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UN General Secretary says Pakistan needs massive financial support for reh
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 10 (ANI): United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday said that Pakistan needed "massive" financial support for relief, recovery and rehabilitation in the wake of the catastrophic floods that displaced more than 33 million people and are est
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Pakistan: Economic loss due to floods rises to around USD 18 billion
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 10 (ANI): The estimated economic loss due to the unprecedented floods in Pakistan has neared around USD 18 billion, an increase from USD 12.5 billion estimated earlier, as calculated by the Centre and endorsed by the provinces.
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USAID chief extends full support to Pakistan to help mitigate disastrous i
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 10 (ANI): United States Agency for International Development (USAID) chief Samantha Power on Friday called on Pakistan's Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari and extended full support to Pakistan to help mitigate the disastrous impacts of ravaging floods.
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UN chief lands in Pakistan to take stock of the floods situation
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 9 (ANI): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday landed in Pakistan on a two-day visit to take stock of the floods related situation and express solidarity with the country's people hit by extreme monsoon rain.
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Pakistan trade body asks federal govt to allow import of cotton from India
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 9 (ANI): Due to the dire condition of the textile industy in the country following devastating floods, a Pakistan trade body has approached the Shehbaz Sharif government to allow the import of cotton from India.
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Pakistan floods demonstrate need for climate change mitigation: UN body
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 8 (ANI): The devastating floods in Pakistan, which have claimed over 1,200 lives, have now affected more than 33 million people, causing widespread destruction and damage.
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UN chief to pay two-day visit to flood-hit Pakistan from tomorrow
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 8 (ANI): UN General Secretary Antonio Guterres will visit Pakistan on September 9-10 to express solidarity with the country's people drenched by extreme monsoon rains that have led to the country's worst flooding in a decade.
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London-based activist lambasts Imran Khan over new anti-Pakistani army sta
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
London [UK], September 8 (ANI): London-based rights activist Shaukat Ali Kashmiri raised concern over Pakistan's socio-economic and political situation and lambasted former Pakistani Prime Minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan for his close association with the Pakista
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Imran Khan alleges political conspiracy being hatched to topple Punjab gov
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 8 (ANI): Former Pakistani Prime Minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan on Wednesday alleged that a conspiracy is being hatched to topple his party's government in Punjab.
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Flood victims complain over inept govt response to floods in Pakistan
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 7 (ANI): At least 1,325 people have died from floods in Pakistan, leaving the resident of Kambar-Shahdadkot complaining over the lack of help being provided to them despite the tall claims made by the authorities ranging from Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to t
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Never-ending protests in Pakistan create socio-economic unrest: Report
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 7 (ANI): Pakistan has long been gripped by pervasive protests, a deepening economic crisis and socio-economic unrest, media reports said.
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WHO warns of worsening situation in Pakistan
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 7 (ANI): As Pakistan struggles to deal with the unprecedented floods situation in the country, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned about the worsening situation in the country ravaged by the record rains.
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