World Wetlands Day, 2nd Feb
KARACHI (UN): Wetlands are ecosystems where water is the primary factor controlling the environment and the associated plant and animal life. A broad definition of wetlands includes both freshwater and…
Water
Water
5B people to suffer from water scarcity: UN
MANHATTAN: Most of the globe was drier than normal in 2021, with “cascading effects on economies, ecosystems and our daily lives”, the UN World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said Tuesday, pointing…
Crimes against journalists
Int’l Day to end Impunity for crimes against journalists
ISLAMABAD (IFJ/APP): International Day to End Impunity for crimes against journalists in observed annually on 2nd of November. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qAxRDAEL4F4 Impunity: IFJ demands a Convention to enhance journalists’ safety To mark…
PM flood affected areas
Floods: PM visits Balochistan
JACOBABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has arrived on Monday (17th of October, 2022) here for a day-long visit to Balochistan. He was briefed about the aid being provided and the…
Balochistan Floods
Floods: Pak Army/FC continue relief ops in Balochistan
QUETTA: According to ISPR Pak Army/FC along with the civil administration is carrying out relief activities in the calamity-stricken areas of the province. While giving details of the ongoing relief…
Agriculture
World Food Day
KARACHI (UN): Ending world hunger is one of the greatest challenges of our times. Across the globe, up to 828 million people do not have enough food and 50 million…
Floods in Pakistan 2022
Digital solutions help rural Pakistan recover from floods
BEIJING: As the flash floods recede in Pakistan, the country welcomes the first smart IoT farm in Pakistan. Satellite navigation autopilot, robotic fertilizer applicator, agricultural UAV, climate and soil monitoring…
Indonesian aid for Flood hit Pakistanis
Indonesian flight carrying aid lands in Kr
ISLAMABAD: The third Indonesia flight carrying humanitarian aid relief and medicines weighing 32 tons, along with a medical team, arrived in Karachi on Friday. The aid was sent on the…
German aid for flood stricken Pakistanis
€10M more German aid for flood-hit Pakistanis
BERLIN: German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock has announced a further aid of ten million Euros for Flood-Stricken Pakistanis at a joint Press Conference held here on Friday (7th of October,…
Angela
Floods: UK stands with Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: British Deputy Opposition Leader of the Lower House and Deputy Leader of Labour Party Ms Angela Rayner on Thursday said that the United Kingdom firmly stood with the flood-hit…
Asian Development Bank
Flood Relief: ADB to provide US$ 2.5B in Oct
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…
ADB Flood Relief
Floods: ADB to provide aid of $2.3-2.5B
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…
Finance Minister lauds UK Support
Floods: Dar lauds UK for support
ISLAMABAD: Deputy Leader of Opposition in UK Angela Rayner and Member of UK House of Lords Wajid Khan called on Finance Minister Ishaq Dar here on Tuesday (4th of October,…
UN United Nations
Floods: UN hikes flash appeal to $816M
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…
Floods in Pakistan 2022
Floods: Rs. 62 Billion disbursed via BISP
ISLAMABAD: Continuing its mission to provide relief to the flood stricken people, Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) was ensuring transparency in disbursement of Rs.25,000 among affected families of Balochistan, Sindh,…
Floods: Rs. 46B disbursed via BISP
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,…
Flood: Paris-based Pakistanis raise funds
PARIS: Overseas Pakistanis based in Paris held their first public fundraising program for flood-stricken compatriots back home. Instead of mere announcements, cash 100,000 Euros were collected on the spot that…
Floods: Italian Military Aircraft Brings Relief Goods
KARACHI: The Minister of Italian Defense has sent a special charter on 24 day of September 2022 to provide first aid for Pakistani people after the devastating floods that have…
Main Rivers in Pakistan flowing normal
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Flood Commission (FFC) has said that Rivers Indus, Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi, and Sutlej are all currently running normal. According to daily FFC report on Saturday, since August…
Flood: Families of deceased to get Rs.1M
HYDERABAD: Sindh Information and Transport Minister Sharjeel Inam Memon has said the government will provide Rs1 million to the families of those who lost their lives due to torrential rains…
Balochistan Floods
Flood: BISP disburses Rs. 25 billion
ISLAMABAD: Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) has so far distributed Rs.25,041,000,000 among 1,001,640 flood affected families in a transparent manner across the country. An amount of Rs 25,000 per family…
Shazia Marri on BISP and Floods
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Poverty Alleviation and Social Safety and Chairperson Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP), Shazia Marri Friday said BISP was on the forefront in extending optimum support to…
Flood: Sherry apprises Japanese envoy
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Climate Change Senator Sherry Rehman on Friday (16th of September, 2022) met Japanese Ambassador H. E. Mitsuhiro Wada and apprised him of the devastation caused by…
Flood: 150,000 compensated via BISP
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…
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