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Pakistan Floods: Outbreak of waterborne diseases amid catastrophic disaste
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Sindh [Pakistan], September 4 (ANI): The outbreak of waterborne diseases in areas hit by recent record-breaking floods in Pakistan has raised concerns among health officials, as nearly half a million flood-displaced people are living in relief camps, local media reported.
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Nearly 1,300 people die due to devastating floods in Pakistan
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 4 (ANI): Pakistan's catastrophic floods resulted in the death of nearly 1,300 people in the country even as relief operations continue.
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Flood Relief Fund to be audited to ensure transparency: Pak PM Shehbaz
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 4 (ANI): Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday announced to get PM Flood Relief Fund audited by the Accountant General Pakistan Revenues (AGPR) and a private audit firm to ensure transparency.
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US defence department plans aid mission to Pakistan amid devastating flood
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 3 (ANI): The United States is conducting a military assistance mission to flood-devastated Pakistan, the US armed forces' Central Command (CENTCOM) said.
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Pakistan Defence distances itself from 'unrecognised' veterans' bodies
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 3 (ANI): Pakistan Defence Ministry has accused some military veterans' organisations of "masquerading as" representatives of retired servicemen and warned them of punishment.
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Pakistan: Federal minister hits out at Imran Khan for holding 'concerts' d
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 3 (ANI): After the satellite images of the Pakistan floods were released, the Foreign Minister and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari lashed out at Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan for holding 'concerts' in such a di
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Pakistan: Imran Khan warns Shehbaz govt against torture of party leaders
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan], September 3 (ANI): After the alleged torture of Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan's close aid Shahbaz Gill, the PTI chief has given a warning to the government led by Shehbaz Sharif saying that if the regime continued to torture, the party will take out a march t
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Pakistanis tired of unresponsive govt amid floods, pick up tools to pave t
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Kohistan [Pakistan], September 3 (ANI): As Pakistan faces flood havoc, the people of Kohistan district in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province have let go of all hopes with the government to restore connections to other parts of the country and have started to repair the roads themselves, media r
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Cash-strapped Pakistan to seek flood aid from international lenders
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 3 (ANI): Pakistan is planning to reach out to global lenders for monetary assistance to deal with devastating floods in the country, local media reported on Saturday.
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Balochistan minister rejects PKR 10 billion grant from Pak govt, says "gra
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 3 (ANI): Balochistan Agriculture Minister Mir Asadullah Baloch on Friday rejected the Rs 10 billion grant announced by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif for the rehabilitation of flood victims in the province saying that the grant was nothing compared to the lo
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Canadian anchor continues with live TV segment on Pakistan floods even aft
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Ottawa [Canada], September 3 (ANI): A Canadian reporter recently ensured that the show must go on even after she swallowed a fly during a live broadcast while delivering a segment on Pakistan floods, proving that one's professionalism is defined by how one carries oneself.
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US Congress members to visit flood-hit Pakistan tomorrow
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 3 (ANI): Members of the United States Congress Sheila Jackson and Tom Suozzi have left for a two-day visit to the flood-affected Pakistan on Saturday, in a bid to show solidarity with the victims and the Pakistani government.
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