Acute food inflation and a shallow global policy leadership response The ‘Food security’ update recently released by World Bank indicated a very difficult food inflation situation... Published 05 Aug, 2022 06:27am
Pakistan Talks with development partners, NDMA & PDMAs: Efforts underway for mobilising aid to rehabilitate rain-hit infrastructure ISLAMABAD: The government on Monday held a meeting with development partners and National Disaster Management... Published 02 Aug, 2022 05:36am
Pakistan PM reaches out to flood-hit people in Balochistan CHAMAN: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday reiterated that the federal government in collaboration with the... Updated 02 Aug, 2022 09:37am
Pakistan Catchment areas of major rivers receiving rains, says PMD LAHORE: Catchment areas of all the major rivers started mustering rains over the last 24 hours as predicted by the... Published 31 Jul, 2022 05:39am
Print PM visits rain-hit Jacobabad, Jhal Magsi JACOBABAD: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday arrived here to visit the flood-hit areas of... Updated 31 Jul, 2022 09:44am
Pakistan Rains, floods: PM forms ministerial body to assess damages ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has formed a committee of federal ministers to determine the damages in... Published 29 Jul, 2022 06:14am
Pakistan 357 killed, 408 injured, 52 bridges swept away in flash floods ISLAMABAD: Flash floods triggered by monsoon rains in Pakistan while causing countrywide death and destruction so ... Published 29 Jul, 2022 06:14am
Pakistan NDMA puts death toll from rains, flash floods at 337 ISLAMABAD: Flash floods triggered by monsoon rains across the country have caused massive death and destruction as ... Published 27 Jul, 2022 05:23am
Pakistan Monsoon rains: PM directs provinces to take precautionary steps ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday directed the provincial governments to remain alert in... Published 25 Jul, 2022 06:12am
Pakistan NDMA hands over more dewatering pumps to Sindh govt ISLAMABAD: The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) on Sunday handed over more dewatering pumps to Sindh... Published 25 Jul, 2022 06:12am
Pakistan Restoration, revamping of Gujjar Nullah approved at Rs14.854bn cost ISLAMABAD: The Federal Government has approved restoration and revamping of Gujjar Nullah at revised cost of Rs... Published 23 Jul, 2022 04:10am
Pakistan Monsoon rains havoc: 90 killed, nearly 4,000 houses damaged in Balochistan since June 1, says PDMA BALOCHISTAN: Monsoon rains in Balochistan, which started on June 1, have wreaked havoc and brought misery for the... Published 22 Jul, 2022 06:07am
Pakistan Another 35 killed in past 24 hours: Death toll from flash floods reaches 238: NDMA ISLAMABAD: The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has reported 35 more deaths owing to various... Published 19 Jul, 2022 06:00am
Pakistan Country reports 10 more deaths in rain-related incidents: NDMA ISLAMABAD: The ongoing record monsoon rains in Pakistan continued causing massive floods as in the past 24 hours 10... Published 16 Jul, 2022 04:20am
Pakistan Flood-hit areas of Balochistan: NDMA, KS Relief dispatch emergency relief convoy ISLAMABAD: National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) in collaboration with King Salman Humanitarian Aid &... Published 16 Jul, 2022 04:20am
Pakistan Massive floods have killed 176, injured 175 people so far: NDMA ISLAMABAD: Massive floods have killed a total of 176 people across Pakistan and left thousands homeless due to heavy... Published 15 Jul, 2022 06:20am
Print Floods have killed 165, injured 171 people so far: NDMA Thousands have been rendered homeless Updated 14 Jul, 2022 10:39am
Pakistan New spell of rains: PM directs authorities to ‘stay alert’ ISLAMABAD: As monsoon rains wreaked havoc in different parts of the country, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on ... Published 13 Jul, 2022 05:48am
Pakistan Monsoon rains: Section 144 imposed in Balochistan QUETTA: The Balochistan government on Tuesday imposed Section 144 in the province amid forecasts of more heavy ... Published 13 Jul, 2022 05:48am
Pakistan More rains expected in next 5 days, warns NDMA ISLAMABAD: The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has issued a fresh advisory to remain on high alert for... Published 13 Jul, 2022 05:48am
Print Country reports 19 more deaths in 24 hours: NDMA ISLAMABAD: The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has reported 19 more deaths and 10 injuries owing to... Updated 09 Jul, 2022 09:27am
Pakistan Flash floods claim 20 more lives ISLAMABAD: Flash floods triggered by monsoon rains across the country have claimed 20 more lives in the past 24 ... Published 08 Jul, 2022 06:19am
Print Ecnec approves 7 uplift projects worth over Rs410bn ISLAMABAD; A meeting of the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec) has approved seven... Updated 07 Jul, 2022 09:37am
Print Monsoon rains claim 77 lives: Sherry ISLAMABAD: “Flash floods triggered by ongoing monsoon rains have killed at least 77 people across the country... Published 07 Jul, 2022 05:35am
Pakistan 'National tragedy': Monsoon rains have claimed 77 lives, says Sherry Rehman Minister for climate change says Balochistan has reported 39 deaths so far Updated 06 Jul, 2022 06:32pm
Pakistan Rainfall on Eid-ul-Azha: CEO FESCO assigns special duties of operation staff FAISALABAD: In view of the National Disaster Management Authority NDMA’s forecast for more than normal rainfall... Published 05 Jul, 2022 05:19am
Pakistan Patel raises the alarm about rise in Covid-19 cases in Karachi ISLAMABAD: Minister for National Health Services, Regulations, and Coordination, Abdul Qadir Patel on Monday... Updated 05 Jul, 2022 09:52am
Editorials Met office’s warning EDITORIAL: National and provincial disaster authorities (NDMA and PMDAs) have been given the usual directives to ... Published 26 Jun, 2022 05:44am
Pakistan Pakistan dispatches relief goods to quake-hit Afghanistan KARACHI: On the special directives of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, the National Disaster Management Authority... Published 24 Jun, 2022 06:15am
Business & Finance Economic Survey: PIA reduces workforce by 40pc ISLAMABAD: The national flag carrier of Pakistan has reduced its workforce by nearly 40 per cent, the Economic ... Published 10 Jun, 2022 06:16am