Floods: Dar seeks budgetary support
GENEVA: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar on Monday (9th of Jan 2023) sought budgetary support to create fiscal space for the Pakistan Government to continue…
GENEVA: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar on Monday (9th of Jan 2023) sought budgetary support to create fiscal space for the Pakistan Government to continue…
MANHATTAN: Pakistan needs strong support from the international community to deal with the vast devastation left behind by the unprecedented floods in August, pointing out that three times the area…
NEW YORK: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has reaffirmed the full support and cooperation to Pakistan for its post-flood humanitarian relief work as well as for long-term recovery, rehabilitation, and…
KARACHI: A.P. Moller - Maersk (Maersk) has been unwavering in its dedication to supporting the communities where it operates by contributing assets, expertise, and capable talent for pro-bono projects, especially…
ISLAMABAD: Adviser to the Prime Minister on Kashmir Affairs and Gilgit-Baltistan Qamar Zaman Kaira on Thursday said that Imran Khan wanted to bring mob to attack Islamabad, the state will…
ISLAMABAD: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will provide flood relief support to Pakistan to the tune of US$ 2.3 to 2.5 billion. This will include US$ 1.5 billion for the…
ISLAMABAD: Ministry of Finance has taken to the Twitter to inform that "Finance Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar meets Mr. Yong Ye, Country Director, ADB,discussed progress on ongoing portfolio. "FM…
ISLAMABAD: The United Nations had upscaled its humanitarian appeal for the flood affected people of Pakistan to $816 million from the previous $160 million assistance. The appeal was upscaled considering…
ISLAMABAD: Türkiye's 13th "Kindness Train" has set off for Pakistan with aid for the victims of catastrophic floods that have submerged one-third of the South Asian country. The train, which…
KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah with assistance of the World Bank (WB) has decided to launch a Rs110 billion housing project for the flood-affected people for which…
ISLAMABAD: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will approve funding of over $2 billion to support Pakistan's post-flood relief and resilience activities by the end of current year, ADB Director General…
According to the statistics issued by the BISP here Monday, an amount of Rs. 25,000 per family is being distributed through BISP to the flood affected families of Balochistan, Sindh,…
ISLAMABAD: The President of Indonesia Joko Widodo on Monday dispatched humanitarian aid assistance for the flood victims in Pakistan. The Government of Indonesia has joined the international community in providing…
BEIJING: The Chinese government and people will continue to stand with Pakistan and take prompt actions to help flood-stricken people, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson, Wang Wenbin said on Monday. China…
KARACHI: President Dr Arif Alvi urged the social media activists to participate in flood relief activities and point out discrepancies in the system so that they could be rectified. He…
KARACHI: Chairman of the world’s largest port operating company (DP World), Sheikh Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem, arrived here to lend his support to the flood-hit populace of Pakistan. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SIPR72vv0m0 Addressing…
KARACHI: IMF has informed the Media that it would work with others in the international community to support (under the current program) the relief and reconstruction efforts of Pakistani authorities..."Especially…
ISLAMABAD: The country would face serious impacts on its agricultural produce causing a food security crisis and disruption in it's agri exports as the devastating monsoon floods have a big…
WASHINGTON: Pakistan's Ambassador to the United States, Masood Khan, has told a conference in Islamabad that the Pakistan-American community has stepped up its efforts to mobilize support to Pakistan's rescue…
MULTAN: Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) South Zone Punjab has so far provided special assistance to nearly 1,50,000 flood affected beneficiaries of South Punjab under PM's Flood Relief Package. Zonal…
BEIJING: China has pledged to provide urgently-needed supplies including 25,000 tents to assist Pakistan government in its flood relief efforts and dispatched around 5,000 tents for flood-stricken people, Pakistan Ambassador…
MANHATTAN: UN has taken to the Twitter to inform that Secretary General Antonio Guterres will land in Pakistan on Friday (9th of August, 2022). "The UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres,…
ISLAMABAD: A French aircraft carrying relief goods for the flood affected people of Pakistan arrived here on Saturday (3rd of September, 2022). Minister for National Health Services Abdul Qadir Patel…
RAWALPINDI: COAS General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Thursday (1st of September, 2022) visited the flood-hit areas of Dera Ismail Khan and Rojhan. While interacting with flood victims at D.I. Khan,…