Pakistan floods: Drowned agricultural economy means more misery

Zardari's trip to Europe fuels resentment as Pakistan reels from deadly floods
Article | ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN -- A politician with a 20 percent approval rating might not appear to have much to lose.

Crises mounting quickly in Pakistan
Article | A Taliban suicide bomber assassinated a top-ranking Pakistani security official and key U.S. ally Wednesday, adding to a string of crises here that have raised alarm in recent days over whether the government can cope.

Anger mounts in Pakistan's flood-hit areas
Article | ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN -- Anger against the government grew in the strategically important northwestern region of Pakistan on Sunday as authorities appeared overwhelmed by the devastation caused by torrential monsoon rains.

Floods' devastation is seen as Taliban's opportunity
Article | CHARSADDA, PAKISTAN -- The slow-motion disaster underway in Pakistan as floodwaters seep into virtually every corner of the nation has devastated basic infrastructure and could open the door to a Taliban resurgence, officials here say.

Livestock losses from floods add to catastrophe in Pakistan
Article | MOHIB BANDA, PAKISTAN - Many of the people in this northwestern village are back at their mud-caked plots. Many of their strapping black buffaloes are not, having been washed away by the floods still displacing millions of people in the country's south.

20 million affected by floods in Pakistan
Article | ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN -- Pakistan on Saturday sharply increased its estimate of the number of people affected by this summer's catastrophic floods to 20 million, and the United Nations said that 6 million of those victims lack access to food, shelter and water.

Pakistan says international aid falling short
Article | ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN -- Hundreds of thousands of people fled an ever-expanding flood zone Tuesday as Pakistan's leaders called for a greater international response to what they say is the worst natural disaster in the country's history.

U.S. Army joins flood relief, rescue efforts in Pakistan
Article | ISLAMABAD -- The U.S. Army joined efforts Thursday to rescue and provide assistance to some of the 4 million people affected by flooding that continues to cause massive devastation as it spreads across Pakistan.

Pakistani refugees showing some can-do spirit
Article | IN SUKKUR, PAKISTAN As ruined lives and landscapes threaten Pakistan's fragile government, another dismal reality might help save it: The refugees from this summer's catastrophic floods have profoundly low expectations of their leaders.

Pakistan Floods: How to Help
Article | Millions of people have been affected by the worst monsoon floods in Pakistan's history. Here are some organizations that are taking donations for the relief effort.

U.S. sets example by pledging $60M more to U.N. for Pakistani flood aid
Article | UNITED NATIONS -- The United States pledged an additional $60 million Thursday to the U.N. flood relief effort in Pakistan, bringing its total contribution to $150 million in a move designed to encourage other governments and private donors to boost their aid.

Floods are just the latest calamity for Pakistanis
Article | NOWSHERA, PAKISTAN -- When the mocha-brown waters of the Kabul River came to Humayusadn Khan's living room, there was only one way to go: up.