Tag: flash floods
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‘Floods are a lesson’: Ahsan Iqbal criticises construction on waterways
Minister for Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal along with the representatives of the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) and the Pakistan Army briefed media personnel at the National Flood Response and Coordination Center, Islamabad regarding flood relief work today (Saturday), reports Radio Pakistan. National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) Chairman Akhtar Nawaz said that the year…
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People in Rajanpur await relief packages
Hundreds of flood affectees in Rajanpur district, Punjab, are awaiting government aid as they continue to camp on roads to escape the devastation of high water levels in their villages and towns, reports Ilyas Gabol for Samaa News. According to the affectees, no one from the government has reached out to them with relief packages.…
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‘Pehaly insan bano, phir siyasatdan bano!’: Bilawal on Khan for holding public rallies
Chairman Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari berated former Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan for holding public rallies as the aftermath of severe flooding keeps on unfolding across the country. “Pakistan is facing the biggest disaster in our history. One-third of our country is underwater! One-seventh of our citizens are affected, 35 million people. The…
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US to send team to assess damage caused by floods in Pak
The Central Command of the United States military will send a team to Pakistan which will assess the damages caused by the floods. According to a press release issued by Centcom Communication Director Colonel Joe Buccino on September 2, General Michael contacted Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa by telephone and offered…
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Floods in Pakistan: Should you donate sanitary pads?
The devasting floods have killed at least 1,191 people in the country. Balochistan and Sindh are the most affected provinces of the country. Hundreds of thousands of people who were displaced by the floods since June are currently residing in camps or with host families. As per an estimate, 8.2 million women in flood-affected areas…
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‘Pakistan’s international debt should be immediately cancelled’: British MP
United Kingdom (UK) Member of Parliament (MP) Claudia Webbe has called on the international community to cancel Pakistan’s debt as the country’s inflation hits the highest level since 1973. In a statement on Twitter, Webbe said, “Inflation in Pakistan is at an all-time high at 27 per cent! Pakistan’s international debt should be immediately cancelled…
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Govt to waive fees, give scholarships for university students in flood-affected areas
Federal Minister for Education Rana Tanveer Hussain has said on Thursday that the government has decided to provide relief to university students in flood-affected areas by waiving their fees and giving them scholarships. In a tweet, he said that he held a meeting with the Chair Higher Education Commission (HEC) and decided to facilitate the…
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UK’s £1.5 million financial support for Pakistan flood victims termed ‘pathetically small’
The International Development Committee (IDC) of the British Parliament has called the UK’s financial support for disastrous floods in Pakistan ‘risible’. The “pathetically small” amount of support provided, according to IDC chair Sarah Champion, made her feel ashamed. She further said that by choosing to take the money out of Pakistan’s current aid, the UK…
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PM Shehbaz postpones UAE visit to ‘focus on rescue & relief’
Prime Minister (PM) Shehbaz Sharif has on Thursday postponed his upcoming trip to United Arab Emirates (UAE) in order to focus on relief and rescue activities for flood victims in Pakistan. “I was set to visit the UAE on Sept 3 on the invitation of HH the President. We mutually decided to postpone the visit…
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Army postpones Defence Day ceremony in solidarity with flood victims
The Pakistan Army on Wednesday (August 31) postponed the Defence Day ceremony — to demonstrate solidarity with flood-affected Pakistanis. The ceremony is held every year on September 6 at GHQ in Rawalpindi. The announcement was made by Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director General, Major General Babar Iftikhar, in a tweet from his twitter account.“In solidarity…