UNSG and PM visit Flood Hit areas ‘Unimaginable’ Says UNSG By: Web Desk on September 10, 2022Sukkur: UNSG and PM visit Flood Hit areas ‘Unimaginable’ Says UNSG. United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres termed the devastations caused by the floods “unimaginable”. As, he visited the affected areas in Sindh and Balochistan on Saturday. Antonio Guterres, accompanied by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah. Foreign Minister Bilawal […]
Balochistan flood damages optical fiber, disrupts internet connectivity By: Web Desk on August 26, 2022Balochistan flood damages optical fiber, disrupts internet connectivity. The recent torrential rains and flooding in Balochistan have disrupted connectivity in several areas of the province by shattering the optical fiber cable there in addition to damaging the road and rail infrastructure. According to the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority, the areas where the data services have been […]
Thousands of wheat bags damaged in rain By: Web Desk on August 18, 2022JAFFARABAD: Thousands of wheat bags damaged in rain. About 0.25 million wheat bags worth more than Rs2 billion have been spoiled in Jaffarabad district. This happened due to negligence of Pakistan Agricultural Storage and Services Corporation (PASSCO) after heavy rains damaged the entire stock. According to details, about 0.25 million wheat bags have been laid […]
Balochistan dealing with more deaths, rain and humanitarian disaster By: Web Desk on August 13, 2022Flash floods in Qila Abdullah and other places have submerged dozens of villages and killed as many as six people last night, as a result of the strong rainy period that has once again inflicted havoc in Balochistan. The province of Balochistan, which was already in dire need of relief after the last period of […]
Balochistan rain claims nine more lives, death toll reaches 130 By: Web Desk on August 1, 2022The surging floods in Balochistan that have wrecked devastation in the territories have claimed the lives of nine more persons. The total death toll reached 130. A report from the Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) states that many people have died in the province as a result of the excessive rains and flooding. 56 men, […]
WHO hands over medicines worth 800 mln dollars to Balochistan govt for flood affectees By: APP on July 25, 2022QUETTA: World Health Organisation (WHO)’s head in Pakistan, Dr. Palitha Gunarathna Mahipala handed over medicines and other equipment worth over 800 million dollars to the health department of Balochistan government for preventing cholera in rain hit areas of the province. WHO’s Head Dr. Palitha Gunarathana Mahipala distributed donations to the flood affected areas and medicines […]
Monsoon rain: 102 people, 33 children, 30 women among them died in Balochistan By: APP on July 25, 2022QUETTA: As many as 102 deaths have occurred so far due to the torrential rains and flash floods in Balochistan, Spokesperson of the Balochistan Government, Farah Azeem Shah said on Monday. While talking to the newsmen, she said that those who died in the rain-related incidents included 39 men, 30 women and 33 children. The […]
Sindh, Balochistan to receive above normal precipitation: Sherry By: APP on July 13, 2022ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Climate Change Senator Sherry Rehman on Wednesday said the provinces of Sindh and Balochistan were receiving above-normal monsoon rainfall which would scale up further in the coming day. The Federal Minister for Climate Change took to Twitter to share the rainfall situation in Sindh and Balochistan causing serious urban flooding and […]
President Arif Alvi approves appointment of Balochistan HC’s additional judges By: Web Desk on July 6, 2022ISLAMABAD: On Wednesday, President Dr Arif Alvi approved the appointment of the additional judges of the Balochistan High Court. The appointed additional judges include Advocate Iqbal Ahmed Kasi, Advocate Shaukat Ali Rakhshani, Advocate Gul Hassan Tarin, Muhammad Amir Nawaz Rana and Sardar Ahmed Aleemi. The president gave the approval on the recommendation of the prime […]
Delegation of FC Lady Soldiers calls on Ombudsperson By: APP on July 4, 2022QUETTA: A delegation of Frontier Corps Lady Soldiers called on Provincial Ombudsperson for Anti-Harassment, Balochistan Sabira Islam here on Monday. Issues facing women serving in various fields of Balochistan were discussed in detail during the meeting. Sabira Islam welcomed the delegation comprising Wing Commander Lt. Col. Shahbaz, Capt. Muhammad Faizan and others, and informed about […]