€1m French aid for relief operations in flood-hit Pakistan

Islamabad: France has allocated €1 million to three nongovernmental international organizations (NGIOs) for humanitarian relief operations in flood-hit Pakistan. French Ambassador in Pakistan Nicolas Galey announced this wh...

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

Rs5bn grant Japan to finance Indus Basin flood management

ISLAMABAD: Japan will provide a new grant of worth 2.831 billion Yen (equivalent to around PKR5.119 billion) for flood management enhancement in the Indus Basin. The signing ceremony was held here on Wednesday at the Ministry...

14-Nov-2024 Read More