Aid workers and government officials say the district has not received due media coverage.

Butt said that although they had lost their sons they had not forgotten the flood devastations.

Sonia Gandhi conveyed her gratitude to Pakistan’s civil society for working for the release of Indian fishermen.

The Punjab health department would provide doctors and paramedical staff for the hospital.

Schools destroyed by floods have forced more than 1.6 million children out of the classroom.

A holy man believed to be endowed with mystical powers is frequently called upon to intone on water to purify it.

Reports of widespread destruction show that more than 5.3m jobs may have been lost in over 70 affected districts,

Thousands of pregnant women uprooted by floods all over the country are at a heightened risk of death and disability.

The government has directed the armed forces to postpone all ceremonies in connection with the Pakistan Defence Day.

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