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DAWN.COM Pakistan Petition filed in SC for army’s assistance

I think that Zardari's days have numbered.

Pakistan Govt. getting Loan after floods

BBC News - Pakistan seeks IMF loan restructuring after floods‎
It will increase burden on the Pakistanis who are already under the burden of debt taken at high rates. Usually most major portion of the cash goes into the pockets of corrupt politicians and bureaucrats and any left over spend on the poor people.  

Cable Transmission Suspended in Karachi

The transmission of cable tv channels have been suspended. The government is facing criticism from private tv channels about the poor response and handling of the flood relief operations. In reaction the government has closed down these channels. People in the flood affected areas are starving due to food shortages. Now people are attacking the trucks which are for loaded with food for the victims. The government got a poor response for its donations appeal. Donors are reluctant to give cash aid to the government due to the hyper corruption in the government apparatus.

Happy Ramadan

The moon for the holy month of Ramadan sighted today. I also seen the moon for 1st Ramadan. May Allah let us to get most of his blessing of this holiest month and give courrage and resources to our people to rebuild their homes and flourish in their lives.
Amen

Jung Group Came Under Attack

The leading news group which owns Geo TV, Daily The New and Daily Jung came under attack by angry protesters of Pakistan's Peoples Party this evening. Protesters who are workers of Ruling Pakistan Peoples Party throw stones on the building burned news papers published by the Jung Group and harassed the employees. The traffic remained choked on the I. I. Chundrigar Road due to the protest. People who were returning from offices and work, stuck in the traffic jam for several hours. The workers of Pakistan Peoples Party were protesting against news channel for relaying news about the hurling of a shoe to the party's chairman Mr. Asif Ali Zardari by a party worker. The transmission of Geo TV and ARY News Channel are already blocked in Karachi.

Pakistan Fishermen Folks Helping Flood Victims

The Pakistan Fishermen Folks an association of Pakistan's fishermen is helping the flood victims. Around 100 fishing boat are involved in the search and rescue operations in the Sind province. They have setup fist aid camps for the victims of flood.

Rain in Karachi

Rain is expected in Karachi today. Clouds are visible on Karachi and the Arabian sea.

Transmission of Geo TV Blocked

The transmission of Geo TV has been blocked after the reports transmitted on its channel about hurling of shoes on President Zardari in party meeting in Birmingham in UK. Newspapers of Jung Group are also set on fire in the city.

Rain in Karachi

Karachi received light rain today. After the rain the weather is more pleasant.

Surviving in the Floods

For those who are trapped in the flooded areas in Pakistan. Here is a way to get pure drinking water. It is advisable to first filter the water to eliminate residuals then follow the procedure to get germ free water.

Solar Water Disinfection
In solar water disinfection (SODIS), microbes are destroyed by temperature and UVA radiation provided by the sun. Water is placed in a transparent plastic PET (PET are transparent bottles like 1.5 litters Pepsi and Coke bottles and they should be transparent) bottles, which is first oxygenated by shaking partially-filled capped bottles prior to filling the bottles all the way. The completely water-filled and capped bottles are exposed to sunlight, preferably on a corrugated metal roof, slanted slightly to maximize the exposure to solar radiation. In practice, the water-filled bottles are placed for six hours in full sun, or for two days in partial sunlight for weather conditions involving partially overcast days, which raises the temperature of the water and gives an extended dose of solar radiation to the water in the bottles, killing almost all microbes that may be present. The combination of the two effects (UVA and heat) provides a simple method of disinfection for use in tropical developing countries, or in survival situations. The use of glass bottles may or may not provide the same degree of SODIS disinfection as using PET bottles. This is because most glass bottles are non-transparent or opaque over the wavelengths of sunlight required for successful UV disinfection from the solar spectrum required for SODIS to work, and glass bottles are usually thicker than PET bottles, which further reduces the dose of UVA to the water inside glass bottles versus PET bottles. For cases where the UVA is blocked, or reduced, only the heating effects without adequate UVA exposure are typically at work if glass bottles are used, potentially leaving dangerous amounts of bacterial and viral loads within the water.

Flood water enters Sind province

The flood water has entered into the Sind province. It is passing from the Sukkur Barrage. In Sind Villages along the river Indus devastated by the flood water as they are submerged in water. The villages near the city of Kahirpur are the worst affected. After passing from the Sukkur the water will pass through Kotri Barrage which is near Hyderabad. The flow of water is not as fast as it was in Khyber Pakhtonkha province since the area is near flat in Sind. The United Nations already declared it a natural catastrophe which caused displacement of nearly 1.4 million people.

Pakistan Facing Worst Floods in History

Pakistan is currently facing worst floods of its history. More than thousand people have lost their lives and more than million has been displaced. The agriculture sector is the worst affected and people will face hardship in getting cheap food. The essential food items of common Pakistanis contains potatoes, onions and tomatoes which were easily available in the market will now be imported from other countries.
The main cash crops cotton and rice are also affected by these floods. It will also affect the cotton based industries in Pakistan. The coming days will be quite tough for ordinary Pakistanis due to this natural calamity which are already suffering from the violence and lawlessness in the country.
Recent floods will also cause migration of villagers to the cities if they are not provided relief in a timely manner. It will affect Pakistan's Agricultural sector in the long term.