South Asia
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,...
WHO Warns of Worsening Humanitarian Situation in Flood-ravaged Pakistan
ISLAMABAD -Â Amid the devastating catastrophe sinking one-third of Pakistan under water, triggered since June this year after extended heavy monsoon rains caused flash floods,...