Severe monsoon floods have wreaked havoc in Pakistan’s Punjab province, claiming the lives of at least 33 people and displacing over 700,000 residents. According to News, heavy rainfall has affected nearly 2,200 villages, forcing mass evacuations across the region. Irfan Ali Kathia, Director General of the Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) Punjab, described the current...
A video capturing the stark disparity at the Wagah–Attari border has gone viral, showing Pakistan Rangers marching through knee-deep floodwaters while the Indian side remains impeccably dry and orderly. The footage, reportedly shot during the daily Beating Retreat ceremony, also reveals garbage piles and sandbags amassed on the Pakistani side. As social media erupted in...
Peshawar: The death toll from the devastating flash floods in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province has surged to 307, including 13 children, provincial authorities confirmed on Saturday, August 16. The torrential rains, which triggered widespread flooding across multiple districts, are expected to continue intermittently until August 21, according to the Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA). PDMA...