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Corruption plagues flood relief efforts in Pakistan: Reports
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], October 15 (ANI): A UN official has expressed concerns regarding the use of flood assistance in Pakistan, amid the country's continuing struggle to procure sufficient aid to recover from losses from the unprecedented disaster.
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Is Pakistan flood catastrophe linked only to climate change?
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], October 14 (ANI): The Pakistan government led by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has washed its hands of its responsibility and blamed climate change for the floods in the country, but the reality is that it failed in providing a quick response which could have mitigated
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"This is something we take very seriously": US on 'corruption' in flood re
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 12 (ANI): Amid reports of massive corruption and looting of US relief aid in Pakistan, Washington on Tuesday said this is something it takes very seriously, not only in Pakistan but anywhere around the world where American taxpayer dollars are implicated.
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Flood-hit Pak gives nod to buy 6.2 mn mosquito nets from India
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], October 12 (ANI): The Pakistan government on Tuesday gave a nod to the country's health ministry to procure 6.2 million mosquito nets from India, in a bid to protect the public from vector-borne diseases after the last month's devastating floods that killed more the 1,6
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Pakistan flood losses estimated to tune of USD 40 bn by World Bank, says S
Updated : 3 years, 5 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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Flood-hit Pakistan may see 2.7 million malaria cases in 32 districts by Ja
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], October 9 (ANI): The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Saturday warned of 2.7 million malaria cases in flood-hit Pakistan in 32 districts by January 2023.
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World Bank cuts Pakistan's growth projection to 2 per cent after floods
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], October 8 (ANI): The World Bank has estimated that Pakistan's GDP growth will slow down from 5 per cent in the fiscal year 2022 to around 2 per cent in the fiscal year 2023 following one of the most devastating floods in the country's history.
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Wheat rots reportedly in government godowns in Balochistan amid dire food
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Quetta [Pakistan], October 8 (ANI): Amid the flour crisis for over the past three weeks in Pakistan, several pictures, which reportedly have emerged of a government food warehouse located on Band Road in Pishin district in Balochistan, depicting the possible wheat crisis in the country.
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Pak: Flood victim dies following stampede in Balochistan's Jaffarabad
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Balochistan [Pakistan], October 7 (ANI): Following a stampede in Balochistan's Jaffarabad during an NGO's distribution of relief goods on Thursday, the police opened fire on the masses which hit a flood victim who later succumbed to injuries.
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Pakistan: Balochistan logs 2,434 malaria cases in last 24 hours
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Balochistan [Pakistan], October 6 (ANI): Following the catastrophic floods across Pakistan, around 2,434 malaria cases have been reported from six districts of Balochistan in the past 24 hours as several provinces of the country witnessed a sudden surge in vector-borne diseases.
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Pakistan: Shehbaz Sharif thanks EU for 30 million Euro humanitarian aid
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], October 5 (ANI): Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif expressed gratitude to the European Union for providing 30 million Euro humanitarian aid for the flood victims.
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UN launches USD 816 million appeal for Pakistan flood aid
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], October 4 (ANI): The United Nations on Tuesday launched the revised flash appeal of USD 816 million to respond to the needs of people affected by climate-induced floods in Pakistan.
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