Vienna’s horse-drawn carriages feel the heat

Vienna, July 21 (AFP/APP):As much of Europe stifles under record high temperatures, Vienna’s “fiaker” horse carriage drivers fear for their future with animal rights activists turning up the heat. At the stables of one of the Austrian capital’s leading fiaker businesses, driver Marco Pollandt explains […]

Rain-wind/thundershower expected in most parts of country

ISLAMABAD, Jul 21 (APP): Rain-wind/thundershower is expected in Kashmir, Punjab, Islamabad, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Gilgit Baltistan and northeastern Balochistan during the next 12 hours. Scattered heavy falls are likely in Kashmir, Rawalpindi, Islamabad, upper Punjab and upper Khyber Pakhtunkhwa,Radio Pakistan Reported. Temperature of some major cities […]

Denmark reports July record as heatwave hits Nordics

Copenhagen, July 20 (AFP/APP): Denmark on Wednesday reported the highest-ever recorded temperature for July, the country’s meteorological institute said, warning that the country was nearing an all-time temperature record. The announcement came as a heatwave that has already broken records in other parts of Europe […]

PDMA alerts line depts against rains, flooding

LAHORE, Jul 15 (APP): Provincial Disaster Management Authority has alerted the line departments to take all precautionary measures against possible threat of rains and flooding from July 15 to 17. As predicted by the Meteorological Department, thundershowers and torrential rains in different parts of Bahawalpur […]

Wildfires spread across heatwave-hit Europe

Madrid, July 14 (AFP/APP) :A heatwave sweeping across southwestern Europe peaked on Thursday in Spain, with scorching temperatures fuelling stubborn wildfires that ravaged several countries. Temperatures soared in Greece, Spain and Portugal, while the heatwave was expected to continue in Britain and France into next […]

3 died by electric current in Karachi’s rains

KARACHI 08 July (Online): Three people (Ishaq, Muzamil & Syed Musharraf) died in Quaid’s city due to electric current on Friday during heavy rains. Ishaq, son of zulfiqar 15 year old, has died by electric current as electric wire falls near Shabirabad fuel pump in […]