You can hardly watch the news or read a newspaper without learning about yet another disaster. It almost seems normal that something terrible is happening to someone somewhere. People losing their ...

On the 26th of last month, a fire at the National Information Resources Service caused online administrative services, ...

Defence, Health, Agriculture, Jal Shakti, and other ministries assigned key roles for nationwide disaster preparedness and ...

Fukushima Report Hints at More 'Man-Made' Disasters in the Future Yes, the nuclear disaster at Fukushima was sparked by the earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan on March 11, 2011, but a Japanese ...

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Minister for Law, Aftab Alam Advocate, has said that reorganization and restructuring of the Civil Defence Department would enhance the institution's capacity and ensure a timely ...

When you turn on the television and see Pakistanis or Australians overwhelmed by floodwaters, do you feel more sympathy than you would for victims of ethnic conflict in Darfur? A European Journal of ...

UN Secretary-General António Guterres said the famine reported in Gaza is “a man-made disaster, a moral indictment, and a failure of humanity itself.” “As the occupying power, Israel has unequivocal ...

September is National Preparedness Month, which aims to raise awareness about the importance of preparing for emergencies. The American College of Healthcare Executives advises healthcare executives ...

According to the flood report as of September 15,1,98,525 hectares of total crop area have been affected in Punjab with major losses reported in Gurdaspur (40,169 hectares), Patiala (17,690 hectares), ...

It was a year of high waves in the Indian Ocean, high water in Louisiana, an earthquake in Pakistan - and political spin in Washington. All in all, 2005 won't be remembered fondly by many. It was a ...

Parts of Gaza are officially experiencing a “man-made” famine, according to a Friday report by a United Nations-backed initiative, which added that the situation is expected to worsen after months of ...