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Monsoon floods hitting key crops, says farmers’ body, amid risk to Pakistan’s growth target
KARACHI: Deadly monsoon floods are devastating Pakistan’s standing crops, with cotton the worst hit, a leading farmers’ representative warned on Saturday, raising concerns about a potential setback to the government’s ambitious 4.2 percent growth target this fiscal year. Over 270 people, mostly children, have died and hundreds more have been injured since June 26 as intense monsoon rains battered Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), Sindh, Balochistan, Azad Kashmir, Gilgit-Baltistan and Islamabad, according to the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA).
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thehindu.com
Monsoon havoc in Pakistan leaves 266 dead, over 600 injured since June 26
Torrential monsoon rains in Pakistan claim 266 lives, injure 628, and cause widespread damage and destruction.
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arabnews.com
Monsoon floods hitting key crops, says farmers’ body, amid risk to Pakistan’s growth target
KARACHI: Deadly monsoon floods are devastating Pakistan’s standing crops, with cotton the worst hit, a leading farmers’ representative warned on Saturday, raising concerns about a…
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Pakistan warns of more monsoon rains next week as death toll reaches 271
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s state media on Sunday forecast more rain and likely flooding in several parts of the country from next week, as the death toll from monsoon downpours since…
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Pakistan warns of ‘more intense’ monsoon rains from today as death toll rises to 279
ISLAMABAD: A senior official of Pakistan’s Meteorological Department warned that a “more intense” monsoon spell is likely to affect several parts of the country from today,…
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Punjab flood alert issued as monsoon toll in Pakistan climbs to 288
ISLAMABAD: Authorities in Pakistan’s Punjab province issued a flood alert on Tuesday, warning of rising water levels in the Chenab, Jhelum and Sutlej rivers, as well as potential…