World Aug 18 Over 150 people are still missing after devastating flash floods in northwest Pakistan A changing climate has made residents of northern Pakistan's river-carved mountainous areas more vulnerable to sudden, heavy rains.
World Aug 17 Pakistan defends flood response after more than 270 people killed in northwestern district Rescuers recovered dozens more bodies from the rubble of collapsed homes in a northwestern district of Pakistan, bringing the death toll to at least 274, as authorities defended their response to the flooding and said they did not need any…
World Aug 16 Pakistan’s monsoon flooding death toll rises to 220 with more rain in the forecast Flooding in a northwest Pakistani district has killed at least 220 people, officials said Saturday, as rescuers pulled 63 more bodies overnight from homes flattened by flash floods and landslides, with forecasts of more rain in the coming days.
World Aug 15 Flash floods triggered by torrential rains kill at least 176 people in India and Pakistan Experts say cloudbursts have increased in recent years partly because of climate change, while damage from the storms also has increased because of unplanned development in mountain regions.
World Jun 27 Flash floods in Pakistan kill 8 after deluge sweeps away dozens Weather forecasters say rains will continue this week. Pakistan’s annual monsoon season runs from July through September.
World Feb 28 Top cleric and 5 others killed in bombing at Pakistan seminary ahead of Ramadan An attacker blew himself up Friday in a mosque at a pro-Taliban seminary in northwestern Pakistan. No group immediately claimed responsibility for the blast.
World Dec 25 Pakistani airstrikes kill 46 people in eastern Afghanistan, mostly women and children, Taliban official says On Wednesday, the Pakistani military said security forces killed 13 insurgents in an overnight operation in an intelligence-based operation in South Waziristan.
World Nov 21 At least 38 killed in northwest Pakistan as gunmen open fire on vehicles carrying Shiite Muslims Thursday's attack happened in Kurram, a district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province where clashes between majority Sunni Muslims and minority Shiites have killed dozens in recent months.
World Dec 12 Attack on police station in northwest Pakistan kills 23 officers, injures 32 The attack — one of the deadliest the country has seen in recent months — damaged businesses and shops, shattering windows.
World Aug 22 2 children rescued from cable car dangling over river canyon in Pakistan An expert described the rescue as extremely delicate because the wind generated by the helicopter blades could further weaken the remaining cables holding the car aloft.