How to avoid lightning?
QUETTA: In view of casualties caused by rains and lightning, the Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) has issued guidelines for public on Sunday (14th April, 2024). 1) Lightning usually strikes…
Murree welcomes 7K vehicles on 2nd day of Eid
RAWALPINDI: City Traffic Police (CTP) has made special arrangements with aim to provide a hassle-free experience for visitors enjoying the picturesque hill station. With over 7,000 vehicles has entered in…
Heatwave
2 billion children to be exposed to heatwaves: UN
KARACHI: According to UN over two billion children are expected to be exposed to heatwaves by 2050. Massive heatwaves across East Asia and the Pacific could place millions of children…
Complete solar eclipse witnessed
Total Solar Eclipse of the year was witnessed in most parts of the world on Monday (8th April, 2024). A total solar eclipse unfolded in several distinct stages. The solar…
Whale witnessed at Gadani shores
GWADAR: Video of a swimming whale, captured by a fisherman by means of a mobile, at Gadani shores is doing the rounds on a number of Media outlets on Monday…
Earthquake hits NYC, interrupts UNSC meeting
NEW YORK: A 4.8 magnitude earthquake, which hit New York City Friday, also interrupted a United Nations Security Council meeting on the worsening situation in the war-ravaged Gaza. https://youtu.be/VnaxrQpSHDQ?t=4 As…
Gwadar: Meteo Disaster Mgmt. via Chinese Equipment
BEIJING: China has provided equipment of early warning system to Gwadar port to help mitigate detrimental impacts of natural disasters like catastrophic flood, torrential rain as well as meteorological hazards.…
Small Tremors Shake The Big Apple
NEW YORK: United States Geological Survey (UNSC) has informed that a 4.8 magnitude earthquake shook the Big Apple on Friday (5th April, 2024). https://youtu.be/VnaxrQpSHDQ?t=4 While Empire State Building, taking to…
Most powerful quake in 25 years shakes Taiwan
TAIPEI: Nine people were killed and more than 1,000 injured on Wednesday (3rd April, 2024) by a powerful earthquake in Taiwan that damaged dozens of buildings and prompted tsunami warnings…
Rain, hailstorm claims ten lives in KP
PESHAWAR: Ten people lost their lives while twelve others got injured in the heavy rain and hail storms related incidents in the last 48 hours. A total of 27 houses…
30th March, Int’l Day of Zero Waste
KARACHI (UNITED NATIONS): Pakistan, like other countries all over the globe, is observing International Day of Zero Waste on Saturday (30th March, 2024). During International Day of Zero Waste (30th…
Pakistan has plans to fight plastic pollution: Munir Akram
MANHATTAN: Pakistan has plans to fight plastic pollution and improve waste management system, Ambassador Munir Akram has said, amid global efforts to sustain a liveable planet. “We plan to implement…
US Envoy Blome Meets Pak Petroleum Minister Musadik
ISLAMABAD: US Envoy Donald Blome called on the Federal Minister for Petroleum, Dr. Musadik Malik here on Friday (22nd March, 2024). The duo discussed technology transfer, investment opportunities, capacity-building initiatives…
Avalanche of dumped gadgets polluting the Planet: UN
PARIS: The world threw away a record amount of smartphones, televisions and other electrical devices in 2022, the UN said on Wednesday (20th of March, 2024), warning this avalanche of…
Earthquake
Balochistan jolted by 3.6 magnitude earthquake
ISLAMABAD: An earthquake measuring 3.6 on the Richter scale jolted District Zohb and its adjoining areas in Balochistan on Tuesday (19th March, 2024). The National Seismic Monitoring Centre (NSMC) confirmed…
UN says climate protesters are under fire in Europe
GENEVA: Michel Forst, UN special rapporteur on environmental defenders, has observed that activists were increasingly facing hostility across Europe. He warned that the very right to protest was “at risk”…
China’s meteo satellite to benefit more BRI countries
BEIJING: In a significant development, Fengyun-4B (FY-4B), one of China’s meteorological satellites, has succeeded Fengyun-4A (FY-4A) and resumed its operations on 5th March after almost a month of drift and…
China gives $100K to Pakistan for rain-hit areas
ISLAMABAD: The People’s Republic of China on Thursday provided “Emergency Aid” to the government of Pakistan for residents of the rain-hit areas in Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. “On March 14,…
Support of KSrelief, NDMA for Gwadar flood victims
ISLAMABAD: NDMA in collaboration with King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre (KSrelief) Pakistan, has mobilized an emergency relief convoy to support the flood victims of Gwadar. This humanitarian initiative…
Pakistan Gender Climate Award 2024 winners announced
ISLAMABAD: To celebrate the International Women’s Day, the Embassy of France, Agence Française de Développement (AFD), the European Union Delegation, the Embassy of the United Arab Emirates, the United Nations…
Heavy rains claim 31 lives in KP
PESHAWAR: Heavy rains in the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has claimed 31 lives in the last two days. PDMA has further informed that 37 people who got injured due to…
British High Commissioner calls on Punjab CM
LAHORE: British High Commissioner Jane Marriott called on newly-elected Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif here Friday (1st March, 2024) and held discussion on increasing scholarships for Punjab students in…
US Completes $159.2M Sindh Basic Education Program with 106 Climate-Resilient Schools Built
KARACHI: High School Damba Village here was the venue where the United States, in partnership with the Sindh Govt, celebrated on Friday (1st March, 2024) the successful completion of the…
Rain Emergency Declared in Sindh from Friday (1st March)
KARACHI: According to the Met Department's advisory of Wednesday (28th Feb, 2024) parts of Sindh is expected to experience heavy rain falls on 1st and 2nd of March. The government…