1:15 PM
Muhammad Zai Khan
The recent torrential rains have resulted in a truly alarming situation. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, already reeling from escalating terrorism, has in particular been hit hard.
Extensive flooding has affected over 400,000 people and killed well over 400. Thousands of homes across the province and the adjoining tribal areas have been inundated, and in Swat, houses, bridges, hospitals, roads and communication networks have been washed away. Gilgit-Baltistan and Azad Kashmir are virtually cut off because landslides have blocked major road links, while the arterial Karakoram Highway has suffered extensive damage. In Balochistan, floods have affected...
