforms land and livelihoods In Afghanistan’s northeastern Badakhshan province, a fast-growing gold rush is changing both the landscape and the lives of people who live around it…
Breaches in the Deg and Bherr nullahs eroded bridge foundations, severing the rail link between Lahore and Faisalabad, with Karachi-bound trains diverted via Sahiwal and Khanewal as Tarbela nears maximum capacity.
WHO has introduced seven practical drowning-prevention strategies covering barriers, rescue skills, transport, child care and climate-related risks.
Exceptional rain in eastern Japan has killed at least five people, cut power and stranded thousands at Narita airport and rail stations.
England faces a 38C heat alert as hospitals, transport, water supplies and fire crews prepare for pressure from the latest European heatwave.
Typhoon Dolphin approached eastern China with 162 kilometre per hour winds as flights were cancelled, ports closed and hundreds of thousands evacuated.
Gianni Infantino is facing a sharper wave of resistance from football leaders, with criticism of FIFA and its president reaching a more visible stage, according to The Guardian Football. The latest debate is not only…
The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz formally launched its election campaign in Azad Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday, with party supremo Nawaz Sharif addressing supporters in Muzaffarabad as the region heads toward a staggered…