Pakistan’s armed forces have rescued another 2,000 people trapped in floodwaters, they said in a statement, as the disaster, blamed on climate change, has inundated about a third of the country and is expected to continued. This year’s record-breaking monsoon rains and melting glaciers in northern Pakistan have caused floods that have killed at least […]
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Pakistan: UN emergency appeal to raise $160 million
The UN and the government of Pakistan today launched an emergency appeal to raise $160 million to help more than 5 million people affected by the devastating floods in the Asian country. This amount will fund an emergency plan for the next six months, which initially aims to provide basic services (health, food, drinking water […]
Pakistan to need more than $10 billion to repair damage after floods
Pakistan will need more than $10 billion to repair damage caused by heavy monsoon rains and rebuild damaged infrastructure, the country’s Planning and Development Minister Ahsan Iqbal told AFP today. “Huge damage was caused to infrastructure, mainly in the telecommunications, agriculture, livelihoods sectors, but also the road network,” Iqbal explained. A third of Pakistan is […]
At 1,136 the dead from the floods in Pakistan: Possible imports of vegetables from India and a loan from the IMF
The United Nations and the Pakistani government will formally appeal to the UN tomorrow, Tuesday, for a donation of $160 million to fund emergency aid in Pakistan, which has been swept by unprecedented floods, the UN secretary-general’s spokesman said today. Tens of millions of Pakistanis are battling to cope with the worst monsoon rains in […]
Tens of millions of Pakistanis struggle to cope with worst rainfall in 30 years
Tens of millions of Pakistanis are today struggling to cope with the worst monsoon rains “in 30 years”, which have killed 1,061 people and destroyed countless homes and vital farmland. This year’s monsoon rains that began in June are “unprecedented in 30 years”, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said today on a tour of the affected […]
Pakistan: Aid slows to arrive as Pakistan faces unprecedented floods
A massive rescue operation is underway today in Pakistan, which is facing unprecedented floods that have already killed at least 1,061 people, as international aid slowly begins to arrive. More than 33 million people, or one in seven Pakistanis, have been affected by the floods and nearly a million homes have been destroyed or severely […]
Pakistan: Death toll reaches 1,061 in floods
Flooding caused by monsoon rains that started in June has killed at least 1,061 people in Pakistan, according to the latest death toll released today by the national disaster management authority (NDMA). Another 28 people lost their lives during the last 24 hours, according to the latest NDMA figures. Authorities are still trying to reach […]
The Taliban accuse Pakistan of allowing US drones to use its airspace
The Taliban’s acting defense minister said today that Pakistan allowed US drones to use its airspace to enter Afghanistan, an accusation Pakistan recently denied following a US airstrike in Kabul. Acting Defense Minister Mullah Mohammad Yaqub told reporters at a press conference in Kabul that US drones are entering Afghanistan through Pakistan. “According to our […]
Pakistan: Supporters of former Prime Minister Imran Khan outside his house to prevent his arrest
Hundreds of supporters of Pakistan’s former prime minister Imran Khan rallied outside his home in the capital Islamabad today, vowing to prevent his arrest on charges brought against him under anti-terrorism laws, party officials said. His supporters rallied outside the former prime minister’s mansion after police on Saturday filed terrorism charges against him for making […]
Pakistan: At least 20 dead in a road accident
At least 20 people were charred to death today when a bus caught fire after it collided with a tanker carrying petrol in central Pakistan, police said. The long-distance bus rammed into the back of the tanker in the dark on the outskirts of Multan city. “Twenty people were killed in the accident caused by […]