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Shahbaz Sharif postpones UAE visit amid floods in Pakistan
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 2 (ANI): Amid the devastating flood situation in Pakistan, Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif has postponed his visit to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), scheduled for September 3.
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Seen reports concerning trade resumption from Pakistan, nothing to add at
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 1 (ANI): Amid reports in Pakistan media about the possible resumption of bilateral trade with India in the wake of the unprecedented flood situation in the country, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Thursday that it had seen various statements on the ma
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Cash-strapped Pakistan mulls taking another IMF loan as floods wreak havoc
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 1 (ANI): As Pakistan struggles to deal with the devastating flood situation, the cash-strapped country is mulling another emergency loan from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), days after it managed to secure the much-needed bailout package to avert an imm
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Pakistan can consider imports from India after assessing supply shortage p
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 31 (ANI): Pakistan Finance Minister Miftah Ismail on Wednesday said that international agencies have approached the country's government to allow the imports from India through the land border, however, the Pakistan goverment can consider it only after assessing
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UN Chief Guterres to visit Pakistan amid devastating flood situation
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [US], August 30 (ANI): UN Chief Antonio Guterres will visit Pakistan to take stock of the catastrophic flood situation, the one described by country's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif as "the worst in history."
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Pak Planning Minister warns of acute food shortage amid grim flood situati
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 30 (ANI): As Pakistan continues to battle the country's worst monsoon floods, the Federal Minister of Planning and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal on Monday warned that the country will be confronted with acute food shortages in the near term.
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Pakistan: 13 killed, several missing after boat carrying flood victims cap
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Sindh [Pakistan], August 30 (ANI): At least 13 people were killed and many remained missing after a boat carrying around 25 flood victims capsized in the swollen Indus River in Pakistan's Sindh province on Monday, local media reported.
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UN to launch USD 160 million appeal for Pakistan: Report
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 28 (ANI): United Nations will launch a USD 160 million appeals for Pakistan, the country currently witnessing a devastating flood situation, according to media reports.
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Presidents of Turkey, Iran, UAE call on Pakistan PM, extends sympathy over
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 28 (ANI): Presidents of Turkey, Iran and the United Arab Emirates have called on Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and extended sympathy over the devastation caused by floods.
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Pakistan Floods: Nearly 30 students trapped in Kumrat valley await rescue
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa [Pakistan], August 27 (ANI): Amid the deteriorating flood situation in Pakistan, as many as 30 students trapped in Kumrat Valley in the Upper Dir District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province are waiting to be rescued, local media reported.
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Telecom services suspended in Pakistan amid calamitous floods
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa [Pakistan], August 27 (ANI): Amid the devastating flood situation in the country, the internet and telecommunication services have been suspended in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, announced the country's telecommunication regulator, Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA)
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International organisations announce USD 500 million flood relief aid to P
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 26 (ANI): In the wake of the devastating flood situation across Pakistan, International organizations and financial institutions have announced to provide a flood relief aid of over USD 500 million for the flood victims in the country, on the request of Pakistan
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