Heavy rains, floods likely across Pakistan this week
Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has forecast more widespread rains across the country as a strong monsoon weather system approaches from India. The…
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Punjab floods highlight alarming forest cover shortage as experts call for urgent reforestation
The recent devastating floods in Punjab have reignited the debate over the province’s alarmingly low forest cover, which experts warn has magnified the scale of…
Authorities weigh riverbank breach as Multan braces for catastrophic floods
LAHORE / MULTAN – Pakistan’s devastating monsoon floods continued to intensify on Thursday, pushing the nationwide death toll to 884 and displacing millions, as…
Policy instability and climate risks undermine Pakistan’s green investment potential
ISLAMABAD – Pakistan’s fragile economy is facing a dual challenge of structural weaknesses and intensifying climate risks, with policy uncertainty further…
Punjab braces for ‘extremely high flood’ after India opens Salal and Bhakra Dam gates
Punjab is once again staring at a devastating flood threat, this time even more severe, after India suddenly released massive discharges from the Salal Dam on…
11 Punjab districts on high alert as massive flood wave heads towards Multan
MULTAN/LAHORE: Authorities have placed 11 districts of South Punjab on high alert as a dangerous flood surge continues downstream, threatening to inundate…
Pakistani farmers suffer massive losses as floods wipe out homes, crops, and livestock
ISLAMABAD – Farmers across Pakistan are reeling from the devastating impact of climate change-driven floods, which have destroyed homes, washed away standing…
Pakistani officials blame Indian actions for worsening flood crisis amid Indus treaty suspension
LAHORE – Pakistani officials on Friday accused India of worsening the country’s devastating floods by suspending the Indus Waters Treaty and failing to provide…
NDMA warns Punjab rivers under rising flood pressure amid heavy rainfall
ISLAMABAD: The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has issued a warning that flood pressure on Punjab’s rivers is expected to intensify as heavy rains…
Punjab floods devastate 1,400 villages, displacing over 1.2 million people
LAHORE: Torrential floods across Punjab have displaced over 1.2 million people and submerged nearly 1,400 villages as the Chenab, Sutlej, and Ravi rivers…