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Ignored villagers protest near river
Eight days into their protest, still nobody has paid attention to the flood survivors from village Dhalo Ali Wahan.
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By hook[ah] or crook
Frail Sadori Mai may have survived the loss of all her possessions but she could not overcome the loss of her hookah.
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Cheap flour still a distant dream
The city’s flour mills have not set up stalls to sell the commodity at a subsidised rate of Rs20 per kilogramme.
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Moenjodaro under threat
The Moenjo daro and Aamri archeological sites are under threat as a result of the floods.
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No respite for flood-ravaged Sindh
At least 15 villages near Dadu-Moro Bridge were inundated when a breach occurred in an embankment of the Indus river.
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The 10 Rupees Campaign
A group of students created a facebook page called ‘The 10 Rupee Campaign,’ to help generate funds for flood...
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Women, children starve as men snatch their food
These unprotected families are left to fend for themselves and sometimes they miss out of meals three times a day.
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‘Next wave of floods will be manageable’
Sindh Irrigation Minister has refuted claims that a strong flood torrent is about to hit Sukkur Barrage.
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Over 18,000 people arrive in Karachi
Over 5,000 people arrived at the Polytechnic School and tented village in Razzaqabad.
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Matiari villages worry if bund will hold
The T-Spur was constructed at the Bhanote Bund to create a 90-degree artificial diversion in the course of River Indus
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Khairpur and Dadu flood survivors: 3 toilets for 300 people
There are children of all ages at a relief camp set up in a government high school in Dadu.
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Pulling the right strings
Your baby may not have spoken her first word yet but (s)he might be ready for music classes.
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Out of sight, but still in their minds
Some solace can be drawn from the fact that relief efforts are being made across borders and oceans.
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Uprooted families pour into Hyderabad
“The devastation in our hometowns is too awful to describe,” says one flood affectee.
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An exam to nowhere
After painstakingly waiting for four hours, 13 tired Toefl candidates were told that they could not give the exam.
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Little patriots gather to celebrate Pakistan’s birthday
“It’s the birthday of Pakistan!” roared a bunch of kids as they sat for a storytelling session at the Mohatta Palace.
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I told you so, says Qaim
CM Sindh says he warned about the water flow reaching range of 1,000,000 to 1,100,000 cusecs but nobody believed him.
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No need to rescue any more single men
Orders issued by the district government - rescuers to not ferry lone men to and from the inundated kachcha areas.
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‘If they don’t plug cuts in bunds, land will never dry’
The cuts in the protective embankments along the River Indus mean that water will continue flowing through gaps.
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Hyderabad sitting duck, warn irrigation officials
Despite threats of water entering Hyderabad from August 16 to 18, most residents are content with the air of calm.
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Relief camps stand deserted in Benazirabad
As one enters the lush green fields of Benazirabad district, it’s hard to find people anywhere in relief camps.
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Second wave enters Sindh
Floodwaters at Guddu and Sukkur barrages have reached high intensity once again.
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Looters snatching all that is left
Armed bandits are stealing cattle and food from survivors fleeing the country’s worst humanitarian crisis.
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Too old for a catastrophe
Old flood survivor's son carried him on his back from Rahimabad to Sukkur.
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Step 1 complete, next stop - distribute collections
Each volunteer, most of whom are between the ages of 12 and 28 years, has made a personal contribution to the cause.
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Everything is allowed, sir!
I was standing next to the fruit vendor’s stall, when the traffic policeman came and asked him to shift his cart.
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Minarets defining a city’s heritage
In Ramazan, taravih prayers have been arranged in the usual festive manner at mosques throughout the city.
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Hundreds of tales, countless woes
A relief camp set up by the Sindh Taraqi Pasand Party is home to more than 300 flood survivors.
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No celebration without survival
Like millions of other displaced Pakistanis, Sindh’s flood survivors too woke up hungry on the first day of Ramazan.
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Welcome to the hell (and heaven) of a 16 year old
There are five stages that an O’ Level student goes through on his or her result day.
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1,500 wardens to bring it under control
Traffic jams flared tempers on first of Ramazan as people across the city were stuck in a gridlock of vehicles.
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Campers willing to starve if rice is all they get
The first day of Ramazan tested the endurance of relief workers and flood survivors across the province.
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Stand up and be counted, say the youth
Around 200 young people were brought together to discuss development by the Sindh Youth Ministry.
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‘Army might be given control of Kotri’
The peak of the flood that is heading towards the barrage has instilled fear in the people of the area.
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UNICEF arrives with tons of relief supplies for Sindh
A chartered airliner, carrying 100 metric tons of emergency relief goods worth $360,000, arrived in Karachi yesterday.
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‘No danger to Kotri Barrage’
The government has increased vigilance by deploying 200 army personnel, Rangers and police to patrol its embankments.
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The agony and the ecstasy
The best of them all lacked conviction and the worst were green faced.
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Floods to reach Thal in next 24 hours: Officials
According to the irrigation officials, water level at Sukkur barrage has been steady for the last 48 hours.
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Nowhere to go
Hundreds of displaced people in upper Sindh are facing extreme difficulty in getting relief.
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Fresh flood warning for Sindh, Punjab
The department warned of floods in Hyderabad district, which could spread devastation further south in Sindh.
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Missing sepoy’s mother seeks help from SHC
Petitioner from Umerkot approached the SHC to ask for the release of her son from the alleged custody of the army.
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Packaged, yet not wholly delivered
“Good Things Come In Small Packages” aimed to let audiences appreciate the works of 21 artists at one exhibition.
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Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori - how sweet to die for your country
Ali’s son Owais was one victim of the Margalla hill tragedy. He was also a member of the Youth Parliament Pakistan.
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Khairpur DPO, police officials summoned
Officials have been called to court on August 19 to explain their ‘willful defiance of court orders’.
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Some have 50 weapons on a single licence
Rehman Malik said the govt was mulling not only cleansing Karachi of illegal weapons, but the rest of the country.
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Third man gunned down in three days
A Shia man, the second to be killed in three days, was gunned down at Tariq Road on Wednesday.
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SHEHRI launches documentary on Karachi’s coast
The documentary explores the effects of development and land reclamation on Karachi’s coast.
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Larkana manages to stay afloat
Fifty villages around Larkana were inundated as the flood passed through. Four points were declared vulnerable.
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Desperate (to help) housewives
Fashionably dressed women, about 12 of them, emerged from expensive cars holding cartons of relief goods.
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Floods to persist in Sukkur: Govt
Floods are expected to persist for another week in Sukkur, the government warned on Tuesday.

















































