David Cameron is trying to make Pakistan a scapegoat for the failure of the war in Afghanistan, former cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan has said.

The toll from the deluge was expected to rise because many people were still reported missing.

Pakistani villagers move into safe place from a flooded village near Nowshera, Pakistan, Thursday, July 29, 2010.

But prospects don't look good. Witnesses say they saw a fireball rise hundreds of feet into the air.

At least 113 people have died and thousands more have been made homeless as flash floods triggered by torrential rains hit north-west Pakistan and Pakistani Kashmir, officials say.

Despite billions in aid from Washington and a shared threat from extremists, Pakistanis have an overwhelmingly negative view of the United States, according to results of a Pew Research Center poll released Thursday.

At least 152 people are dead after a passenger jet crashed in heavy rain near Islamabad, Pakistan.

Flash floods triggered by torrential rains have killed over 100 people and injured dozens more in Pakistan's north-western province of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, local media reported Thursday.

Hundreds of thousands more were stranded as rescue workers struggled to reach far-flung villages.

As the U.S. searches for an exit from Afghanistan, it is increasingly relying on Pakistan's powerful army chief to help pave the way - despite fresh allegations that spies under his command have long aided the Taliban.