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Pakistan Reports Two More Polio Cases
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August 18, 2025
(MENAFN) Pakistan has confirmed two additional cases of wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1), raising the nationwide total to 21 so far this year, health officials announced Monday. The new infections were identified in Kohistan District of northwest...
Pakistan rescuers reclaim bodies following monsoon rains murder over 340
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August 18, 2025
(MENAFN) Rescue teams in northern Pakistan are battling difficult conditions to recover bodies after devastating monsoon rains triggered flash floods that have killed at least 344 people over the past two days, officials said Saturday. The...
Pakistan flooding kills hundreds
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August 18, 2025
(MENAFN) Rescuers in Pakistan continued digging through debris on Sunday in a desperate search for survivors of devastating flash floods that have killed at least 344 people, with over 150 still missing. Heavy monsoon rains since Thursday have...
Over 150 go missing in flood-hit northwest Pakistan
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August 18, 2025
(MENAFN) More than 150 people remain missing in northwest Pakistan following devastating flash floods that have killed at least 344, the head of the provincial disaster agency reported Sunday. Thousands of rescue workers are struggling through...
Rescue Efforts Continue in Pakistan After Deadly Floods
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August 18, 2025
(MENAFN) Rescuers supported by army personnel and local volunteers persevered on Monday in digging through piles of wreckage across several districts in northwestern Pakistan. The region has been severely impacted by floods that have swept away...
WHO Sends Emergency Medical Aid to Pakistan
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August 18, 2025
(MENAFN) The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Monday that the organization has delivered enough medical supplies to assist 15,000 individuals affected by the catastrophic flooding in Pakistan. Describing the floods as...
Pakistan's Indus Delta sinks
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August 17, 2025
(MENAFN) Salt-crusted soil cracks underfoot as Habibullah Khatti visits his mother’s grave for a final farewell before leaving his drought-stricken village in Pakistan’s Indus delta. Seawater intrusion into the delta, where the Indus River meets...
Pakistan’s flash floods bring number of deaths to three hundred fifty-one
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August 17, 2025
(MENAFN) Authorities in Pakistan reported that heavy rains and flash floods have claimed 351 lives, with the hardest-hit region being Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 328 people died. Gilgit-Baltistan recorded 12 fatalities, and Azad Jammu and Kashmir...
Pakistan’s floods result in hundreds of fatalities, missing people
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August 17, 2025
(MENAFN) Severe rains and sudden flooding struck India and Pakistan on Friday, leaving more than 280 people dead and hundreds unaccounted for, according to official statements from both governments. Rescue teams managed to evacuate roughly 1,600...
Pakistan Flood, Landslides Fatalities Climb to 351
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August 17, 2025
(MENAFN) The death toll from devastating flash floods and landslides across Pakistan has climbed to 351, according to media, which cited government sources Sunday. The hardest-hit area remains Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, where 328 lives have been...
Hundreds murdered in India, Pakistan following flash floods
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August 17, 2025
(MENAFN) Severe rainfall and flash floods struck regions of India and Pakistan on Friday, killing more than 280 people and leaving hundreds missing, officials reported. Rescue teams evacuated roughly 1,600 people from mountainous districts in both...
Flash Floods Destroy India, Pakistan
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August 17, 2025
(MENAFN) Severe rainstorms and sudden flooding wreaked havoc across sections of India and Pakistan on Friday, leading to the loss of over 280 lives and leaving many more unaccounted for, according to statements from officials in both countries....
Floods Claim Hundreds of Lives Across Pakistan
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August 17, 2025
(MENAFN) The total number of casualties from recent flash floods and landslides triggered by relentless downpours in Pakistan has reached 351, according to a news agency, which cited local officials on Sunday. In the northwestern province of...
Modi responses to Pakistan's nuclear threats
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August 16, 2025
(MENAFN) Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has warned Pakistan that India will no longer tolerate “nuclear blackmail” amid Islamabad’s alleged threats of using nuclear weapons in a military confrontation. Speaking at Delhi’s Red Fort on...
Modi cautions Pakistan over ‘nuclear blackmail’
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August 16, 2025
(MENAFN) Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi issued a stern warning to Pakistan, stating that India will no longer tolerate “nuclear blackmail” amid alleged threats from Islamabad. Speaking during his Independence Day address at Delhi’s Red Fort,...
Monsoon Rains Leave 225 Dead Over 48 Hours in Pakistan
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August 16, 2025
(MENAFN) A devastating surge of rain-related incidents in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province claimed the lives of 225 individuals over the past 48 hours, pushing the total death toll from the ongoing monsoon season to 541, according to the...
Helicopter with assistance supplies crashes in Pakistan
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August 16, 2025
(MENAFN) A government helicopter carrying aid supplies went down in Pakistan’s northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, killing all five crew members, including two pilots. The crash occurred amid severe weather conditions while the aircraft was...
Rescue Helicopter Crash Leaves Five Dead in Pakistan
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August 16, 2025
(MENAFN) A government helicopter delivering emergency aid to flood-stricken communities in Pakistan’s northwest crashed on Friday, killing all five people on board, including two pilots, according to officials. The MI-17 aircraft, operated by the...
Flash Floods, Landslides Claim 25 Lives in Pakistan
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August 16, 2025
(MENAFN) At least 25 people, including women and children, were killed, and eight others injured in the last 24 hours as flash floods and landslides, triggered by intense rainfall, devastated northern and northwest Pakistan, local officials...
Pakistan Unveils Newly Established Army Rocket Force
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August 14, 2025
(MENAFN) Pakistan unveiled a newly established Army Rocket Force Command on Wednesday, marking a significant expansion of its conventional military capabilities just ahead of the nation’s 79th Independence Day celebrations. The announcement was...