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Over 3 million children face health risks in flood-hit Pakistan
Islamabad: Amid multiple crises already looming in the wake of devastating floods in Pakistan, United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) has warned that more than three million children are facing health…
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Despite decline in global oil rates, Pak govt raises fuel prices
Islamabad: Life continues to be posing more and more challenges to the people of Pakistan as millions suffer the devastation caused due to floods while others are succumbing to the rising inflation…
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Pakistan PM postpones UAE visit amid catastrophic floods
Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday announced that he has postponed his visit to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) due to the unprecedented floods that have killed more than 1,100…
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Pakistan using narco-terrorism in its proxy war against India
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 1 (ANI): In order to target youths and channelling finance for Pakistan-backed terror activities, Islamabad is using narco-terrorism as a new weapon in its proxy war against India in…
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Asian Development Bank grants USD 3 million to support Pakistan’s flood response
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 1 (ANI): Amid widespread floods across, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Wednesday approved a USD 3 million grant to support Pakistan’s emergency relief efforts. The grant, financed from…
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United Sikhs rushes relief supplies for Pakistan flood victims
New Delhi: UN-affiliated NGO United Sikhs has rushed relief supplies for flood victims in Pakistan’s Charsadda district where thousands of people and the livestock were badly hit, besides unprecedented damage to the…
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Pakistan: 5 mn feared sick in flooded areas due to disease outbreak
Islamabad: Health experts in Pakistan have sounded the alarm regarding the outbreak of disease in flood-affected areas, estimating around five million people to fall sick in the next four to 12 weeks.…
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Pak govt to consult coalition partners on importing goods from India: Pak Minister
Islamabad: Pakistan’s Finance Minister Miftah Ismail said on Wednesday the government will consider importing goods from India after consulting its coalition partners and key stakeholders, as the cash-strapped nation seeks to stablise…
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Indian returns home after serving 28 years in Pakistan jail
Ahmedabad: An Indian man arrested by the Pakistani agencies in 1994 and awarded a life term by a court for espionage, returned and reunited with his family 28 years later. Kuldeep Yadav…
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650,000 pregnant women in dire need of care in flood-hit Pakistan
Islamabad: The UN Population Fund (UNFPA) has painted a bleak picture of women affected by the unprecedented floods in Pakistan as it said that at least 650,000 pregnant women, of whom 73,000…
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US announces USD 30 million in support for Pakistan to deal with floods
Islamabad: The US on Tuesday announced USD 30 million to help cash-starved Pakistan and people affected following severe rains and flooding in the country. The devastating floods caused by record monsoon rains…
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UN secretary general says South Asia is hotspot for climate crisis
Islamabad: UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has warned that Pakistan is facing a “monsoon on steroids” as the government issued more flood warnings for the next 24 hours, media reports said. Heavy…
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Imran raises Rs 5 billion for Pak flood victims through international telethon
Islamabad: Former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan has raised Rs 5 billion through an international telethon for the people affected by the devastating floods in the country, according to a media report…
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Lahore traders seek permission for vegetable import from India
Islamabad: In view of the skyrocketing prices of vegetables amid the ongoing floods and relentless monsoon rain across Pakistan, the Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) on Tuesday demanded the government…
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Around 30 per cent of Pakistan reeling under ‘monster floods’, over 1000 killed
Flooding in Pakistan was triggered by the greatest rains in more than three decades pushing around thirty per cent of the country’s land area into the water and leading to the death…