The Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) in Pakistan’s eastern Punjab province issued a flood alert in the Chenab river this week, after India announced it would open the spillway gates of its Salal Dam for silt flushing till May 30. An advisory by district magistrate’s office of India’s Jammu and Kashmir Reasi district announced this […]
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Flood alert sounded as heavy rains claim 17 lives in KP districts
The death toll in the ongoing spell of heavy rain in different areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa rose to 17 on Monday as the authorities issued flood alert in overflowing streams across the province. In the latest incident, five people including children died while four others injured when their house came down amid heavy rain in […]
CM’s aide directs high alert
Adviser to the Chief Minister Sindh for Rehabilitation Giyan Chand Essrani on Tuesday directed all relevant departments to remain on high alert in view of forecast rainfall across the province. He instructed the Director General of PDMA Sindh and Rescue 1122 to complete advance precautionary measures to effectively deal with any emergency situation. Giyan Chand […]
PDMA issues snowfall, rain alert in Punjab
The Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) on Friday issued a rain and snowfall alert in Punjab from February 1 to 3, 2026. The PDMA predicted that Murree, Galiyat, and its adjacent areas will receive rain and snowfall, and the Potohar region, Sialkot, Narowal, Gujrat, and Gujranwala will also receive rain The alert was issued to […]
Smog Alert
Lahore has again been named among the world’s most polluted cities, ranked second this week with the Air Quality Index crossing 210 and entering the “very unhealthy” range. The blanket of haze that covers the town every winter is not an act of nature. It is the direct outcome of institutional neglect and misplaced priorities […]
Flood alert issued for low lying areas near River Satluj
VEHARI: Deputy Commissioner Muhammad Safdar Virk issued flood alert and directed residents of low lying areas to make preparation for emergency departure to safer places. The water level in the River Satluj could affect residents of Sahuka, Jamleera, Farooqabad, Head Islam, Suldaira, Budh Ghulam, Mauza Akbar, and Mauza Saifen. The deputy commissioner instructed the residents […]
WASA on high alert to cope with urban flooding
RAWALPINDI: The Water and Sanitation Agency (WASA) Rawalpindi has been put on high alert here on Tuesday to cope with urban flooding following intermittent rain. According to Managing Director (MD), WASA Muhammad Tanveer heavy machinery of WASA had been shifted to low lying areas to provide quick response in case of an emergency. The MD […]
PMD alerts authorities on torrential rains expected in country from June 20-22
ISLAMABAD: Torrential rains are expected in the country from June 20 (Monday) night to June 22 (Wednesday) as a result of a strong weather system entering the upper and central parts of the country on Monday. This was revealed by the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) on Sunday through issuing an advisory to keep the relevant […]
NDMA issues heatwave alert amid temperature spike up forecast
ISLAMABAD: The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) on Saturday issued a heatwave alert for the federal capital and provincial authorities concerned to take preventive measures in view of the met office’s warning of extreme temperature increase in the upcoming five days. According to Pakistan Meteorological Department’s (PMD) prediction on weather conditions, the daytime temperature in […]
New Zealand cancels tsunami alert after powerful quake
A powerful 7.2-magnitude earthquake stuck near the remote Kermadec Islands northeast of New Zealand Sunday, briefly prompting a tsunami warning. After initially forecasting “a threat to beach, harbour, estuary and small boat activities”, New Zealand’s Civil Defence organisation gave the all-clear eight minutes later. The earthquake was give a preliminary magnitude of 7.4, but later […]