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Pakistan estimates $2.9 billion in flood damages
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
Speaking at an event to launch the ministry's monthly development update and the preliminary flood damage assessment report on Friday, Iqbal said a detailed post-disaster needs assessment exercise is underway to determine the exact economic losses resulting from the calamity.
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Pakistan: Punjab curbs wheat movement, launches geotagging to avert crisis
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Punjab has imposed wheat movement restrictions and launched geotagging of stocks to prevent shortages after floods destroyed crops, Dawn reported. Authorities cracked down on hoarding, boosting flour mill reserves and lowering wheat prices from PKR 3,800 to PKR 3,000 per 40kg, as protests er
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Pakistan: Floods force suspension of train operations on five sections in
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Floods and heavy rains in Punjab have suspended train services on five sections and damaged power infrastructure, Dawn reported. Pakistan Railways is repairing breached tracks and bridges, while Lesco said over 73,000 consumers were hit, with 13,000 still without electricity. Other Discos al
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Pakistan's election body delays bypolls due to floods
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The Election Commission of Pakistan has postponed by-elections in nine constituencies, citing floods that damaged infrastructure, displaced voters, and tied up civil administration in relief operations. According to Dawn, the decision affects both National and Punjab Assembly seats, with a n
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Pak floods submerge over 100 villages as Sutlej swells
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
According to details, Chishtian city is facing severe flooding as the Sutlej has swollen to dangerous levels. The strong river currents have triggered rapid erosion, while protective embankments at Motianwala Pattan and Moza Azeem have collapsed.
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Pak: Floods washes away houses of Balochistan's residents, forcing them to
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
People in Balochistan's Chaghi district have been forced to survive under open skies as their houses have been washed away by floods across Pakistan, reported Pakistan Today.
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Pak floods: Death toll rose to 39, with 21 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa; urban fl
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
The heavy rains accompanied by thunderstorms have lashed several parts of the country in the past few days, resulting in a total of 39 deaths, out of which 12 occurred on Sunday: six in KP, four in Punjab and two in Balochistan, officials said.
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Pak flood victims torture cops, municipal staffers in Dipalpur
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
The flood victims got angered as the local police and municipal staffers took back the tents from the flood relief camp in Attari after caretaker Chief Minister Mohsin Naqvi’s visit to the city on Wednesday.
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Emergency declared in Pak’s Okara amid fears of flood
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Medical camps had been set up at 11 locations, including Drazky, Mehloo Sheikhuka, Nama Jindeka, and Ratta, with livestock counters stocked with medicines
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Pakistan flood losses estimated to tune of USD 40 bn by World Bank, says S
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], October 10 (ANI): Pakistan's Climate Change Minister, Sherry Rehman on Monday said that the World Bank estimated the country's flood losses at USD 40 billion.
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Pakistan's textile factories shut down due to shortage of cotton
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], October 4 (ANI): The already fragile Pakistan economy, hit hard by the devastating floods, now faces the shutdown of textile factories as the cotton crop has been destroyed.
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US provided USD 56.5 million in aid to Pakistan for flood relief, humanita
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 27 (ANI): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Pakistani Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari at the State Department on Monday and said that America had provided USD 56.5 million in aid to Pakistan for flood relief and humanitarian assistance this year
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