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Nearly 400 dead as torrential rains, flash floods ravage northern Pakistan
The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has warned of further rainfall from 18 to 22 August. Moderate to heavy showers are expected across Chitral, Dir, Haripur, Karak, Kohat, Kohistan, Khyber, Kurram, Mansehra, Mohmand, Nowshera, Malakand, Charsadda, Abbottabad, Bannu, Swabi, Peshawar, Waziristan and surrounding areas.
Torrential Rains Trigger Flash Floods in Kashmir, Killing at Least 56 and Leaving Scores Missing
Flash floods caused by torrential rains in a remote village in India-controlled Kashmir have left at least 56 people dead and scores missing, authorities said Thursday, as rescue teams scouring the devastated Himalayan village brought at least 300 people to safety.
Flash floods triggered by torrential rains kill at least 56 in India controlled Kashmir
Flash floods caused by torrential rains in a remote village in India-controlled Kashmir have left at least 56 people dead and scores missing, according to authorities.
Rescuers search for missing flash flood victims in remote Kashmir village
Authorities are searching for missing people in a remote village in India-controlled Kashmir after flash floods caused by torrential rains. Teams of disaster management officials, police and
Flash floods and landslides hit Indian-controlled Kashmir, killing 7
Indian officials say seven people are dead in flash floods caused by torrential rains in a remote, mountainous village in Indian-controlled Kashmir
Flash floods kill more than 280 people in India and Pakistan as thousands flee
Officials say flash floods triggered by torrential rains have killed over 280 people in India and Pakistan and left scores of others missing.
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Intensified monsoon: More rains expected to hit flood-ravaged KP

PESHAWAR/RAWALPINDI: With flash floods, land slides causing widespread destruction and killing in hundreds in the country's ...

Schools and Colleges Closed for 2 Days in Azad Kashmir

Amid recent heavy rains, landslides, and a cloudburst in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), the regional government has announced ...
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Flash floods in Pakistan: death toll increases to over 340 as rescuers recover more bodies

On Friday, cloudbursts and torrential rains caused widespread destruction across Azad Kashmir, Gilgit-Baltistan, and Khyber ...
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Cloudburst triggers floods in Azad Kashmir, Gilgit

The sudden cloudburst in Neelum Valley, Azad Kashmir, caused heavy flooding and widespread destruction. Floodwaters washed ...

AJK PM reviews budget allocations of Kashmir Liberation cell

MUZAFFARABAD, Aug 15 (APP): Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Prime Minister Chaudhry Anwar ul Haq on Friday chaired a review meeting regarding the budget details of Kashmir Liberation Cell and Cultural ...
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Factbox-The Himalayan region of Kashmir, at the heart of India-Pakistan ...

Kashmir ended up divided among Hindu-majority India, whichgoverns the Kashmir Valley, Jammu and Ladakh; Islamic Pakistan,which controls Azad Kashmir ("Free Kashmir") and the NorthernAreas; and ...
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Heavy rain alert issued for Azad Kashmir and KP

The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has issued a warning for heavy rainfall in Azad Kashmir and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa ...
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How ‘Azad’ is Azad Kashmir? - Newsweek Pakistan

In Azad Jammu and Kashmir: Polity, Politics and Power-Sharing (OUP 2020), author Javaid Hayat raises some questions worth giving some thought. Hayat is a “pracademic” whose career journey has ...
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New Party’s Entry Could End 3-Year Impasse in Kashmir’s Politics

Azad has a “following among people across party lines,” Nizami said, attributing this broad support to his advocacy of Kashmir’s issues in India.
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Jammu and Kashmir Leaders Mourn Tragic Loss

Leaders in Jammu and Kashmir, including Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha and Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, expressed their ...
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CM, ministers, governor express solidarity with K-P flood victims

Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has expressed deep sorrow over the loss of lives and widespread devastation caused by recent flash floods in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Gilgit-Baltistan, and Azad ...