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WHO expresses concern over wave of diseases, deaths post floods in Pakista
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 18 (ANI): The World Health Organization on Saturday expressed deep concerns about the potential for a "second disaster in Pakistan: a wave of diseases and deaths" following the unprecedented floods caused by climate change, that have engulfed over 1,500 lives
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Pakistan floods: UN expresses concern over 3.4 million children in need of
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 18 (ANI): The United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) on Saturday expressed concern over 3.4 million children in need of "immediate, lifesaving support" in Pakistan post devastating floods.
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All SCO members favour transit trade, says Bilawal Bhutto
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Samarkand [Uzbekistan], September 17 (ANI): Pakistan Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Friday said that SCO countries want transit trade and the route that a country wants to adopt is its own choice.
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Pak PM Shehbaz Sharif meets SCO leaders, discusses flood fury in country
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Samarkand [Uzbekistan], September 16 (ANI): On the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Samarkand, Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif held a meeting with some of the leaders of the grouping and apprised them of the situation in the flood-ravaged country and
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Pakistan: Data reveals corruption in delivery of foreign aid to flood vict
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 15 (ANI): Amid the reeling crisis in Pakistan due to floods, United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator Julien Harneis on Wednesday said that out of USD 150 million in foreign assistance received by the South-Asian country, only USD 38.35 million amo
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Pakistan: Sindh Minister slams PTI's Punjab govt for seizing flour trucks
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Sindh [Pakistan], September 15 (ANI): Sindh Minister Sharjeel Inam Memon has slammed Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf's (PTI) Punjab government for seizing flour trucks of the Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) at the Sindh-Punjab border.
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Imran Khan backtracks over extension of army chief's term till elections
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 14 (ANI): Former Pakistan Prime Minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan on Tuesday rejected suggesting the extension of the tenure of Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa till the next elections.
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Pakistan's economy continues to sink despite international support
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 14 (ANI): Despite support from Saudi Arabia and International Monetary Funds (IMF), Pakistan is on the verge of economic collapse with a lack of funds.
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Pakistan Climate Minister accuses Imran Khan's party of conspiring against
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 13 (ANI): Pakistani Minister for Climate Change Sherry Rehman lashed out at Imran Khan's party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) for running a smear campaign against the federal government amid the devastating floods situation in the country and termed its move "
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Pak floods add to misery of already marginalised people of Sindh
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Sindh [Pakistan], September 13 (ANI): Floods that devastated parts of Pakistan have left thousands in despair, however, it has added to the miseries of the already marginalized people of Sindh.
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Imran Khan flips on Pak Army chief tenure, suggests to extend his term til
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 13 (ANI): In a change of stance, former Pakistan Prime Minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan on Monday suggested that Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa's tenure should be "extended till elections."
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Journalist arrested for reporting plight of Hindu flood victims in Pakista
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 13 (ANI): Pakistan Police arrested a journalist for allegedly reporting on the plight of Pakistani Hindus trapped in the ongoing floods in Pakistan's Sindh province. These affected people later claimed that they were deprived of basic resources to survive the
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