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Pakistan floods wipe out 60% of rice crop, threaten cotton, sugarcane harvests — business union
KARACHI: Record monsoon floods have destroyed up to 60% of Pakistan’s rice crop and badly damaged sugarcane and cotton, industry groups warned this week, saying the devastation could derail production targets and weigh on the fragile economy. Punjab province, Pakistan’s most populous and its main farming belt, has borne the brunt of the disaster of the latest monsoon spell that began late last month.
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Pakistan flood threat shifts downstream to Sindh as Punjab toll hits 60
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s flood crisis moved downstream on Monday, with Sindh province warning that more than 300,000 people could be hit this week as surging river waters sweep south…
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Pakistan floods wipe out 60% of rice crop, threaten cotton, sugarcane harvests — business union
KARACHI: Record monsoon floods have destroyed up to 60% of Pakistan’s rice crop and badly damaged sugarcane and cotton, industry groups warned this week, saying the devastation…
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Pakistan floods pose risks to recovery, may strain fiscal account — central bank
KARACHI: Pakistan’s central bank warned this week recent torrential rains and flooding could weigh on the country’s fragile economic recovery by straining public finances and…
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Pakistan's Sindh braces for flood impact as Punjab flows start returning to 'normal'
KARACHI/ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's southern Sindh province is bracing for a high flood in the Indus river as the flow of water in eastern rivers has started returning to "normal,"…
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Pakistan rice exporters’ chief expects strong harvest, rejects 60% crop loss claim after floods
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan, the world’s fourth-largest rice exporter, expects its yield to remain strong this year despite devastating floods that have submerged large swathes of…