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Turkiye-Syria quake affectees: PM takes steps to maximise assistance

Says Pakistan would bear all the expenses on the supply of relief goods

Updated 13 Feb, 2023 09:20am

World

UN warns of aid failure for Syria as quake toll hits 33,000

KAHRAMANMARAS: The UN denounced Sunday a failure to get desperately needed aid to war-torn regions of Syria, while...

Published 12 Feb, 2023 09:27pm

World

Miracle rescues as Turkiye-Syria quake toll passes 25,000

KAHRAMANMARAS: Rescuers pulled a two-month-old baby and an elderly woman from the rubble on Saturday, five days...

Updated 11 Feb, 2023 09:38pm

Pakistan

Turkiye earthquake: PM vows all-out help

LAHORE: Expressing solidarity with the people and the government of Turkiye, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on...

Published 11 Feb, 2023 07:21am

Pakistan

Turkiye, Syria quake: Funeral prayers in absentia offered at Faisal Masjid

ISLAMABAD: The funeral prayers in absentia for the people of Turkiye and Syria who lost their lives in the recent...

Published 11 Feb, 2023 05:57am

World

UN seeks aid for 874,000 Turkiye-Syria quake survivors

ROME: The UN’s World Food Programme (WFP) appealed on Friday for $77 million to provide food rations and hot meals...

Published 10 Feb, 2023 08:23pm

World

Children found alive as Turkiye-Syria quake toll tops 22,000

KAHRAMANMARAS: Rescuers pulled children alive Friday from the rubble of the Turkiye-Syria earthquake as the toll...

Updated 10 Feb, 2023 05:42pm

World

US says to provide $85mn humanitarian aid to Turkiye, Syria

WASHINGTON: The United States said on Thursday it will provide $85 million in urgent humanitarian assistance to...

Published 10 Feb, 2023 10:33am

World

Turkiye, Syria quake could cost $4bn

PARIS: The earthquake that has devastated Turkey and Syria could cause economic losses exceeding $4 billion, ratings...

Published 10 Feb, 2023 03:56am

World

France pledges 12mn euros in Syria quake aid

PARIS: France on Thursday promised 12 million euros (almost $13 million) in emergency aid to Syrians after the...

Published 09 Feb, 2023 07:23pm

World

EU offers Erdogan ‘full solidarity’ after quakes

BRUSSELS: The 27 EU leaders wrote to their Turkish counterpart President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday to express...

Published 09 Feb, 2023 05:35pm

World

Earthquake in Indonesia’s Papua kills 4

JAYAPURA: At least four people were killed Thursday when an earthquake struck the capital of Indonesia’s breakaway...

Published 09 Feb, 2023 02:37pm

Technology

Twitter back online in Turkiye after block

ISTANBUL: Twitter was blocked for at least 12 hours on major Turkish mobile providers in an outage that ended early...

Published 09 Feb, 2023 01:18pm

World

Hopes fade as Turkiye-Syria quake toll at 17,500

BAB AL-HAWA BORDER CROSSING: Hopes were fading Thursday for rescuing survivors of the earthquake in Turkiye and...

Updated 09 Feb, 2023 05:22pm

Pakistan

NUST prepares aid worth Rs4m for quake victims in Turkiye

ISLAMABAD: Following a massive 7.8-magnitude earthquake in Turkiye and Syria, NUST Islamabad has joined the...

Published 09 Feb, 2023 07:17am

Pakistan

SBP opens quake relief fund account

KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has announced to open “Prime Minister’s Türkiye Earthquake Relief ...

Published 09 Feb, 2023 06:52am

Pakistan

Pak rescue team starts relief operation in Turkiye

LAHORE: Pakistan Rescue Team has started urban search and rescue operations in Türkiye and pulled alive from the...

Published 09 Feb, 2023 06:02am

Business & Finance

Istanbul exchange shuts for first time in 24 years

ISTANBUL: The Istanbul stock exchange announced on Wednesday that it would close for five days in response to this...

Published 09 Feb, 2023 06:02am

Markets

Turkish bourse shut for 5 days after quake, Wed trades cancelled

Istanbul’s stock exchange operator said the market would be closed for five days, and that all trades that took...

Updated 08 Feb, 2023 11:03pm

Technology

Twitter down in Turkiye as quake response criticism mounts

ISTANBUL: Twitter became inaccessible on major Turkish mobile providers on Wednesday as online criticism mounted of...

Published 08 Feb, 2023 08:36pm

Business & Finance

Pakistan forms PM relief fund for Turkiye's earthquake victims

The government has established a relief fund, namely, ‘Prime Minister’s Relief Fund for Türkiye's Earthquake...

Published 08 Feb, 2023 06:06pm

Business & Finance

Dar urges business community to donate to PM’s relief fund for Turkiye earthquake

Finance minister says businessmen can claim tax relief on the donated amount

Updated 08 Feb, 2023 11:01pm

World

Erdogan says Turkiye had problems with initial quake response

ISTANBUL: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday there were some problems in the initial response to the...

Published 08 Feb, 2023 04:47pm

Business & Finance

Earthquakes to disrupt Turkiye growth, stretch budget as Erdogan heads to elections

ANKARA: Massive earthquakes in Turkiye will add billions of dollars of spending to Ankara’s budget and cut economic...

Published 08 Feb, 2023 03:00pm

World

More survivors found as Turkiye-Syria quake toll tops 11,200

ANTAKYA: Searchers were still pulling survivors Wednesday from the rubble of the earthquake that killed over 11,200...

Updated 08 Feb, 2023 05:19pm

World

Taliban administration to send earthquake aid to Turkiye, Syria

KABUL: Afghanistan’s Taliban administration will send around $165,000 in aid to Turkiye and Syria to help the...

Published 08 Feb, 2023 12:08pm

World

US says helping quake-hit Syria but not Assad

WASHINGTON: The United States said Tuesday it was working with partners to provide earthquake relief in Syria but...

Published 08 Feb, 2023 11:30am

Editorials

Apocalypse!

EDITORIAL: In terms of toll of life they take some of the earthquakes have been apocalyptic. And even when man has...

Published 08 Feb, 2023 06:42am

Pakistan

Relief fund for Turkiye: Cabinet to donate one-month salary

ISLAMABAD: The federal cabinet on Tuesday decided to donate one-month salary to earthquake victims of the brotherly...

Published 08 Feb, 2023 06:10am

World

Erdogan declares emergency as death toll passes 6,300

ANTAKYA, (Türkiye): Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday declared a state of emergency in 10 provinces...

Published 08 Feb, 2023 06:10am