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‘Children main victim of diseases’
Gastroenteritis, typhoid, cholera, hepatitis A and E will badly affect the internally displaced persons.
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All these green thumbs needed was a helping hand
The Green Fingers Nursery set up by Naima Khan helps people with special needs.
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‘We haven’t even begun to understand what hit us’
It is not clear how long individual efforts will be able to keep up with the needs of the flood survivors.
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'Sindh’s towns under threat from Balochistan floodwater'
According to officials, the district administration has issued evacuation warnings to people of Qubu Saeed Khan town.
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Curatorial courage
Artists donated work, some of which has never been seen before, to raise money to help the flood survivors.
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How panic hit before the water
The rumours and incorrect information circulating in Sukkur caused a lot of panic that could have been avoided.
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Not enough qorma to go around
While water and food is more or less taken care of for Sukkur affectees, clothes are desperately needed.
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1,000 ration bags for flood survivors
Most schools and colleges in interior Sindh have been converted into relief camps, thereby putting off classes.
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Bloodbath of violence continues in Karachi
The latest incidents of target killings have claimed the lives of five people.
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After the deluge, dogs and men hunt a wild menace
“These crazy men are just staying in their village to kill the pigs,” the boat driver, said with a disdainful laugh.
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‘NGOs helping flood survivors also need help’
Communities settled along the left bank of the River Indus have been living in fear.
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Major chunk of ADP funds may be spent on flood rehab
The country has suffered unprecedented damages caused by the worst floods in its recorded history.
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USAID flies in plastic sheets popular after 2005 quake
It is enough to provide temporary shelter to over 45,000 homeless people in flood-hit areas.
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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.