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recovered another body in Babusar valley, taking the total number of deaths to six.... While Colonel Ishaq

Join our Whatsapp channelThe death toll from floods in Gilgit-Baltistan stood at 10 as search and rescue operations continued across the region and stranded tourists were moved to safer locations, officials said on Sunday. The devastating impacts of climate change have become more visible in GB as unprecedented heat--waves, erratic weat-her patterns and glacial melting have triggered cloudbursts and intense floods across the region. Floods swept across GB on Monday, causing landslides, leaving m

Join our Whatsapp channelPeople gather along a precipice as locals work to clear the water channel of a powerhouse damaged by floods in the Tangir area of Gilgit-Baltistan. —DawnGILGIT: Dozens of houses were damaged after heavy rainfall and ‘cloudburst’ triggered flash floods in multiple villages of Gilgit-Baltistan, severing road links and destroying agricultural land. Flash floods caused damage in Tangir, the hometown of the Gilgit-Baltistan chief minister, Ghanche, and Gilgit’s Sikarkoi and K

While Colonel Ishaq attempted to restart the car, the flow of water intensified, and both individuals were swept away by the rainwater drain, ” it added.A search operation by the police, Rescue 1122, DHA Phase 5 staff and a team of divers was underway, the statement said.... A car bumper was recovered later as the search went on.A video showed a man steering the vehicle in accumulated floodwater, with a person in the back waving their hand out.... A region-wise breakdown of the nationwide deat

Join our Whatsapp channel MANSEHRA: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa police on Monday revealed that the recent snowfall in Kaghan Valley in Mansehra district had blocked the Mansehra-Naran-Jalkhad Road to traffic beyond Barawai.“ We’re not allowing cars and passenger coaches beyond Barawai for travellers’ safety as heavy snowfall on the MNJ Road can cause fatal incidents, ” district police officer Shafiullah Khan Gandapur told Dawn. The MNJ Road was closed to all sorts of traffic after Kaghan Valley recei

Join our Whatsapp channel The Karakoram Highway( KKH) was blocked due to a heavy landslide in the Tatta Pani area in Diamer district of Gilgit-Baltistan, leaving hundreds of passengers stranded while travelling to and from Islamabad on Wednesday. Landslides continued to affect many areas of GB on Tuesday, even as the weather improved after four days of intermittent rain and snowfall.... With climate change making weather patterns erratic, the mountainous region received heavy rainfall and snowf

Join our Whatsapp channel PESHAWAR: Ten people, including six children, were killed and two injured in rain-related incidents in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Monday night and Tuesday. The Provincial Disaster Management Authority( PDMA) said that six deaths were reported in Swat, two in Bajaur and one each in Buner and Upper Kohistan districts.... It said among the deceased were six children and two women.In Swat, six people, including four children, lost lives in rain-related incidents in

Landsliding, a glacial lake outburst and flash floods caused by continuous heavy rain in Gilgit-Baltistan since the past four days has disrupted life in the area, causing damage to scores of vehicles and blocking roads, particularly on the Karakoram Highway, officials said.... As a result, several tourists were stuck. According to Information Department Deputy Director Farooq Ahmed Khan, the Karakoram Highway had been blocked for traffic at nine points due to land sliding.... He said the road

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday urged the authorities to expedite the Diamer Bhasha Dam project and have it completed by 2026 instead of its currently scheduled time of 2029. The newly elected prime minister issued the instructions during his visit to the site to inspect the project's pace of work and activities.... He was accompanied by other PML-N leaders, including Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, Marriyum Aurangzeb and Khawaja Asif.PM Shehbaz was briefed by Water and Power Development Authorit