South Asia
16 Million Children in Pakistan Affected by Floods
Floods had now claimed the lives of at least 528 children and each and every one of these deaths was a tragedy which could...
Festering Food Crisis in Pakistan Worries Red Cross; Guterres Terms Floods ‘Unnatural’
ISLAMABAD -- International agencies have sounded the alarm over the acute food crisis expected to hit Pakistan in the wake of catastrophic floods as the UN...
PM Modi likely to Meet Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif during SCO Summit
NEW DELHI -Â Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Pakistani counterpart Shehbaz Sharif are likely to have a meeting during the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO)...
Pakistan’s Largest Lake Dangerously Overflowing Putting Thousands at Risk
ISLAMABAD --Â After weeks of torrential monsoon rain, Pakistans largest freshwater lake started overflowing in early September, putting thousands of people at risk of losing...
Flood Losses in Pakistan Estimated up to $20 Billion
Most of the estimates of the economic losses are based on data compiled up to September 5, provided by the National Disaster Management Authority,...