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Shehbaz Sharif thanks PM Modi for condolence message amid devastating floo
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 31 (ANI): Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his condolences over the human and material losses caused by massive floods in Pakistan.
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Pakistan floods: Over 33mn people affected, 6.4mn in dire need of aid, say
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 31 (ANI): More than 6.4 million people in Pakistan are in dire need of humanitarian aid as the devastating floods continue to wreak havoc in the country, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday.
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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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Pakistan "unapologetically close" to China in strategic ties, says Ministe
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 31 (ANI): Pakistan Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Hina Rabbani Khar on Monday said that the country was "unapologetically close" to China in a strategic partnership which was growing.
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US announces USD 30mn in humanitarian aid for flood response in Pakistan
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 30 (ANI): The United States on Tuesday announced an additional USD 30 million in life-saving humanitarian assistance to support people and communities affected by severe flooding in Pakistan.
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No decision yet over trade resumption with India: Pak Foreign Minsiter Bil
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 30 (ANI): Pakistan Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Tuesday said that the country is currently assessing the flood relief plan and has not decided on the resumption of trade with India.
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UNHCR urges immediate support for millions caught in Pakistan floods
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], August 30 (ANI): UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, today urged support for a massive scale-up in emergency relief for millions of people in Pakistan hit by monsoon floods that have already killed more than 1,000 people.
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UN launches USD 160mn response plan as floods wreak havoc in Pakistan
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 30 (ANI): The "2022 Pakistan Floods Response Plan (FRP)" was jointly launched on Tuesday by the Government of Pakistan and the United Nations, simultaneously in Islamabad and Geneva, United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) said
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"Pakistan facing monsoon on steroids," UN issues flash appeal amid devasta
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 30 (ANI): The United Nations issued a flash appeal on Tuesday for USD 160 million to help Pakistan deal with devastating floods that have killed over 1,000 people and affected millions of lives.
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Pak Planning Minister warns of acute food shortage amid grim flood situati
Updated : 3 years, 7 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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Death toll from Pakistan floods climbs to 1,136, over 33 million people af
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 30 (ANI): The death toll from floods has crossed 1,100 in Pakistan and over 33 million -- one in every seven Pakistanis -- have been affected.
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Railway services suspended for 10 days in Balochistan amid devastating flo
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Quetta [Pakistan], August 30 (ANI): Amid heavy rains and devastating floods in Pakistan, railway services have been suspended for 10 days in Balochistan, however, railways authorities remain unsure of restoration even after 15 days.
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