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Pakistan Floods: World Bank to provide USD 323 billion to farmers in flood
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], October 1 (ANI): In the wake of the devastating floods across Pakistan, the World Bank is set to aid the farmers of flood-affected regions in Sindh with USD 323 billion in order to provide subsidies for fertilisers and certified seeds.
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Pakistan: Flood relief, economy takes backstage; debate over next Army Chi
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 30 (ANI): Debate in Pakistan, even amid flash floods and economic turmoil, remains pinned on who should be appointed as the next Army Chief in the next snap elections, Geo Politica reported.
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Pakistan not requested for 'debt swap' with China, says Bilawal
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 30 (ANI): Pakistan Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Thursday denied requesting any debt restructuring owed to China, despite the flood situation in the country.
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Pakistan floods: Over 60,000 pregnant women lack maternal health services
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 30 (ANI): The floods that ravaged one-third of Pakistan have left about 600,000 pregnant women lacking maternal health services including a huge impact on the health facilities for children, media reports said citing a state minister.
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Pakistan urges IMF to ease harsh terms on power tariffs, fuel taxes
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 30 (ANI): Amid a worsening economic crisis due to floods, high inflation and depreciating currency, Pakistan on Friday urged the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to ease harsh terms which require Islamabad to increase power tariffs and fuel taxes over next si
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Pakistan Railways grind to a halt amid crippling fuel crisis
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan], September 30 (ANI): The worsening fuel crisis in Pakistan has resulted in the disruption of Pakistan Railways (PR) services with trains gradually coming to a standstill.
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Blinken urges Pakistan to seek debt relief from China amid floods
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 28 (ANI): As Pakistan is facing devastating floods, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has called on Islamabad to seek debt relief from Beijing to deal with the natural disaster.
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Over 2 lakh people affected by natural disasters in Afghanistan: Report
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 28 (ANI): Occurrences of floods and earthquakes across several provinces of Afghanistan have affected more than 2,23,000 people over the past several months, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said in a report.
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Pakistan: Amid financial crisis, Punjab govt approves PKR 1.33 billion for
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 28 (ANI): Pakistan's Punjab province approved PKR (Pakistani Rupees) 1.33 billion to purchase 133 VIP protocol and luxury vehicles for their government functionaries and officers when the country is facing a flood, food crisis, unemployment, poverty and inflat
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Pakistan spends USD 450 million on F-16 package from US, amid USD 28 billi
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 27 (ANI): While Pakistan at UNGA recently urged the international communities to help it with economic losses amid the unprecedented flooding, which is estimated to be USD 28 billion, on the other hand, it recently received F-16-related equipment from the Unit
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Despite IMF loans, Pakistani rupee continues to fall
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 27 (ANI): Despite the inflow of International Monetary Fund (IMF) loans, Pakistan's currency continues to fall.
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YSR Congress MP Vijayasai Reddy welcomes CM Jagan Mohan Reddy's decision o
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh) [India], September 27 (ANI): Rajya Sabha MP and YSR Congress general secretary Vijayasai Reddy welcomed the decision of Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy to establish three capitals in Andhra Pradesh citing the Bengaluru floods as the reason.
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