Pakistan: Deadly Monsoon Floods Affect Over One Million People in Punjab Province

Heavy monsoon rains have caused deadly floods across Pakistan. The floods in Punjab province alone have affected more than one million people, and the nationwide death toll has surpassed 800 since the monsoon season began in June. In the city of Lahore, even luxury developments have been submerged, with thousands of homes flooded.

Musharraf returns to Pakistan

Musharraf returns to Pakistan

KARACHI, Pakistan - Former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf (C) arrives at Karachi airport on March 24, 2013. Musharraf returned to Pakistan after four years of exile to take part in the general election scheduled for May 11, 2013.

Musharraf returns to Pakistan

Musharraf returns to Pakistan

KARACHI, Pakistan - Former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf waves to supporters upon arrival at Karachi airport on March 24, 2013. Musharraf returned to Pakistan after four years of exile to take part in the general election scheduled for May 11, 2013.

Flood in southern Pakistan

Flood in southern Pakistan

KARACHI, Pakistan - Women wait for rationing of food in Sindh Province, southern Pakistan, on Sept. 23, 2011. The area was devastated by flooding.

Fuel trucks for NATO attacked in Pakistan

Fuel trucks for NATO attacked in Pakistan

KARACHI, Pakistan - An auto mechanic looks at a burned truck, which was transporting fuel for NATO troops operating in Afghanistan, in Karachi, southern Pakistan, on May 21, 2011. A series of attacks against the fuel trucks, some claimed to have been done by Islamic militants, have been carried out in Pakistan.

(4)SDF ships leave for Indian Ocean

(4)SDF ships leave for Indian Ocean

YOKOSUKA, Japan - The 5,650-ton minesweeper tender Uraga sails off the Maritime Self-Defense Force (MSDF) Yokosuka base for Karachi, Pakistan, on Nov. 25, 2001.

Ruling coalition parties' secretaries general arrive in Karachi

Ruling coalition parties' secretaries general arrive in Karachi

KARACHI, Pakistan - The secretaries general of Japan's three ruling coalition parties -- Tetsuzo Fuyushiba of the New Komeito party (L), Taku Yamasaki of the Liberal Democratic Party (2nd from R) and Toshihiro Nikai of the New Conservative Party (R) -- look out over Karachi Port on Nov. 2. They arrived in Karachi earlier in the day to observe local conditions after the enactment of a law enabling the SDF to provide non-combat support to the U.S. military campaign in Afghanistan.