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Pakistan raises alarm over monsoon rains, floodings

The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD), on Thursday, cautioned citizens and tourists in light of monsoon rainfall predictions, an official said. PMD Director-General, Mahr Sahibzad Khan, told local media that everyone should refrain from unnecessary travel. They should also avoid landslide-prone areas. The official emphasized that children should keep away from waterlogged areas, electrical wires, and […]

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8 die in Pakistan cylinder explosion

The death toll from cylinder explosion that took place in Pakistan’s southern Sukkur district on Saturday rose to eight after five injured died on Monday, hospital officials said. A spokesperson of the Gambat Institute of Medical Sciences hospital of Sukkur in southern Sindh province said that five critically injured people died during the treatment at […]

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Mid-air Terror: 8 trapped inside cable car in Pakistan

Six schoolchildren and two men are trapped inside a chairlift dangling 900ft in the air over a deep valley in Pakistan. Rescue efforts are underway to save the eight desperate people onboard after one of the cables snapped during their ride. The snapping left the chairlift suspended in mid-air high above River Canyon in the […]

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Pakistani suicide attack: Death toll reaches 54

The death toll from the suicide attack at a political gathering in the Bajaur district of Pakistan’s northwest, on Sunday, jumped to 54. This is as more injured succumbed to their injuries, a police official said on Monday. Additionally, Inspector General of Police Shaukat Abbasm, told the media that 10 of the injured died on […]

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6 coal miners kidnapped in SW Pakistan

Six coal miners were kidnapped by terrorists on Sunday night in the Bolan district of Pakistan’s southwestern Balochistan province, the Police said in a statement on Monday. According to the provincial police, unknown armed terrorists abducted the miners late in the night from the Mach coal mine area in the district and took them away […]

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Passenger plane skids off runway in Pakistani

A passenger plane slipped off the runway while landing in Pakistan’s northern Peshawar city on Monday, a spokesperson for the country’s civil aviation authority said. The flight from Pakistan International Airlines was coming from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, when the accident took place at Bacha Khan International Airport, Saifullah Khan, the spokesperson, told Xinhua. He said […]

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Floods cause $30bn damage, losses in Pakistan – report

The recent devastating floods in Pakistan have inflicted damage and losses of over $30 billion to the South Asian country, the Ministry for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives said in a report on Friday. The damage, loss and needs assessment following the unprecedented floods in Pakistan calls for rebuilding based on the principles of the […]

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