QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) -- Ten people drowned and thousands fled to higher ground as a tropical cyclone lashed Pakistan's coastline with heavy rains and high winds, officials said.
Ten people drowned and thousands fled to higher ground as a tropical cyclone lashed Pakistan's coastline with heavy rains and high winds, officials said. Navy ships rescued 75 people from four floundering vessels Tuesday and were searching for more boats caught in the rough seas.
A powerful cyclone lashed Pakistan's southern coast on Tuesday, killing at least 18 people, leaving dozens more missing and forcing tens of thousands to flee their homes, officials said.
June 27 (Bloomberg) -- President Pervez Musharraf told Pakistan's tribal leaders to expel al-Qaeda terrorists sheltering in the region bordering Afghanistan, saying their presence destroys peace and security.
A tropical cyclone lashed Pakistan's coastline with heavy rains and strong winds, killing at least 10 people and forcing thousands to flee to higher ground, their possessions loaded onto cars and camels.
Cyclone Yemyin lashed Pakistan's southern coast on Tuesday, killing six people, leaving dozens missing and forcing tens of thousands to flee their homes, officials said.
KARACHI, Pakistan (Reuters) -- A cyclone hit the coast of Pakistan on Tuesday, dumping torrential rain over a thinly populated region days after about 230 people were killed when a storm lashed the country's biggest city, Karachi.
Two people were killed and thousands were evacuated from their homes as a powerful tropical cyclone struck Pakistan's Arabian Sea coast, officials said.
Pakistan is condemning the loss of civilian lives during a NATO attack on suspected Taleban militants along the border with Afghanistan. Pakistani spokeswoman Tasnim Aslam said Monday the NATO mission in Afghanistan must be more cautious before launching military operations near Pakistan's borders.
Pakistan condemned civilian killings by NATO forces in tribal areas bordering Afghanistan and said it would not allow foreign troops to hunt militants on its territory.