Islamabad, July 26 (IANS) The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) of Pakistan on Sunday reported that the death toll from the monsoon rain, flooding and landslides has risen to 107 since June 26, local media reported.According to NDMA, 344 people have been injured due to monsoon-related incidents. 447 houses were damaged, and 269 livestock have died, Pakistan’s Samaa TV reported.Seven people died in Punjab, two in Sindh, and one each in Pakistan-occupied Gilgit-Baltistan (PoGB) and Khy…
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Islamabad, July 26 (IANS) Pakistan’s monsoon death toll has risen to 97 after 11 more people were killed and 25 others injured in rain-related incidents, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) said.Eastern Punjab province remained the worst-hit during the latest reporting period, recording seven deaths and 20 injuries. Southern Sindh reported two deaths and two injuries, while northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province and northern Pakistan-occupied Gilgit-Baltistan (PoGB) region each…
Islamabad, July 26 (IANS) At least seven people, including two children, were killed and 20 others injured in rain-related incidents in Pakistan’s Punjab province during the past 24 hours, local media reported on Sunday. Houses were damaged and livestock were killed due to heavy rains, according to the Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) statement. These fatalities were caused due to drowning, structural collapses while injuries were reported due to roof collapses and electrocution, …
Islamabad, July 23 (IANS) At least 18 people were killed and 19 others injured in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province since July 19 due to heavy rains and flash floods, according to the Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) statement, local media reported on Thursday. The deaths occurred after house roofs and walls collapsed and people were swept away by flash floods. The deceased comprise eight children, seven men and three women, while the injured include 11 men, four women and fo…
Islamabad, July 22 (IANS) As many as eight people were killed and 14 others were injured in rain-related incidents in Gujranwala, Narowal, Pakpattan and Lahore cities of Pakistan’s Punjab province, local media reported on Wednesday. At least six people, mostly children, were killed and 10 others were injured in rain-related incidents in Gujranwala city. Meanwhile, a trailer fell into a ditch after slipping due to the rain on GT Road Bypass in Gujrat. According to the rescue officials, the fatali…
Islamabad, July 20 (IANS) Police in Pakistan’s Lahore city have arrested a man after a firing incident was reported near Federal Information Minister Attaullah Tarar’s car, local media reported. The incident happened in Lahore’s Defence A area while Tarar was travelling with his family on Saturday night. Police has identified the suspect as Osama, who was arrested shortly after the incident. Officers also found the firearm used in the firing and seized the vehicle involved. According to police, …
Islamabad, July 18 (IANS) Pakistani police have detained 121 Afghan nationals while executing an enforcement operation in Lahore.According to the authorities, 28 out of the 121Afghan nationals were released later as they possessed valid residency documents, while the 93 others were transferred to a holding centre in Lahore, Khaama Press reported.This operation is part of an ongoing nationwide campaign by Pakistan. Islamabad has detained and deported hundreds of thousands of Afghans since late 20…
Islamabad, July 14 (IANS) A recent resolution adopted by the European Parliament has sparked international concerns about the protection of minority girls in Pakistan, with civil society groups calling for stronger legal protection against abduction, forced religious conversion, and child marriage. Terming it as an important expression of international concern over gender-based violence, child abuse and religion-based discrimination, civil society representatives welcomed the resolution and call…
Islamabad, July 14 (IANS) Poor and marginalised communities, especially Christians prosecuted under the Pakistan’s controversial blasphemy laws, have been affected by corruption in Pakistan’s criminal justice system, a report has detailed. The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and its member organisation, the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP), stated in a report that many Christians accused of blasphemy in Pakistan are not able to get effective legal representation or cha…
Islamabad, July 14 (IANS) At least nine people were killed and 14 others injured after a residential house collapsed during heavy rain in the Kohat district of Pakistan’s northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, rescue officials said. An official from the Rescue 1122 said late Monday night that torrential rainfall caused the house to cave in the Malgin area of the Lachi area of the district, trapping 23 people under the rubble, reports Xinhua news agency.Rescue teams from Kohat and the neighbourin…