LONDON BBC - A hybrid farmland grass, developed by a team of UK researchers, could help reduce flooding, a study has shown.A team of plant and soil scientists said tests showed the new cultivar reduced run-off by 51 per cent, compared with a variety widely used to feed livestock. They added that ...

LAHORE – Provincial Disaster Management Authority Director General Mujahid Sherdil Wednesday said on the instructions of Punjab Chief Minister the process of distribution of Rs25.6 million as “Khadim-e-Aala Relief Card” worth Rs20,000 among 12,816 flood affected families, had been ...

BRAZZAVILLE  - At least 13 people died in the Republic of Congo and two dozen others were injured after torrential rains caused homes to collapse in southern Brazzaville over the weekend, authorities said Monday. A Red Cross official said 13 bodies had been recovered, while Laurel Kihounzou, ...

While the United States recovers from superstorm Sandy, away from the glare of the international media, five million Pakistanis are struggling to get by in the country's third successive year of massive floods.Two years after the worst floods in Pakistan's history captured the world's attention, ...

KARACHI - The flood-affected farmers in the districts of Jacobabad, Kandhkot Kashmore, Ghotki, Shakirpur, Khairpur and other rain affected areas are still waiting for the relief package of the government as their crops have been destroyed. The report, compiled by the Peoples Accountability ...

MULTAN–The Jamaat-ud-Dawa has claimed to have distributed new clothes and ration worth Rs20 million to 16,000 flood-affected families of South Punjab region. JuD spokesman said on Thursday that hundreds of the Jamaat’s volunteers conducted a survey of all flood hit areas of South Punjab ...

KARACHI - Despite tall claims of the government of providing relief to the flood victims, many areas of the northern districts are still under floodwater in miserable condition, causing fear of spread of water borne diseases. Even, the advisor to CM for relief department Haleem Adil Shaikh of PML-Q ...

KARACHI - “Sindh is the victim of imbalance in terms of social development because of feudalism, tribalism and traditionalism, even large portion of population are facing food deficiency”, agriculture experts, environmentalists, human rights and food rights activists stated this at a ...

RAJANPUR - The relief and rehabilitation work has been started at a large scale in the flood-hit areas of the district. All the flood wrecked roads connected rural areas with the urban ones are being repaired on war-footings and all the destroyed schools are being repaired. DCO Ghazi Amanullah said ...

MULTAN - The Ufone hav distributed 500 tents and 1500 hygiene kits among flood affected families of Dera Ghazi Khan and Rajanpur. Alongside, a number of Mobile PCOs have also been set up in both areas so that flood affectees can make free calls to their loved ones and remain in touch through this ...

DERA GHAZI KHAN (INP) - Despite tall claims of the federal and provincial governments and the Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA), miseries of rain and flood affected people have not been lessened and they are forced to lead lives under open sky without basic life amenities.According to ...

TANK - In line with commitment to provide masses of remote villages of the district with medical assistance at their doorstep, HDO rehabilitated two flood-devastated health centres in Tank.Medical equipments are also provided to the rehabilitated centers by HDO, a non-government welfare ...

QUETTA - Two children were killed and ten others wounded, including women, in Sibi and Jaffarabad in roof collapse incidents on Wednesday, while the breaches in Pet Feeder Canal in Jaffarabad could be not be repaired so far, as a result of which hundreds of villages were still submerged by ...

LALAMUSA - The district administration has issued warning in view of possible floods as the water level in River Chenab is continuously rising.The administration warned the dwellers of the villages along the river to move to safer place. Moreover, the residents of Shahbazpur, Miana Kot have started ...

PESHAWAR - The political administration of South Waziristan has constructed flood protection walls for the communities of Spalay Parn, Lalgul Kach Barandai, Kotkai Alam Baig Kach, tehsil Toi Khulla, South Waziristan agency to accelerate pace of development.A press release issued by the Directorate ...

MUZAFFARGARH - A six-member delegation of Turkish businessmen Thursday visited flood-affected areas of Basti Khojanianwala, 40km away from Muzaffargarh. The delegation distributed food items including flour, sugar and other relief goods amongst 1,500 affected families. They also distributed toys ...

ISLAMABAD - Struggling with the scares funds, the United Nations in collaboration with the Pakistani government has made another funding request of $440 million to the international community for the provisions of humanitarian assistance to the seemingly ignored affectees of the last years' monsoon ...

BANGKOK  - Thailand's economy suffered a double-digit contraction in the fourth quarter of 2011, the sharpest on record, it said Monday after the kingdom's worst floods in half a century pummelled industry.Gross domestic product (GDP) shrank 10.7 percent in October-December from the previous ...

ISLAMABAD - The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has cautioned about 2010-like floods situation in the Ravi and Satluj rivers this year, saying that the situation might deter with the start of pre-monsoon season."Punjab Chief Minister has been suggested to keep Rs5 billion budget ...

With every passing day the miseries of this year's disastrous rain and last year's flood victims in the twenty one upper and lower Sindh districts are multiplying. They are dying of hunger, malnourishment, disease, non-availability of potable water and now chilly winter and wintry diseases. ...

RAJANPUR - The flood affectees of Mauza Tatar Wala, Kotla Diwan, Kotla Mughlan, Basti Rindan, Kot Tahir, Sahoo Wala and others villages of Tehsil Jampur have lodged a strong protest against exclusion of their name from the victims’ list.The protesters alleged that due to favouritism and ...

RAJANPUR - As many as 41,139 flood victims will get Watan Cards, said Jampur Assistant Commissioner Wahid Arjamand Zia here Monday. He said that all the arrangements had been finalised for the distribution of cards as separate counters for old people and women ware also established at TMA Hall, ...

GUJRANWALA – PML-N President Mian Nawaz Sharif claimed on Saturday that he was coming to power again to serve the country.“Get ready, Nawaz Sharif will return (to power) to serve Pakistan,” the PML-N president said while addressing a big public meeting at Jinnah Stadium, adding ...

KARACHI - The temperatures are dropping and we are getting dozens of requests every day for plastic sheets and blankets, both from families who are returning to their villages after vacating public buildings, and from people who simply moved to higher ground and are still waiting for water to ...

ISLAMABAD - The prevailing under-funding trend in the aid provisions for Pakistans monsoon flood victims is likely to continue unless the donor states make fresh funds allocations in their fiscal budgets scheduled sometime earlier next year. Given that majority of the donors finalises its budget ...

HYDERABAD - As many as Rs14 million was collected in a charity function titled "Sufi Musical Night" organised by Save the Flood and Disaster Victims held at Mumtaz Mirza Auditorium, Sindh Museum Hyderabad Sunday night. A large number of dignitaries including Federal Minister Maula Bux Chandio, ...

ISLAMABAD - As part of President's regular interactions with the elected representatives as well as concerned government officials of the flood-affected areas of Sindh, President Asif Ali Zardari Friday monitored the flood relief activities in three districts of Sindh, namely Badin, Tando Allahyar ...

UNITED NATIONS - The UN Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) has allocated US dollars 17.6 million for urgent help to over five million of the vulnerable families affected by the Pakistans floods, a UN spokesman said on Thursday. The UN has stepped into sustain the humanitarian operations in view ...

ISLAMABAD (APP) - The international donors have so far pledged $127.44 million for providing food, shelter, medicine and other facilities to the flood hit people of Sindh, Chairman National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) Dr Zafar Iqbal Qadir said here on Thursday. Talking to this news agency, ...

OUR STAFF REPORTER VEHARI - The All Pakistan Fiat Tractors Dealers Association office bearers announced to construct 40 houses for flood victims at a cost of Rs 15 million in Mianwali, Kot Addu, DG Khan and Sindh. They said that they would also donate edibles to the victims. They urged the ...