Pakistani rescue workers evacuated more than 200 stranded passengers after flash floods triggered by heavy monsoon rains blocked a key highway in the country’s northwestern Lower Chitral district, emergency services said on Wednesday. The annual monsoon season, which runs from June to September, regularly triggers flash floods, landslides and house collapses, particularly in Pakistan’s mountainous […]
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Winds, flash floods likely to hit upper Pakistan, AJK from today
According to the national weather service, a westerly wind system is likely to enter the upper parts of the country on June 02, which is expected to persist until June 05 under the influence of this system, it was officially said on Monday. According to the authorities, heavy rain and hailstorm with gusty winds and […]
Father and son who flaunted their flash cars, jailed for 13 years
A father and son who drove around in flashy cars and holidayed in Dubai while keeping 19 slaves at a time in a four-bedroom home and paying them £5 a week have been jailed for a total of 13 years. Petr Makula, 48, and his son Mario, 26, brought in homeless and alcoholic men from […]