ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s eastern province of Punjab said Wednesday it has requisitioned the army for rescue and relief operations in seven districts after major rivers flowing from India swelled with heavy monsoon rains, prompting flood warnings and heightened monitoring for emergencies. Heavy rains have lashed several parts of Pakistan since August 15, killing 489 people and injuring 348, with the northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province recording the highest casualties at 408.

ISLAMABAD: Disaster authorities on Monday issued a fresh alert of flooding in rivers and streams as well as urban floods in multiple cities in Pakistan’s most populous Punjab…

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s eastern province of Punjab said Wednesday it has requisitioned the army for rescue and relief operations in seven districts after major rivers flowing from…