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News DeskWisconsin: A powerful tornado outbreak has caused widespread destruction across parts of Wisconsin, damaging dozens of homes, uprooting trees and leaving thousands of residents without electricity.Authorities declared a…

Asem Mustafa AwanIslamabad: The smiles are the first thing one notices. Nine children, all barely old enough to understand the meaning of disaster, sit crowded on a single charpoy surrounded by muddy floodwater. For a fleeting moment,…

News DeskBuner: A young man in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Buner district returned home from Malaysia to prepare for his wedding, only to find his celebrations transformed into a devastating family tragedy after flash floods claimed the lives…

News Desk Islamabad: Two powerful earthquakes that struck Venezuelaon Wednesday caused widespread destruction, damaging buildings and infrastructure across several regions. With magnitudes reported at 7.1 and 7.5, the quakes are among…

News Desk Karachi: A spell of intense rain and strong winds has once again exposed Karachi’s vulnerability to extreme weather, leaving at least four people dead, several injured, and large parts of the city paralysed by waterlogging and…

News Desk Karachi: The Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) Sindh has activated its emergency response system and placed officials on high alert across the province in anticipation of expected rainfall and adverse weather…

News Desk Islamabad: As Pakistan grapples with rising water stress and increasingly erratic weather patterns, the government has unveiled its first-ever National Drought Action Plan (NDAP), marking a strategic shift from reactive…

Ali Nawaz Rahimoo Mirpurkhas:In Sindh, where generosity and community responsibility have long been part of social traditions, Faisal Rajar represents a changing face of leadership — one that combines inherited resources with a…

AFP/APPColombo: Sri Lanka declared a state of emergency on Saturday and appealed for international assistance as the death toll from heavy rains and floods triggered by Cyclone Ditwah rose to 132, with another 176 reported missing.…

AFP/APPColombo: Torrential rains and floods triggered by Cyclone Ditwah have killed 123 people across Sri Lanka, with another 130 still missing, the Disaster Management Centre (DMC) said on Saturday.DMC Director General Sampath…