Expert explains reasons behind world’s tepid response to this year’s floods KARACHI: The international community’s response to Pakistan’s floods has been much less when compared with the... Updated 20 Sep, 2022 09:47am
Pakistan Children’s deaths clarion call for the world: PM ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday urged the world for swift action by taking as a clarion call the... Updated 20 Sep, 2022 09:50am
Pakistan Flooding in Sindh, Balochistan causes more deaths, destruction ISLAMABAD: The continuing flooding in Sindh and Balochistan provinces where large swath of lands have been inundated... Updated 17 Sep, 2022 11:00am
Print Post-flood challenges: Govt won’t opt for debt rescheduling or moratorium: MoEA ISLAMABAD: Pakistan will not opt for debt rescheduling or moratorium to meet floods-related challenges as it is not... Updated 17 Sep, 2022 12:23pm
Print NA body informed: Multiple factors fuelling inflation ISLAMABAD: Minister for Finance and Revenue Dr Aisha Ghaus Pasha has informed the National Assembly Standing... Updated 17 Sep, 2022 10:58am
Pakistan Tajik relief goods received at Jamrud PESHAWAR: Republic of Tajikistan envoy handed over 80 vehicles loaded with relief goods to Pakistan to help the ... Published 16 Sep, 2022 06:04am
Opinion Dealing with the post-flood recovery challenges Pakistan is in the midst of perhaps the worst ‘natural’ disaster. According to the National Disaster Management... Published 15 Sep, 2022 05:57am
Pakistan More rains likely in some flood-hit areas ISLAMABAD: The death toll from the devastating floods triggered by monsoon rains since the middle of June this year... Published 14 Sep, 2022 04:45am
Pakistan Sindh still in danger, says Sherry ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Climate Change Senator Sherry Rehman warned about the worsening situation in Sindh... Updated 13 Sep, 2022 09:51am
Pakistan Draining floodwater will take 3-6 months, says Sindh CM Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah says province facing shortage of tents and medicines Updated 11 Sep, 2022 08:43pm
Pakistan Floods: Five more die in 24hrs ISLAMABAD: The death tally from the ongoing devastating floods has reached 1,396 as another five people have died in... Published 10 Sep, 2022 04:14am
Pakistan Aid disbursement: Bilawal explains to USAID official salient features of ‘transparent’ mechanism ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Friday apprised the Administrator of United States Agency for... Published 10 Sep, 2022 04:14am
Pakistan National death toll from floods reaches 1,391 ISLAMABAD: Another 36 people have lost their lives owing to the ongoing devastating floods triggered by record high... Published 09 Sep, 2022 06:09am
Print Rs1.009bn to be transferred to Kabul for 3 Pakistani hospitals ISLAMABAD: The government has allowed the transfer of Rs1.009 billion from Pakistan to Afghanistan through the... Updated 09 Sep, 2022 09:28am
Pakistan Floods have killed another 12 people, damaged 19,153 houses: NDMA ISLAMABAD: The devastating floods triggered by monsoon rains have killed another 12 people, injured two, damaged... Published 08 Sep, 2022 07:03am
Pakistan Flood crisis: Aircraft carrying relief goods arrives from Jordan KARACHI: Jordan has joined the world’s humanitarian efforts to help Pakistan in dealing with the calamitous floods... Published 08 Sep, 2022 05:43am
Pakistan Possibility of another monsoon system worries meteorologists LAHORE: Remaining period of the flood season is yet haunting the meteorologists, saying that the heat accumulation... Published 07 Sep, 2022 04:13am
Print PM for a comprehensive rehabilitation plan ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Tuesday that the government had decided to increase the ... Updated 07 Sep, 2022 09:23am
Business & Finance Flood-relief goods: FBR clarifies GST exemption ISLAMABAD: The total supply of flood-related goods - imported and locally supplied/sold - is exempt from payment of... Published 07 Sep, 2022 04:13am
Print Disbursement of global donations to people affected by floods: TI-P urges PM to ensure transparency Recommends setting up a national tracking system, establishing grievance procedures, and conducting internal and external audits Updated 07 Sep, 2022 10:11am
Business & Finance Supply of verified flood-related goods exempted from whole of sales tax, clarifies FBR Says both imported and locally supplied/sold is exempt from the whole of sales tax if the supply is verified by NDMA or PDMA, and that this exemption is available for a period of 90 days with effect from August 30, 2022 Published 06 Sep, 2022 06:58pm
Pakistan JICA hands relief goods over to NDMA ISLAMABAD: Japan has handed over emergency relief goods comprising on tents and plastic sheets to the National... Published 05 Sep, 2022 08:09am
Print China announces relief supplies ISLAMABAD: China has announced to provide another 300 million yuan worth relief supplies to Pakistan. The... Updated 05 Sep, 2022 09:34am
Print Lake breached to insulate more populated areas KARACHI: Authorities breached the country’s largest freshwater lake on Sunday, displacing up to 100,000 people from... Updated 05 Sep, 2022 09:37am
Print IMF report focuses on crucial threat of climate change LAHORE: The International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) country report on Pakistan emphasises the grave danger posed by... Updated 04 Sep, 2022 09:06am
Pakistan Ministry preparing Rs1trn reassessment plan for flood-hit areas, Senate body told ISLAMABAD: Federal Secretary for Ministry of Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Syed Zafar Ali Shah said... Published 03 Sep, 2022 04:25am
Print Aid groups warn of growing plight ISLAMABAD/KARACHI: Armed forces rescued a further 2,000 people stranded by rising floodwaters, they said on Friday,... Updated 03 Sep, 2022 09:41am
Pakistan From mid-June to middle of Aug: 30-year data shows country received 106pc more rains, says NDMA ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has been informed that there was an increase of 106 per cent in rainfall ... Published 02 Sep, 2022 06:00am
Pakistan Flood-hit KP: PM announces Rs10bn grant PESHAWAR: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday visited the flood-hit areas of Kanju in District Swat to review... Published 01 Sep, 2022 05:50am
Print Bilawal brings wrecked Sindh into global focus Representatives of donor agencies, diplomats briefed about losses Updated 01 Sep, 2022 01:30pm