World Mar 19 Pakistani police file terrorism charges against former PM Khan after violence in capital Police in the Pakistani capital filed charges Sunday against former Prime Minister Imran Khan, 17 of his aides and scores of supporters, accusing them of terrorism and several other offenses after the ousted premier’s followers clashed with security forces in…
World Sep 17 Flood-hit areas of Pakistan threatened by ‘second disaster’ of disease, WHO warns The World Health Organization raised the alarm Saturday about a “second disaster" in the wake of the deadly floods in Pakistan this summer, as doctors and medical workers on the ground race to battle outbreaks of waterborne and other diseases.
World Sep 11 International aid arrives in Pakistani province hit hardest by floods Two more U.S. military planes loaded with tons of aid for Pakistanis affected by flooding from deadly monsoon rains landed Sunday in southern Sindh province, one of the worst-affected regions in the impoverished country.
World Aug 29 Over a 1,000 dead in Pakistan flooding, monsoon season ‘climate catastrophe’ Officials in Pakistan say deaths from widespread flooding have topped 1,000 since mid-June and the country's climate minister called the deadly monsoon season "a serious climate catastrophe."…
World Aug 28 More than 1,000 dead in widespread Pakistan flooding since June Flash flooding from the heavy rains has washed away villages and crops as soldiers and rescue workers evacuated stranded residents to the safety of relief camps and provided food to thousands of displaced Pakistanis.
World Aug 27 Deaths from floods in Pakistan near 1,000 amid torrential monsoon rains Flash floods triggered by heavy monsoon rains across much of Pakistan have killed nearly 1,000 people and injured and displaced thousands more since mid-June, officials said Saturday.
World Jan 08 Cold kills 22 stuck in cars in heavy snow at Pakistan resort The snow was so severe that heavy equipment brought in to clear it initially got stuck during the night, said Umar Maqbool, assistant commissioner for the town of Murree. Temperatures fell to minus 8 degrees Celsius (17.6 degrees Fahrenheit).
World Jan 10 Minister: Massive power outage leaves Pakistan in the dark Hours after the late Saturday outage, Energy Minister Omar Ayub said on Twitter that power was being restored in phases, starting with Islamabad. He said later Sunday that power had been restored to much of the country.