Tag: flood
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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…
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Summary to deduct two days’ salary of government employees sent to PM
According to Finance Minister Miftah Ismail, a summary to deduct two days’ amount of government employees’ salary is being sent to Prime Minister (PM) Shehbaz Sharif for approval in order to assist the flood-affected families. Additionally, he requested that the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) should instruct banks to direct a portion of their profits…
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Video: Young shoe polisher wins hearts by donating half of his earnings to flood victims
A charity organisation, Alkhidmat Foundation Pakistan, posted a video of a young boy donating Rs30 for flood relief efforts. The shoe polisher has been donating to the flood relief camp at Thokar Niaz Baig in Lahore for the last five days, according to the Alkhidmat Foundation. It went on to say that since he did…
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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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UN chief to visit flood-affected areas on Sept 9
United Nations (UN) Secretary-General António Guterres will pay a ‘solidarity visit’ to the flood-affected areas of Pakistan on September 9. “With the tragic situation facing millions of men, women and children impacted by historic floods in Pakistan, the Secretary-General will travel to the country next week for a solidarity visit,” said UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric. According…
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Pakistan to import vegetables from neighbouring countries to overcome shortage
After devastating floods ravaged the nation, Pakistani officials made the decision to import onions and tomatoes from Iran and Afghanistan due to the rising prices and imminent food crisis. The production and supply of vegetables and other crops has been impacted by the recent torrential rains and flooding. At a meeting presided over by Commerce…
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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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KP govt launches ‘Flood Reporting’ app to aid flood victims
To promptly aid those impacted by severe flooding, the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) government launched the “Flood Reporting” application on Monday. Atif Khan, the Minister of Science and Information Technology for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), gave specific directions for the introduction of the smartphone application. The minister stated in a message that flood victims will be able…
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Vegetable prices soar amid low supply due to floods
Extreme flooding has hampered the supply of perishable items from agricultural areas, driving up the prices of onions and tomatoes in city markets. While tomatoes cost Rs400-450 per kilogramme (kg), onions cost Rs350-400 per kg. Onion prices rose by Rs75 per kg week over week in the official rate list, while tomato prices rose by…
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‘Cancel your political engagements’: Nawaz Sharif directs party to help flood victims
Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo Nawaz Sharif urged the nation and directed his party leaders to come forward and help the flood affectees. “I will also request all PML-N MNAs and MPAs to cancel their political and other engagements and put all your energies into helping the flood victims,” said Sharif on Sunday (August 28).…