US announces additional $30m assistance for flood victims

Islamabad: United States Ambassador Donald Blome announced on Thursday an additional $30 million in humanitarian assistance to support flood-affected populations in Pakistan. The new funding brings the US total assistance to ...

AIOU inks MoU to promote disaster awareness

Islamabad: Office of Research Innovation and Commercialisation (ORIC), Allama Iqbal Open University in collaboration with Islamabad Fire Brigade, Rescue 1122, and the welfare organisation Sheher Saaz, organised a seminar on Inte...

11-Oct-2024 Read More

Human, climate crises to get funds

ISLAMABAD: The World Bank announced on Tuesday that it would channel most of its multibillion-dollar annual lending towards the two biggest crises of Pakistan – low human development and worsening climatic conditions, marking ...

09-Oct-2024 Read More

Thunderstruck in Thar

THARPARKAR: As the impacts of climate change escalate worldwide, Pakistan finds itself at the forefront, grappling with an increasing number of extreme weather events that threaten lives, livelihoods, and its fragile economy. De...

06-Oct-2024 Read More

Simplifying proactive disaster risk reduction

Disaster risk reduction often comes to our attention after a catastrophe has occurred. What if we began addressing disaster risk before the disaster struck? The International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction, observed every year ...

06-Oct-2024 Read More

US takes notice of Bilawal’s aid claims

ISLAMABAD: The United States has taken notice of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari's allegations against the Shehbaz Sharif-led government regarding the mismanagement of $400 million in flood relief ai...

04-Oct-2024 Read More