Pakistan has issued a flood alert for some southern districts, warning of torrential rains, as rescue teams continued searching for missing people in the northwest, where severe floods have killed hundreds over the past week.

The death toll from rain-related incidents in Karachi has climbed to 17 after continuous downpours lashed the city, triggering widespread urban flooding, and severe power outages, Geo News reported.

KARACHI (Dunya News) - Chief Executive of the K-Electric Moonis Alvi on Wednesday night has claimed that electricity supply had been restored in more than 94 of Karachi. He informed said that there are around 150 feeders where restoration work is still ongoing.

Noting that 235 millimetres of rain occurred in only Manghopir in 12 hours yesterday, Wahab stressed that Karachi’s nullahs had a capacity of 40mm so rainfall above that would result in a spillover effect. He asserted that a nullah situated in the Nursery area was fully functional and had no blockage.

Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) Pakistan senior leader Dr. Farooq Sattar has demanded that Karachi be declared a disaster-hit city and all federal and provincial taxes waived in light of the massive destruction caused by recent rains.

Pakistan has restored 70% of electricity and reopened damaged roads in the north and northwest after flash floods killed more than 300 people.

More than 20 people died on Wednesday in a torrential spell of monsoon rain in Pakistan, where downpours have swept away entire villages over the last week, killing more than 400.

Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has directed authorities concerned to accelerate efforts of drainage rainwater from Karachi. He was presiding over a meeting in Karachi today to review the rehabilitation efforts after the heavy rainfall in the city.

At least 19 people lost their lives in different incidents in Karachi after heavy rains battered the port city

Pakistan declared a public holiday in Karachi as the financial capital braced for more rain on Wednesday, after the arrival of the annual monsoon season left at least seven people dead and caused widespread flooding,

KARACHI: Large parts of Pakistan were knocked offline on Tuesday after another nationwide internet outage disrupted businesses, financial services and daily life in what industry officials