Heavy monsoon rains have resulted in a series of disasters that have battered South Asia, especially the Himalayan mountains, ...

BUNER, Pakistan—Flooding in a northwest Pakistani district has killed at least 220 people, officials said Saturday, as ...

Flash floods triggered by heavy rains killed at least 49 people in northwestern Pakistan and elsewhere in the country over the past 24 hours, officials said Friday (August 15, 2025), as rescuers ...

As floods continue to cause massive devastation across Pakistan, health experts have warned of potential health risks, including a cholera outbreak, if immediate preventive measures are not taken.

At least 150,000 people flee border regions in Pakistan as India releases dam water into the Sutlej basin, after unilaterally ...

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A rescue worker rows a raft while searching for survivors, after tourists, who were on a picnic, were swept away by overflowing floodwaters in the Swat River, in Swat Valley in Pakistan June 27, 2025.

Pakistan, May 22 -- The Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) in Pakistan's eastern Punjab province issued a flood ...

ISLAMABAD: The World Health Organisation (WHO) has reported a 10 percent reduction in malaria incidence in Pakistan in 2025 ...

The analysis by the inter-governmental body, International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) also said the increasing impact of disasters in the Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH) region may ...

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