Pakistan flood death toll more than 800

Flooding in Pakistan has killed more than 800 people in a week, as rescuers struggle to reach marooned victims and some evacuees show signs of fever, diarrhoea and other waterborne diseases.In neighbo…

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One dead as police fire at H-Kashmir protest

SRINAGAR: Indian police opened fire on Saturday to disperse thousands of people protesting against Indian rule in the held Kashmir, killing a child and wounding 25 demonstrators. Fresh demonstrations broke out on Saturday, a day after four protesters were killed and 75 injured in daylong clashes between protesters and government forces. A teenage boy was killed during Saturday clashes, said a doctor at a north Kashmir hospital.

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UN agencies step up efforts as Pakistani floods affect nearly a million people

The number of people affected by severe floods following torrential monsoon rains in north-western Pakistan during the past three days has risen to nearly a million, with hundreds dead and most of the…

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Flood-hit areas of Punjab get tax relief

LAHORE: The Government of Punjab exempted the flood-stricken areas of province from agricultural tax. This decision was made in a meeting chaired by PML-N chief Mian Nawaz Sharif. Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif, ministers, chief secretary and high officials attended the meeting. The Punjab government was directed to form committee so that relief goods could be dispatched to the flood-hit Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa. Later, Punjab government’s spokesman Pervaiz Rashid told media that Mian Nawaz Sharif will visit the calamity- hit areas soon.

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Asif claims 100 Test wickets

NOTTINGHAM: Right-arm fast-medium pacer Mohammad Asif became the 15th Pakistani bowler to take 100 Test wickets today after claiming the wicket of Alistair Cook in his 20th Test. Mohammad Asif, who started his career in Jan 2005 against Australia in Sydney, was born on December 20, 1982, in Sheikhupura, Punjab. He has played for Pakistan, Asia XI, Delhi Daredevils, Khan Research Labs, Lahore Division, Leicestershire, National Bank of Pakistan, Sheikhupura Cricket Association, Sialkot Cricket Association. Muhammad Asif believes his bowling has improved by leaps and bounds ever since he since he made his international comeback after serving a 12-month suspension for a positive dope test. The pacer finished with 5 for 77 including a spell of 4 for 12 runs on the second day of the first Test against England at Nottingham leaving him just one wicket short of the 100 mark in Test matches.

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Dozens killed, stranded by Afghanistan floods

KABUL: Dozens of people were killed and thousands had to be rescued after flash floods triggered by heavy monsoon rains that struck Afghanistan’’s northeast, officials said on Saturday. “Some 64 people have been killed and 61 wounded along with hundreds homeless,” said Asadullah Ebadi, a spokesman for the country’’s disaster centre. Provinces in Afghanistan’’s east and northeast have been badly affected, Ebadi said.

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Russia deploys huge firefighting force on forest blazes

MOSCOW: Russia has deployed nearly 240,000 people to fight forest fires raging in 14 central regions amid a record-breaking heatwave, the emergency ministry said in a statement. The emergency ministry has sent 238,000 people, along with 226 aircraft, to fight the fires, which have claimed more than 30 lives, the ministry said, adding that it was able to “control the situation.”

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Pak avoid follow-on, all out at 182 in Nottingham test

NOTTINGHAM: Pakistan were bowled out for 182 in reply to England’’s first innings 354, a deficit of 172, on the third day of the first Test at Trent Bridge here on Saturday. Umar Gul was a Test-best 65 not out after last man Mohammad Asif was run out by Eoin Morgan’’s direct hit from cover for nought. James Anderson, who celebrated his 28th birthday on Friday, took five wickets for 54 runs in overcast conditions ideally suited to his swing bowling. England lose the wicket of captain Andrew Strauss in at the start of second innings after Pakistan are dismissed for 182 following Umar Gul’’s unbeaten 65. Earlier, Pakistan began the day’s play needed nine runs to avoid follow-on. Umer Gul while playing aggressively not only averted follow-on but also completed his maiden test half century. He was remained unbeaten at 65 runs.

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Worst floods in a decade hit China

BEIJING: The worst floods in a decade have left 991 dead and 558 missing in China since the beginning of the year and caused more than 28 billion dollars in damage. The death toll from floods sweeping through northeastern China has risen to 37, state media said Saturday, as authorities scrambled to intercept 12 heavy vessels hurtling down a major waterway. Torrential rains in Jilin province have left a further 35 missing as more than 364,000 people were evacuated from waterlogged areas, the official news agency reported. Water, electricity and telecommunications services were cut in parts of the province, while train services in the town of Kouqian were suspended after the railway station was surrounded by floodwaters, previous reports said. More than 95,500 buildings have been damaged in the floods, with 25,400 destroyed, agency said. Elsewhere in Jilin, hundreds of soldiers and many boats were mobilised to stop 12 heavy vessels being swept down the Songhua River towards a major dam.

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Celebrations of Shahbaz Qalandar’s Urs begins

SEHWAN SHARIF: The 758th Urs celebrations of Sufi saint Hazrat Lal Shahbaz Qalandar formally opened in Sehwan Sharif today. Sindh Aukaf Minister Abdul Haseeb has opened the Urs being attended by thousands of devotees, who gathered here from every corner of the country. Special arrangements have been put in place by the provincial government to facilitate the pilgrims.

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