A series of satellite photographs conveys the epic scale of the floods sweeping through Pakistan, leaving millions homeless and the world aghast at an extreme weather disaster that experts consider the new…
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Flood in Pakistan scientific facts and history
The Floods in the Indus valley are not new to this region the towering civilizations like Indus Civilization of Moen Jo Daro & Harrappa was probably also destroyed by similar floods. The…
Pakistan?s archaeological sites endangered by floods
SUKKUR: Pakistan?s devastating floods are now threatening ancient archaeological sites, on top of leaving millions of people dependent on humanitarian aid to survive, an antiquities official said Monday. Pakistan has been ravaged…
Endangered snow leopard clawing its way back in Pakistan: Report
LONDON, Aug 13 (APP) – Innovative conservation project in Pakistan has seen a slow but sure rise in the number of the endangered snow leopards, says a report in The Guardian. The…
3.7 mln affected due to flood in Sindh, losses 30 bln rupees
KARACHI, Aug 14 (APP): As many as 3.7 million people have been affected owing to the floods in the province of Sindh so far while the losses are tentatively estimated at about…
Hajj Applicant Status – Hajj 2018
Baloting of Hajj Application for year 2018 will be held today 1st March after a stay order from the High Court. It is known that tonight the Hajj Applicats will receive SMS…
River Indus in exceptionally high flood at Guddu-Sukkur
ISLAMABAD, Aug 12 (APP): River Indus is flowing in exceptionally high flood with falling trend in Guddu – Sukkur reach with water outflow of 996,000 and 1,090,000 cusecs and in very high…
Exquisite needlecraft show for a noble cause
ISLAMABAD, Aug 7: The best tradition of Sindhi needlecraft is on exhibition at the Nomad Art Gallery to help a victim of karo kari. It closes today (Sunday). The range of exquisite…
Airblue Plane crashed in Islamabad At least 45 lost lives
ISLAMABAD: Rescue workers have recovered the dead bodies of at least 45 people from the wreckage of an Airblue passenger plane which crashed in the Margalla Hills in Islamabad on Wednesday, an…
Kot Fateh Khan Mosque: Beauty of Attock masonry
The skyline of Kot Fateh (Fatehjang Tehsil) is marked by the splendid domes of a mosque built somewhere around 1890. Sardar Fateh Khan was the notable chief of the area during the…
German scholar?s plea to set up rock art of karakorums, museums
The noted German archaeologist and head of the Pak-German Project, Harald Hauptmann, has called for making all efforts to preserve the ancient rock art of GilgitBaltistan. He made this appeal during a…
Mughal era Lalarukh tomb cries for attention
TAXILA, June 26: The Mughal era monument, locally called tomb of princess Lalarukh, situated in the heart of Hassanabdal is fast losing its grandeur with its walls covered in graffiti and the…