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Pakistan: Nearly 2.5 million evacuated in Punjab as flood water begins to
Updated : 8 months, 1 week ago IST
Floods in south Punjab have displaced nearly 2.5 million people, killed 101, and devastated villages, though water is now receding, *Dawn* reported. Massive evacuation efforts, including 1,500 rescue boats, continue as relief teams supply food and medicine, with authorities declaring Jalalpu
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Convoy carrying aid attacked in Kurram: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Police
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
The region has seen ongoing clashes rooted in decades-old land disputes, leading to at least 130 deaths since November. These disputes, along with road blockages, have left Parachinar facing critical shortages of food and medicine, with roads remaining blocked for weeks, cutting off vital su
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Double whammy for Delhi: Temperature drops, AQI in 'very poor' category
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Delhi is experiencing a cold wave, with temperatures dropping and air quality worsening. The AQI reached 345 on Monday, well into the "very poor" category. Shelter homes are providing refuge for those affected, offering warmth and essential amenities like food and medicine to the vulnerable.
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Baloch Yakjehti Committee sit-in continues for 8th day, vows to continue p
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
The BYC accused Pakistan of imposing a curfew in Gwadar and through Makuran by shutting down the internet and mobile networks. It said that all roads, highways, shops and markets have been closed, causing a severe shortage of food and medicine.
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Houthi attacks in Red Sea preventing food, medicine from reaching vulnerab
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken on Friday highlighted that the attacks by the Iranian-backed Houthi terrorists on commercial ships in the Red Sea are preventing food and medicine from reaching vulnerable populations.
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Silkyara tunnel collapse: 6-inch-wide pipe reaches trapped labourers; resc
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
A six-inch pipe has been laid at the Silkyara tunnel through which nutritious food and medicines could be supplied to the 41 labourers, trapped for over a week after parts of the under-construction structure collapsed following a landslide.
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Over 50,000 displaced people evacuated to date by Assam Rifles in violence
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
The Assam Rifles has evacuated over 50,000 displaced persons from all communities in the violence-hit Manipur to date and provided them safe passage, shelter, food and medicines, the paramilitary force said in a statement.
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UN mission warns of worsening food crisis in Sri Lanka
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Since June, the HNP has been responding to the Government's request for UN-backed multi-sector support for Sri Lanka's debt and food and medicine shortages. "Governments and donor agencies have helped the humanitarian community reach over 1 million of the country's most vulnerable people wit
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Sudan receives food, medicine aid from UAE
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Khartoum [Sudan], July 27 (ANI/Xinhua): Sudan on Tuesday received an aid plane carrying food and medicine provided by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for the poor in the western Darfur region, said a senior Sudanese official.
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Stalin proposes to send relief materials to Sri Lanka in meeting with PM M
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 31 (ANI): In a meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin discussed the economic condition of Sri Lanka and proposed to send relief materials including food and medicines from the state to Sri Lanka, sources said. Read More
Ukraine crisis: Seven-hour long ceasefire begins in Mariupol, Volnovakha t
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Kyiv [Ukraine], March 5 (ANI): A seven-hour ceasefire has begun in Mariupol and Volnovakha cities of Ukraine to set up humanitarian corridors for the evacuation of civilians and delivery of food and medicines, said a media report.
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'Gift from people of India to the people of Afghanistan': India sends whea
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 22 (ANI): India is keeping up with its commitment of unconditional support to the people of Afghanistan who are grappling with acute food and medicines shortages.
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