Tag: aid
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US to give $10m to Pakistan for food security
United States (US) Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, has said that the US government is pleased to announce another $10 million for Pakistan’s food security programme. Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari met Blinken at the State Department in Washington DC on Monday. Holding a joint press conference following the meeting, Bilawal said that diplomacy between the…
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World Bank proposes $2 billion for flood-ravaged Pakistan
The World Bank has proposed $2 billion in finance to jump-start infrastructure restoration and rebuilding following severe flooding. Martin Raiser, the new Vice President of the World Bank for the South Asia Region, revealed that he had just returned from his first official trip to the country that had been devastated by floods and reaffirmed…
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World Bank to provide Pakistan $22.2 million in financial support for flood-affected farmers
In an attempt to help Pakistan’s flood-affected farmers, the World Bank will provide financial support of $22.2 million. A delegation led by the World Bank’s South Asia Regional Director for Sustainable Development, John A Roome, met with the Federal Minister for National Food Security and Research, Tariq Bashir Cheema. The discussion at the meeting focused…
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Flood-related losses may exceed $10 billion: Ahsan Iqbal
Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal said that the initial economic losses caused by the floods in Pakistan cost at least $10 billion. The estimated cost was disclosed by Planning Minister on Monday, saying that Pakistan needed help from the rest of the world to deal with the consequences of climate change. Unexpected monsoon rains have caused…
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What caused Pakistan’s greatest flood in a decade?
Floods in Pakistan have affected millions of people, drowned hundreds, and prompted the government to proclaim a national emergency. Nearly 1,000 people have died since June, according to the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA). People are looking for shelter as torn tents fill the streets of Sukkur. Around 15,500 people sacrificed everything in the 1,000-kilometer-long…
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Pressure on Pakistani rupee may decrease in August
Finance Minister Miftah Ismail expressed his continued faith in Pakistani rupee’s (PKR) ability to withstand pressure despite the PKR continuing to hit historic lows versus the US dollar and suffering its biggest weekly slide in more than 20 years. The finance minister stated in an interview with Radio Pakistan that the political climate and the…
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Hyderabad will finally get Rescue 1122 service by 2023
Deputy Commissioner of Hyderabad Fuad Ghaffar Soomro, who also serves as acting Director-General of the Hyderabad Development Authority (HDA), revealed that Hyderabad would launch its 1122 emergency service by the following year. Additionally, Garbage disposal in the city will also become operational by the next month due to the recent contract that has been inked.…
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Pakistan sends aid to earthquake-stricken Afghanistan
The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) on Thursday dispatched relief supplies for the earthquake victims in Afghanistan on the special directives of Prime Minister (PM) Shehbaz Sharif. Details indicate that the NDMA dispatched a shipment containing family tents, tarpaulins, blankets, and emergency medications, according to the NDMA spokesperson. “Pakistan has assured all possible support to…
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Rescue 1122 service to officially launch in Karachi this month
On May 30, the Sindh government will finally launch the Rescue 1122 service in Karachi, which would provide emergency aid to those in need. The approval was announced at a briefing held on Thursday at the Sindh Secretariat, with Sindh Chief Secretary Dr Muhammad Sohail Rajput in the chair. The initiative to open the trauma…
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Pakistan dispatches aid for flood-affected Afghans
Pakistan is delivering emergency aid commodities to Afghanistan, where severe rains and flooding killed several individuals and wrecked hundreds of residences. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) on April 7, revealed that Pakistan dispatched a C-130 plane to Mazar-e-Sharif with emergency relief supplies for Afghans affected by flash floods. According to Afghanistan’s National Disaster Management…