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Pakistan has started importing close to 70 trucks of vegetables a day from India to meet demands.

Six to eight feet of the Latifabad subway is submerged; fumigation drive has not yet been initiated.

Villagers need help for their families who had escaped by sitting on their roofs.

The Junejo’s accept the fact that they must fend for themselves.

Cancellation of US trip spares Rs50 million per day.

Residents claim that neither the government nor their MNAs helped them.

Seek to spread awareness; distribute free mosquito repellent.

Jahangir, Afridi and Aisam among key figures to work for the cause .

Managing disasters requires establishing institutional mechanisms for coordination between govt, civil organisations.

Prime minister wraps up two-day visit to affected areas; pledges no discrimination in assistance.

Thousands of flood victims living under open skies on hills and along highways.

Damage assessments reveal the full scope of the disaster.

2010 floods taught Pakistan the lesson of repositioning relief stocks.

Special diet rations for the dying livestock could help save lives, and not just those of the animals.

Prime minister says people will reject those who are against the creation of a new province.

Many areas still flooded, PDMA says more than 64,000 affected in Hyderabad alone.

Millions have been affected but help is slow to trickle in.

Thousands trapped in submerged areas accuse the government of neglect.

Destruction apart, the rains give desert dwellers a brief respite from their parched lives.

Mobile medical units have been created in boats which continue to provide medical aid around the clock.

Conviction can lead to imprisonment for two years and a fine of Rs5,000.

Clean water and sanitation number one priority.

I hope that Jamali will soon be with the PPP, says Wassan.

Residents of the district tell stories that put NGOs and the government claims to shame.

Gliani tells Cameron that Pakistan believes in an Afghan-owned, Afghan-led peace process.

Over the weeks ahead, the biggest challenge is posed by sickness, which so often follows calamity of this nature.

UN's children agency says will distribute 200,000 litres of water to 40,000 people daily.

Foreign Minister Khar to represent Pakistan instead of prime minister: Official.

Officials from World Health Organisation tracking potential epidemics; report no unusual incidences.

NDMA cites shortage of resources for keeping its focus on Sindh floods.

More than 233 people have died in the flood-hit areas of the country.

Heavy rains that began falling late August have affected at least 5.3m people, made 200,000 homeless for second time.

Members of the upper house of parliament have collected over Rs13 million.

More rains are expected in various districts of Sindh in the coming three days.

Even in disaster, there appears to be no end to the discrimination we have become accustomed to as a part of life.

We do not mourn our dead. They receive no memorials and no tributes. To us they are dead and gone.

Floods have destroyed or damaged 1.2 million houses, flooded 4.5 million acres and left 300,000 homeless.

Fresh rains compou­nd miseri­es of surviv­ors in Sindh; meteor­ologis­t terms figure­s ‘51-year record’.

Scheduled castes allege they’re discriminated against at relief camps.

Sugarcane and rice have also been partially destroyed, says Khairpur DCO.

Fresh rains compound miseries of survivors in Sindh; meteorologist terms figures ‘51-year record’.

The US will also send tents and other non-food items in response to a request for assistance launched by Pakistan.

Senators suggest various ways to deal with the crisis.

Government struggles to provide relief to the affected areas, taking plea that it was ill-prepared for the calamity.

WHO begins rapid needs assessments of Sindh, Balochistan to prevent outbreaks of disease.

Provincial authorities demands Rs10 billion from the federal government.

As is typical in Pakistan, efforts will only be ramped up once disaster is on hand.

The UN food agency has started to provide emergency supplies to the first of half a million people.

Major cities of Pakistan will be inundated if the drainage systems are not replaced immediately.

Prospects for further flood damage would put Pakistan's government under immense pressure.