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  • Floods in Pakistan: Two minor sisters drown in Rajanpur

    Floods in Pakistan: Two minor sisters drown in Rajanpur

    Two minor sisters who were residents of Chak Dilbar of Rajanpur’s Rojhan Mazari city drowned on Friday due to floods. They were daughters of Karim Bakhsh Saheeja.

    According to official data, the massive floods claimed 34 lives besides washing out three tehsils and 300 villages, causing homelessness to millions in Dera Ghazi Khan (DG Khan) and Rajanpur during the last two weeks.

    Read more: Pakistan officially declares flood situation a ‘national emergency’

    Punjab Local Government Minister Mian Mahmoodur Rasheed visited DG Khan where he presided over a meeting to review the flood damage and relief activities. He said the Punjab government had declared DG Khan and Rajanpur calamity-hit districts.

    It has been reported that many people complained that they failed to encash the cheques of financial aid given by the Chief Minister (CM).

    DG Khan Deputy Commissioner Muhammad Anwar Baryar said the problem arose because most people had no bank accounts and the cheques could be encashed only by those with bank accounts. However, he assured that money would be given to the affected people after due process and assistant commissioners had been asked to help them in opening accounts.

    Read more: Flood Emergency: Here is how you can help

    On Thursday, Chief Secretary (CS) Punjab Kamran Ali Afzal also paid a visit to flood-hit areas of Rajanpur and reviewed the arrangements in relief camps in Rojhan and its suburban areas.

    Earlier, Pakistan Meteorological Department (PDM) officials briefed Afzal that as many as 31 relief camps have been set up in Rajanpur and 13 in DG Khan where 3,585 victims are taking shelter.

    In a separate incident, four friends lost their lives on Friday in the Sanagai area of ​​Lower Kohistan District after being stuck in the floods for three continuous hours. According to the details, five friends were stuck in flood water and they climbed on a rock to save themselves.

  • Anti-Narcotics Force recovers ice-infused bed sheets, 102 kg drugs

    Anti-Narcotics Force recovers ice-infused bed sheets, 102 kg drugs

    The Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF) seized ice drug-infused bed sheets that were being smuggled to Australia during a raid at a courier service office in Lahore. Muhammad Asad, a Muzaffarabad resident, placed the order for the package.

    Along with detaining one accused person, ANF was able to recover over 102 kg of drugs in two other operations.

    ANF Intelligence carried out a raid on GT Road in Akora Khattak, according to a spokesman for the ANF Headquarters, and confiscated 102 kg of drugs, including 84 kg of hashish and 18 kg of opium, from a truck’s hidden compartments.

    A suspect named Zaib Gul, resident of Mansehra, was also detained by the ANF. The accused’s accomplices would also face imprisonment, according to ANF official.

    The suspects have been charged in separate cases, and additional inquiries are being conducted.

    in the wake of rising drug cases, the ANF has been quite active in recent months, carrying out several operations around the nation and making it nearly impossible to smuggle drugs.

  • Flood Emergency: Here is how you can help

    Flood Emergency: Here is how you can help

    At least 982 people have died in floods caused by heavy rains in different parts of the country, according to the most recent data issued by the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA).

    You can help the flood victims by donating to the following government and private organisations.

    PM Flood Relief Fund:

    All Pakistanis could join the work of helping flood victims through donations. All commercial banks and their branches could collect donations in the Prime Minister Flood Relief Fund 2022 as per the State Bank of Pakistan circular.

    Akhuwat foundation:
    The Indus Hospital
    The First Step:

    Bank Name: MCB
    Account Title: Ridha Tahir
    Account No: 1330908731003018

    For International transactions:
    IBAN Number:
    PK84MUCB1330908731003018

    Govt. of Balochistan:

    Alkhidmat Foundation Pakistan:

    Women Democratic Front:

    Edhi Foundation:

    EDHI Foundation Pakistan flood relief teams are on the ground all across flood-affected areas in Pakistan. You can go to their website to make donations.

    Muslim Aid UK
  • Four friends waiting to be rescued swept away by the flood

    Four friends waiting to be rescued swept away by the flood

    Four friends lost their lives on Friday in the Sanagai area of ​​Lower Kohistan District after being stuck in the floods for three continuous hours. According to the details, five friends were stuck in flood water and they climbed on a rock to save themselves.


    The victims lost their lives after being stuck in the floods for three continuous hours but no rescue team reached the spot to save them.

    According to area residents, a helicopter could have arrived from Peshawar or Gilgit and it could have saved their lives.

    The local residents could only save one person out of five.

    At least 937 people have died in floods caused by heavy rains in Sindh and Balochistan provinces. According to the data issued by the National Disaster Management Authority(NDMA), 234 people have lost their lives to rain and flood-related incidents in Balochistan and 306 people have lost their lives in Sindh. 165 people have lost their lives in Punjab and 185 have lost their lives in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP).

  • No voice and data services in several flood-affected areas

    No voice and data services in several flood-affected areas

    The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) announced that voice and data services have been disrupted in several flood-affected areas.


    “Due to torrential rains & flash floods in Balochistan and damage to optical fibre cable, voice and data services have been impacted in Quetta, Ziarat, Khuzdar, Loralai, Pashin, Chaman, Panjgor, Zhob, Qila Saifullah and Qila Abdullah,” PTA said in a tweet on Friday (August 26).

    “Efforts are being made to resolve this unprecedented situation. PTA is monitoring the situation and further updates will be shared,” it added.

    Read more- Pakistan officially declares the flood situation a ‘national emergency’

    At least 937 people have died in floods caused by heavy rains in Sindh and Balochistan provinces. According to the data issued by the National Disaster Management Authority(NDMA), 234 people have lost their lives to rain and flood-related incidents in Balochistan and 306 people have lost their lives in Sindh. 165 people have lost their lives in Punjab and 185 have lost their lives in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP).

  • Pakistan officially declares flood situation a ‘national emergency’

    Pakistan officially declares flood situation a ‘national emergency’

    The government on Thursday officially declared the ongoing flood situation in the country a “national emergency”. Minister of Information Marriyum Aurangzeb said that the time has arrived to show “national spirit” in the face of the tremendous calamities in Sindh and Balochistan.

    At least 937 people have died in floods caused by heavy rains in Sindh and Balochistan provinces. According to the data issued by the National Disaster Management Authority(NDMA), 234 people have lost their lives to rain and flood-related incidents in Balochistan and 306 people have lost their lives in Sindh.
    165 people have lost their lives in Punjab and 185 have lost their lives in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP).

    Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Reforms Ahsan Iqbal said that 55 lakh households were affected, while more than three crore people became homeless due to the devastating floods and rains across Pakistan. He was speaking on the Dawn News programme, ‘Live with Adil Shahzeb’.

    You can help the flood victims by donating to the following government and private organisations.

  • Picture of dead woman relatives smiling with her body goes viral

    Picture of dead woman relatives smiling with her body goes viral

    A picture of a family in India smiling at a funeral is going viral on the internet. The photograph was taken at Mariyamma’s funeral, a 95-year-old woman who had been unwell and bedridden for nearly a year. She had nine children and 19 grandchildren, all spread across the globe but most of them were at their family home when she died.

    The ‘happy’ picture is being criticised on social media. At least 40 members of the family were seen smiling as they gather around the funeral casket for a “family photograph”.

    “The people who cannot acknowledge the picture are those who have seen only tears after death. Instead of lamenting, the dead have to be bid adieu merrily. We have done the same,” said a family member of the dead woman in an interview with an Indian media outlet.

    “We sat around her body and shared memories about her. Her life was so inspiring and we felt so proud of her. We all decided to take that photo with smiling faces as there was nothing sad to feel about grandmother as she had led a fulfilled life,” Mariyamma’s granddaughter Harsha Elma Joseph told Times of India.

  • Wife, boyfriend plan to kill husband, boyfriend commits suicide, husband survives

    Wife, boyfriend plan to kill husband, boyfriend commits suicide, husband survives

    Trigger warning: Suicide

    A woman in India planned to murder her husband with the help of her boyfriend but the plan backfired.

    The incident happened in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Police have identified the woman as Anupallavi and her boyfriend as Humavanath Kumar. They both put together a plan to kill her husband, Naveen Kumar.

    Anupallavi’s husband Naveen is a taxi driver. Her boyfriend and Anupallavi hired three contract killers to execute their plan.

    The contract killers kidnapped Naveen and took him to a house and kept him there. However, they could not muster the courage to kill Naveen. They befriended him and ended up partying with him.

    When Anupallavi and her boyfriend asked for an update on the plan of murdering Naveen, the contract killers poured ketchup on Naveen’s body to make it look like he had been killed. They sent a photo of Naveen with ketchup on his body to communicate that the plan had been executed.

    After receiving the picture of Naveen’s dead body, Anupallavi’s boyfriend committed suicide out of fear of punishment.

    After his safe return, Naveen narrated the whole incident to the police.

  • Neighbour kills 7-year-old, dumps her body in water tank

    Neighbour kills 7-year-old, dumps her body in water tank

    Trigger warning: Murder

    A seven-year-old minor girl was killed in the Karpa area of Islamabad by a female neighbour and her male accomplice.

    According to the girl’s father, his daughter was burnt and her body was dumped in a water tank. After the incident, the minor girl’s father lodged a complaint against his female neighbour and her unidentified young abettor.

    In the First Information Report (FIR), the complainant told the police that his mother and wife along with daughter Maira went to their neighbor’s house to participate in Quran Khawani.

    The minor went up to the roof. After some time, the visitors smelled something burning. When they went to the roof, they saw a burning mattress but no sign of Maira. Later, Maira’s burnt body was recovered from a water tank kept on the roof.

    The complainant said his family members saw their female neighbour and an unidentified man fleeing the scene.

    Islamabad Police Operations Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) has also taken notice of the incident and directed the related police officials to arrest the suspects.

  • In Pictures: Europe’s worst drought in 500 years exposes ancient stones, WWII ships

    In Pictures: Europe’s worst drought in 500 years exposes ancient stones, WWII ships

    Europe is facing its worst drought in at least 500 years. According to the most recent Global Drought Observatory report, 47 per cent of Europe is in “warning” conditions, which means the soil has dried up.

    This summer’s record-breaking temperatures in Europe have disrupted transportation, displaced thousands, and resulted in hundreds of heat-related deaths. The recent heatwave has also fuelled destructive wildfires.

    “The combination of a severe drought and heatwaves has created an unprecedented stress on water levels in the entire European Union,” European Innovation Commissioner Mariya Gabriel said in a statement.

    The low water levels have exposed long-submerged treasure and ancient stones across Europe. German World War II ships have also been exposed to drought.

    Have a look at the pictures:
    Wreckage of a World War II German warship in the Danube in Prahovo, Serbia
    World War II bomb was discovered in the dried-up River Po in Borgo Virgilio, Italy, on August 7

    Remains of a bridge on the Tiber River near the Vittorio Emanuele
    “Hunger stones” revealed by the low level of water in Worms, Germany, on August 17

    The dolmen of Guadalperal, also known as the Spanish Stonehenge, in the outskirts of El Gordo, Spain, August 3

    Similarly, receding water levels of China’s Yangtze has revealed ancient Buddhist statues. They are believed to date to some 600 years ago.