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Thousands of protesters flood streets in France before Friday's pension re
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Angry protesters took to the streets in France on Thursday before Friday's ruling about whether President Emmanuel Macron's measures to raise the retirement age meet constitutional standards or not, Al Jazeera reported.
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Pakistan: Sindh children deprived of education as 20,000 public schools de
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Public education -- particularly among poorer sections -- has hardly been a priority with governments. UNICEF reckons that Pakistan has the world's second-highest number of out-of-school children.
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Pakistan: Shortage of water to affect Kharif crops
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
The water regulator, however, could not bridge differences between the two large provinces over the conveyance losses. As a result, the meeting set up a committee led by IRSA's member for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa "to determine actual system conveyance losses to resolve the issue", the regulator sa
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Saudi Arabia enters deal to provide USD 240 million loan for Pakistan to c
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Saudi Arabia signed a USD 240 million loan agreement with Pakistan on Friday to support the Mohmand Multipurpose Dam Project, according to a statement issued by the Ministry of Economic Affairs of Pakistan, Dawn reported. Mohmand Multipurpose Dam Project is a major hydropower complex that wi
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World Bank reduces Pakistan's growth forecast to 0.4 per cent
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Increasing interest rates and uncertainty in financial markets have further enhanced pressure on Pakistan's economy, with future economic prospects heavily reliant on structural reform.
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Afghanistan: At least 1 killed, 10 injured due to floods in Takhar provinc
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
The province reported both financial and human losses from the natural calamity. Many homes were demolished, and the flash flood devastated thousands of acres of agricultural land.
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Domestic cotton production in Pakistan declines to four decade low of 4.9
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
As per Dawn, ginning data shows that the cotton harvest declined by a hefty 34 per cent this year from 7.44 million bales the previous year, mainly because of the catastrophic summer floods in Sindh and southern Punjab where this industrial crop is mostly grown.
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J-K administration to set up Emergency Operation Centers in 20 districts t
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
The Jammu and Kashmir administration has decided to set up state-of-art Emergency Operation Centers (EOC) in all 20 districts to minimize the damage caused by natural disasters in the region, informed a government statement.
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Assam: Villagers appeal for precautionary measures as river erosion wreaks
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Inamul Hoque, a resident of the Baghmara Char area said that due to river erosion, a school building and many human settlements were completely destroyed in this area.
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Heavy rains, flash floods affected 645 families in Afghanistan: UN
Updated : 2 years, 12 months ago IST
The United Nations mission in Afghanistan said due to the recent heavy rains and flash floods in seven provinces, at least 645 families have been affected.
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Afghanistan: Nine people killed, 74 others injured due to floods
Updated : 2 years, 12 months ago IST
According to Natural Disaster Management, Taliban official for Natural Disasters management said that flooding killed at least nine people and injured 74 others in 23 provinces.
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Afghanistan: 3 dead, 7 injured due to heavy rainfall, flooding
Updated : 2 years, 12 months ago IST
According to Khaama Press, on Friday and Saturday, nine provinces were affected by severe weather, which resulted in the partial or complete destruction of more than 756 homes.
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