In Pakistan, emergency has been declared in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa where at least 64 people have been killed following torrential rains and flash floods. Addressing a news conference in Peshawar today, Provincial Minister for Information Mian Iftikhar Hussain said that four hundred thousand people are stranded in different parts of the province. He said in district Kohistan, infrastructure of two Chinese companies engaged in hydel power generation have been washed away. He said two hundred Chinese are still trapped in their colony in district Kohistan while nine are missing. The Minister said, about three hundred students of Malakand University are trapped. He said twelve thousand four hundred people are stranded in Peshawar while eight hundred in Charsadda district.President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani have expressed deep grief over the loss of precious lives in monsoon rains and flash floods. They directed the concerned authorities for immediate rescue, relief and rehabilitation measures.