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Four killed in Pakistan as monsoon rains cause landslides, floods
Flooding in numerous parts of Pakistan has killed at least four people, left three others missing and wreaked havoc on houses, schools, roads and public infrastructure. Torrential monsoon rains and cloudbursts have hit sections of Pakistan.
Flash floods caused by heavy rain in Khyber district washed away two automobiles. Three persons were missing, authorities added. Women and children travelling in the vehicles were rescued. A car was stuck in flood water near Zakariya Mosque in Khuga Khel region but all passengers were recovered safely.
The Chenab River near Head Qadirabad in Hafizabad continued to rise with inflows at 138,000 cusecs and outflows at 115,000 cusecs, causing low-level flooding.
Two government schools washed away by high currents of Indus River at Samran Sheeb locality of Layyah. River erosion has also ruined hundreds of acres of agriculture, some 300 residences, more than five villages, three mosques, electrical poles and other public property.
Heavy rains also washed out the community-built Kohlia Bridge in Hassan Abdal for the second straight year, cutting off road links between numerous border communities of Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, affecting daily life.
Cloudbursts caused streams to overflow and inundate homes and shops in Neelum Valley. Main traffic on Neelum Highway was also affected and several vehicles, motorcycles and livestock were carried away near Mengal Nala.
Mansehra: A cloudburst damaged a number of hotels and residential buildings in Jabori region of Mansehra. Sudden flash floods disrupted daily living. Authorities also recommended tourists to keep away from Kunhar River and other water bodies in Kaghan Valley, Siran Valley and other sensitive places owing to the threat of flooding.
Heavy rains in Murree and Galiyat caused a sharp dip in temperature.
Meanwhile, four labourers were killed and three others injured after a landslide hit Budda Las region of Chalt in Nagar district. Rescue officials say the workers were on their way home from work when they were caught in the debris. One of the dead was identified as Shafqat of Layyah, the second as Fida Hussain of Chalt, while the other two were citizens of Kohistan. Their bodies were returned to their home places for burial.
The Punjab government has decided to celebrate Basant next year with the traditional kite-flying event being held in February instead of January.
In this regard, Punjab Home Department and the district administration have prepared a draft plan for Basant in Lahore next year.
The festival has been rescheduled to February and the final date will be revealed after the consent of the provincial government, sources added.
Preparations will be mindful of last year’s experience and preparations. Permission for kite, string and other associated manufacturing operations is also likely to be given soon while laws and regulations governing kite flying will be completed before the festival.
Bahrain Foreign Minister Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani called Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar last nite.
Foreign Minister Al Zayani thanked DPM Dar on signing of the Makkah Joint Defence Agreement between Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkey. He also said he would visit Pakistan soon.
Dar appreciated Dr. Al Zayani’s interest to visit Pakistan and thanked him for his good sentiments.
He emphasised Pakistan’s strong commitment to promote dialogue and diplomacy to achieve peace and stability in the region and beyond.
US President Donald Trump said on Monday he will demand that Iran pay compensation for “all of the people that they have killed and gravely wounded,” in response to Iran seeking compensation for the damages it has incurred from US and Israeli attacks.
Trump’s social media post came after Iran said over the weekend it was nearing a deal with Oman defining new shipping lanes between them through the Strait of Hormuz but repeated that the US must meet conditions including compensation and an end to sanctions and military threats, before the strategic waterway is reopened.
“It is an interesting idea because now I am likewise demanding compensation from Iran, for all of the people that they have killed and gravely wounded with their roadside bombs and many conflicts,” he wrote on Truth Social.
Trump also referenced and claimed compensation from Iran for the October 2000 deadly bombing of the US Navy guided-missile destroyer USS Cole at a Yemeni port.
The FBI has attributed that bombing, which killed 17 sailors and wounded more than three dozen others, to al Qaeda.
Trump added that Tehran should also pay compensation to the families of the thousands of people during anti-government protests in January, Iran’s worst domestic unrest since the era of its 1979 Islamic Revolution.
Rights groups say the Iranian government has continued to crack down on opponents during the war.
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