Dubai Port chairman meets COAS, donates Rs602m for flood victims

Rawalpindi: Chairman of the Dubai Port World Sheikh Ahmed Sultan Bin Sulayem called on Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa, reported local media quoting ISPR Sunday. Relief efforts in the wake of the devastat...

Shehbaz, MBS meet for 5th time in 6 months

ISLAMABAD: In their fifth meeting in six months, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdul Aziz Al-Saud Tuesday emphasized the need for both countries to upgrade their economic, trade and inves...

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PM orders flood aid dispatch to Malaysia

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif called his Malaysian counterpart Dato’ Seri Anwar Ibrahim to offer his deepest sympathies on the loss of lives and property caused by the recent floods in several states of Malaysia. ...

01-Dec-2024 Read More

First winter rain, hailstorm in Quetta, other cities cause damage

QUETTA: The provincial capital and many towns and cities of northern Balochistan received the first winter rains, along with a hailstorm on Friday, dropping the mercury further. A man, identified as Master Abdul Qadir, was kille...

30-Nov-2024 Read More

Pakistan unveils adaptation plans to counter floods

DEVASTATED by floods year in and year out, Pakistan on Monday unveiled plans for ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA) and ensuring better water quality, as it looks for a transformative approach to turn the tide of these disasters. ...

20-Nov-2024 Read More

Lives over profits

The flash floods that overwhelmed Spain’s eastern Valencia region two weeks ago were the deadliest natural disaster in the country’s living memory. The Spanish government responded to the tragedy with the largest peacetim...

18-Nov-2024 Read More