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Rain adds misery to flood-ravaged Sindh

THARPARKAR: Sindh which is already facing unprecedented floods owing to torrential rains in different parts of the...

Updated 13 Sep, 2022 09:50am

Pakistan

‘Environmental terrorism’ responsible for climate carnage in Pakistan: PDP

KARACHI: Holding what he called ‘environmental terrorism’ as responsible for the climate carnage in Pakistan,...

Published 12 Sep, 2022 06:01am

Pakistan

Balochistan health card programme in limbo

ISLAMABAD: The much trumpeted Balochistan Health Card programme has not yet been launched despite allocation of ...

Published 12 Sep, 2022 06:01am

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Indus highway faces prospect of breach as Dadu still under threat

DADU: Authorities plan to breach the Indus Highway, a key transport link, to allow water to flow and prevent ...

Updated 12 Sep, 2022 09:29am

Pakistan

Governor calls for helping flood victims instead of indulging in petty politics

LAHORE: Governor Punjab Muhammad Balighur Rehman while emphasising the need for making concerted efforts to help and...

Published 11 Sep, 2022 03:51am

Pakistan

66 flights carrying flood relief items have arrived in country so far

ISLAMABAD: With the arrival of four more flights, two each from the United States and the United Arab Emirates (UAE)...

Published 11 Sep, 2022 03:51am

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Pakistan needs massive financial support to overcome flood crisis: UN chief

Antonio Guterres, on a visit to Pakistan, calls for a strong increase in financing for adaptive, resilient infrastructure

Updated 10 Sep, 2022 06:03pm

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UNSG’s visit to help flood victims attract global attention: Marriyum

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb on Friday said the visit of UN...

Published 10 Sep, 2022 04:14am

Pakistan

President for ensuring harassment-free environment for women at workplace

ISLAMABAD: President Arif Alvi has called for economic and financial empowerment, property rights, health and...

Published 10 Sep, 2022 04:14am

Pakistan

USAID pledges $20mn in additional help for Pakistan

US has provided $50.1mn to Pakistan to deal with catastrophe

Published 09 Sep, 2022 08:08pm

Pakistan

Pakistan desires to maintain enduring ties with US, says COAS

RAWALPINDI: A delegation headed by the Counselor of the US State Department Derek H Chollet met Chief of Army Staff...

Published 09 Sep, 2022 07:09am

Pakistan

National death toll from floods reaches 1,391

ISLAMABAD: Another 36 people have lost their lives owing to the ongoing devastating floods triggered by record high...

Published 09 Sep, 2022 06:09am

Pakistan

SHC rebukes officials over ‘failed flood relief response’

SUKKUR: A Sindh High Court (SHC) bench on Wednesday expressed resentment over the government’s failure to provide...

Published 08 Sep, 2022 05:43am

Pakistan

Carrefour collaborates with Alkhidmat Foundation to support flood victims

ISLAMABAD: With relief and rescue operations underway in many parts of the country, Carrefour, owned and operated by...

Published 08 Sep, 2022 05:43am

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PM says country looks ‘like a sea’ after floods

SEHWAN: Parts of country seemed “like a sea”, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Wednesday, after visiting some...

Updated 08 Sep, 2022 09:32am

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Flood assistance and mitigating policies

EDITORIAL: The initial assessment of the massive devastation wreaked by the floods is estimated at 10 billion ...

Published 08 Sep, 2022 05:43am

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46 foreign flights with relief items received: FO

ISLAMABAD: The international community continues to send humanitarian assistance to the flood victims of Pakistan....

Published 07 Sep, 2022 04:13am

Pakistan

US team meets COAS, offers support over flood crisis

RAWALPINDI: A five-member US delegation led by Congress Representative Sheila Jackson Lee on Tuesday met Chief of...

Published 07 Sep, 2022 04:13am

Pakistan

Aftermath of floods: PM Shehbaz says infrastructure repair will be 'humongous task'

Stresses that it requires excellent planning and many resources

Updated 06 Sep, 2022 08:35pm

Pakistan

Sindh CM secures $92m WB assistance for flood victims

KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah, in his meeting with the World Bank (WB) Country Director Najy...

Published 06 Sep, 2022 04:08am

Pakistan

Flood victims: LCCI, PDMA will build model village of 100 houses

LAHORE: The Lahore Chamber of Commerce & Industry will build a model village of 100 houses in collaboration with...

Published 06 Sep, 2022 04:08am

Pakistan

More aid likely in a few days, says leader of US team

ISLAMABAD: A US Congressional delegation on Monday reaffirmed the United States’ commitment to continue support to...

Published 06 Sep, 2022 04:08am

Pakistan

PM thanks Rahim Aga Khan for $10m aid for flood victims

LAHORE: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif held a telephonic conversation with Prince Rahim Aga Khan, son of Aga Khan and...

Published 05 Sep, 2022 07:20am

Pakistan

Ashrafi urges key figures to support flood victims

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister’s Special Representative for Interfaith Harmony and Middle East Hafiz Muhammad Tahir...

Published 05 Sep, 2022 07:18am

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Women affected by floods: Pakistan urges UNFPA to scale up emergency response

UNITED NATIONS: A top Pakistani diplomat has urged the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) to scale up its...