Tag: flash floods
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Malala expected to visit flood relief areas next week
Nobel laureate and social activist Malala Yousafzai is expected to visit flood affected areas of Pakistan in the second week of October. She is expected to reach the country on October 12 on a three day visit. According to sources of Geo News, the Sindh Home Department has issued directives to make strict security arrangements…
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Flood update: UN passes resolution urging countries to support rehabilitation efforts
The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) passed a resolution on Friday calling for an increase in humanitarian aid to help Pakistan. The resolution has been passed to provide full support to rehabilitation and reconstruction efforts in Pakistan. The 193-member body unanimously adopted the resolution, which stated that improved access to international climate financing was crucial…
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US President says Pakistan ‘underwater’, other countries should help
President of the United States, Joe Biden, on Wednesday asked the world to step forward and stop the effects of climate change. While addressing the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York, the American President said that Pakistan must be helped as the country remains under water after devastating floods hit the country. In…
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‘Six months’: Murad Ali Shah gives estimate on when flood waters will drain
Sindh Chief Minister (CM) Murad Ali Shah said that the government is working on rehabilitating people and the province’s drainage, irrigation network. According to him, it will take “three to six months” to drain the water from flood-affected areas of the province as in “some areas, there is at least eight to 10 feet of…
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Punjab CM Pervaiz Elahi increases financial assistance for flood victims to Rs10 lac
Chief Minister (CM) Punjab, Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi, has increased financial assistance for families of deceased victims from Rs. 0.8 million to 1 million (Rs 8lac to Rs10 lac). CM Elahi had a meeting with Provincial Minister Muhammad Muneeb Sultan Cheema in which they discussed the current political situation of the country and relief activities for…
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‘Matter of justice’: UN chief appeals to the world to support Pakistan
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Saturday, September 10, urged the international community to support disaster-hit Pakistan as the country needed massive financial help to overcome post-flood crises. “It is not a matter of generosity, but a matter of justice,” he said reiterating the United Nation’s commitment, strong support, and solidarity with the flood-affected populace…
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Across borders: Rahul Gandhi extends heartfelt sympathies to Pakistan’s flood victims
The leader of India’s Congress party, Rahul Gandhi, has extended his heartfelt condolences and sympathies to the bereaved flood-affected families of Pakistan. In a tweet on Friday, Gandhi said, “The floods in Pakistan are a terrible tragedy. My heartfelt sympathies to all the people affected and deepest condolences to those who have lost their loved…
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Naseem Shah to auction his match-winning bat for flood victims
Naseem Shah has announced the auction of his six-smashing bat, which he used against Afghanistan in the ongoing Asia Cup 2022. Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) shared a video of Mohmmad Hasnain and Naseem Shah. In the video, Hasnain can be seen gifting his bat to Naseem Shah. Hasnain in the video said “By now you…
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Men need to know, it’s time to talk about the menstrual period
Pakistan is in the throes of devastating floods that have wreaked havoc across all four provinces. The scale of devastation has been estimated to be more than $10 billion. And yet with thousands of lives lost, and millions homeless, we are still debating on whether sending sanitary napkins to the flood-affected areas is a good…
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PM’s flood relief fund to be audited to ‘ensure transparency’
Prime Minister (PM) Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday announced that the government will conduct an audit of the PM Flood Relief Fund to maintain transparency. The fund will be audited by the Accountant General of Pakistan Revenues (AGPR) and a private audit firm of “global standing”. “As per my commitment to ensure transparency, the government has…