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Karachi schools to remain closed tomorrow after torrential rains
GEO TV
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August 19, 2025
KARACHI: All public and private schools in the metropolis will remain closed tomorrow (Wednesday), Sindh Information Minister Sharjeel Memon announced on Tuesday, after torrential rains triggered urban flooding. The Pakistan Meteorological...
Pakistan’s North Battles The Fury Of Cloudbursts
Friday Times
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August 19, 2025
Heavy rains and flash floods have struck northern and north-western Pakistan, leaving widespread devastation in their wake. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) has been particularly affected, with cloudbursts and subsequent flooding severely impacting local...
Karachi: Eight dead in rain-related incidents as urban flooding paralyzes city
ARY News
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August 19, 2025
KARACHI: At least eight people have lost their lives in various rain-related incidents as heavy downpours continued to lash the city since Tuesday morning, disrupting daily life and crippling civic infrastructure. The intermittent heavy rain...
Karachi streets turn into rivers as city battles Monsoon Rains
Daily Pakistan
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August 19, 2025
KARACHI – Pakistan’s largest city Karachi is facing an unprecedented monsoon onslaught as relentless rains plunged the city into chaos. Power outages are widespread, and streets have turned into rivers, leaving commuters stranded and traffic at a...
Karachi schools closed tomorrow due to heavy rains
Pakistan Today
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August 19, 2025
KARACHI: All public and private schools in Karachi will remain closed on Wednesday following torrential rains that have caused widespread urban flooding across the city, as announced by Sindh Information Minister Sharjeel Memon on Tuesday. The...
Pakistan: Karachi rains trigger power outages, traffic disruptions; authorities declare emergency
The Tribune (Chandigarh)
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August 19, 2025
Karachi [Pakistan], August 19 (ANI): Heavy rainfall in various parts of Karachi on Tuesday morning led to widespread power outages and traffic disruptions, prompting local authorities to declare a rain emergency, Dawn reported. According to a...
Karachi declares School Holiday on Wednesday to protect students from flooding
Daily Pakistan
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August 19, 2025
KARACHI – Sindh Karachi announced holidays in all government and private schools on Wednesday, August 20, due to ongoing heavy monsoon rains that have caused severe urban flooding. Sindh Minister for Information, Transport and Mass Transit...
Pakistan restores electricity, reopens roads in areas where floods killed more than 300
The Globe and Mail
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August 19, 2025
Open this photo in gallery:Motorcyclists navigate through a flooded road after heavy rainfall in Karachi, Pakistan.Fareed Khan/The Associated Press Pakistan restored 70 per cent of electricity and reopened damaged roads in the country’s north and...
Pakistan flooding: Electricity and roads restored following floods that killed 300
The Independent (U.S.)
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August 19, 2025
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Pakistan restores electricity, reopens roads after floods kill hundreds
Al Jazeera
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August 19, 2025
Army says military doctors are treating survivors and engineers are repairing damaged infrastructure. Pakistan has restored 70 percent of electricity service and reopened damaged roads in the north and northwest after flash floods killed more than...
Pakistan monsoon floods death toll nears 400 amid rescue efforts
The Sun Daily
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August 19, 2025
BAR DALORI: Rescuers and residents resumed searching on Tuesday for survivors as the death toll from five days of torrential rain rose to almost 400. Authorities warned monsoon downpours would continue until the weekend. Torrential rains across...
Floods hit KP telecom network, PTA steps in swiftly
Daily Times
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August 19, 2025
Severe flooding in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) has damaged over 200 telecom towers, disrupting mobile and internet services across several districts. According to sources in the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA), the damage occurred due to...
Pakistan monsoon rains took lives of 660 people
Turkmenportal
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At least 660 people have fallen victim and 929 injured in Pakistan's monsoon rains and related accidents. The disaster has been ongoing since late June, when the country's monsoon season began. This was reported by the National Disaster Management...
Karachi Declares Rain Emergency Amid Urban Flooding Threat
Global Village Space
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August 19, 2025
Karachi has been experiencing continuous heavy rainfall since Tuesday morning, leading to widespread power outages and severe traffic congestion across the city. The Karachi Traffic Police advised motorists to exercise caution, including avoiding...
Karachi flooded by heavy rains; forces market closures, power outages
Business Recorder
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August 19, 2025
Karachi experienced vast urban flooding as heavy rain hit Karachi on Tuesday, triggering market closures as residents experienced deteriorating traffic situations as well as widespread power outages. The port city’s residents, while feeling relief...
Pakistan posts $254mn current account deficit in July
Daily Times
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August 19, 2025
Published on: August 19, 2025 5:12 PM Pakistan recorded a current account deficit of $254 million in July 2025, according to figures released by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP). This comes after a rare $328 million surplus in June 2025, raising...
Pakistan restores electricity and reopens roads in areas where floods killed over 300
The Messenger - Kentucky
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ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan restored 70% of electricity and reopened damaged roads in the country's north and northwest after flash floods killed more than 300 people, officials said Tuesday. Information Minister Attaullah Tarar told a news...
85% Telecom Sites Restored in Flood-Hit Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
ProPakistani
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August 19, 2025
85 percent of telecom sites affected by recent floods and cloudbursts in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa have been restored within 48 hours, according to sources in the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA). The natural disaster had damaged over 200...
Can EVs help break Pakistan’s fossil fuel dependency?
China Dialogue Ocean
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August 19, 2025
Pakistan imports billions of dollars’ worth of oil annually. This has not only kept its foreign reserves under pressure, but also entrenched inflation and worsened urban pollution. As the country navigates an energy and environmental crisis,...
Pakistan monsoon flood deaths reach nearly 400: authorities
Muser Press
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August 19, 2025
Islamabad, Pakistan | AFP Nearly 400 people have been killed since Thursday evening in torrential monsoon rains in Pakistan, authorities reported on Tuesday, as operations continue to recover dozens of bodies still buried. The National Disaster...