Punjab has finalised a comprehensive strategy to protect the province from the effects of an intense heatwave and possible flooding, with all relevant departments placed on alert and district administrations directed to complete advance preparedness measures. Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif chaired a meeting to review preparedness for heatwave and flood-related risks arising from climate […]
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President, PM offer condolences to China over deadly storms, flood losses
President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday expressed deep grief and sorrow over the loss of lives and widespread destruction caused by devastating storms, tornadoes, landslides and heavy rains in China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, as well as Hubei and Gansu provinces. “Deeply saddened by the devastating floods and heavy rains […]
NDMA issues warning of heat, rain and flood risks until June 12
The National Disaster Management Authority’s National Emergency Operations Centre (NEOC) warned on Sunday that between June 7 and 12 Pakistan will face intense heat in southern provinces, intermittent rain and thunderstorms in northern and hilly areas, and an elevated risk of landslides and flash floods from rapidly melting glaciers. NDMA directed federal and provincial disaster […]
Punjab issues flood alert in Chenab as India opens dam’s spillway gates
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 […]
Punjab ramps up flood prevention drive ahead of monsoon
The Punjab Irrigation Department has launched pre-flood inspections of irrigation infrastructure, including spurs, embankments, and canal headworks across the province, as part of its efforts to prepare for potential flooding during the upcoming monsoon season. The inspections are being carried out by designated teams, supported by allied departments and law enforcement agencies. “The structures, if […]
NDMA warns nationwide 12-24hr storms, hail and flood risk
The National Disaster Management Authority’s (NDMA) National Emergencies Operation Centre (NEOC) on Friday issued a nationwide weather alert warning of thunderstorms, heavy rain and hailstorms in several parts of the country during the next 12 to 24 hours. NDMA also cautioned citizens and authorities about possible flash floods, landslides and glacial lake outburst floods in […]
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 […]
722 flood-hit schools to be rebuilt in Sindh
A major education rehabilitation programme worth $302.5 million is underway to reconstruct 722 schools destroyed during the 2022 floods in Sindh. According to documents available with Wealth Pakistan, under the Sindh Secondary Education Improvement Project – Additional Financing (SSEIP-AF), schools will be rebuilt with climate-resilient infrastructure and upgraded to meet modern learning environment standards. The […]
Women, children flood markets ahead of Eid in major cities
The last weekend of Ramazan turned bazaars nationwide into a sea of shoppers, with families from Lahore to Karachi, Peshawar to Islamabad, thronging markets in search of Eid essentials, making it one of the busiest weekends in Pakistan’s retail calendar. As Ramazan nears its end, media reports show bazaars and shopping hubs across Pakistan bustling […]
WB expresses satisfaction over flood rehabilitation project
Sindh Senior Minister and Provincial Minister for Information, Transport and Mass Transit Sharjeel Inam Memon has said that the World Bank’s declaration rating the performance of the Sindh Flood Emergency Rehabilitation Project as satisfactory is proof of the Sindh government’s effective planning. In a statement, he said that more than 7.2 million people benefited from […]