Ishaq Dar sought budgetary support to provide relief to flood victims He said friendly countries can consider debt swaps and financial instruments He said Pakistan will contribute $8bn for reconstruction in next three years GENEVA: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Senator Ishaq Dar sought budgetary support to enable the government to continue providing … Read more
Federal cabinet approved donation for flood victims Indonesia provided humanitarian grant of $1 million Indonesia also sent aid during the super floods. ISLAMABAD: The federal cabinet has approved a humanitarian grant of one million dollars for flood victims in Pakistan. The decision was made in the federal cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif … Read more
ISTANBUL: Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) Trade and Development Bank will provide a soft term loan of 150 million euros to Pakistan for flood relief. This was announced by the President of ECO Trade and Development Bank Yalcin Yuksel, during a high-level meeting with the Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in Istanbul. The prime minister said the … Read more
KARACHI: Quetta Gladiator has launched its first digital art for auction to raise funds for the flood-affected people of Pakistan and has become Pakistan’s first cricketing franchise ever to enter into the Web3, a statement said. The franchise partnered with HashPotato, a company that helps other brands enter Web3 and explore new technologies to scale … Read more
Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in Beijing Chinese leader assured support for Pakistan’s sustainable economic and strategic projects He announced an assistance package of RMB 500 million for flood relief efforts BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and announced an additional assistance package of RMB … Read more
French government allocated €1 million for humanitarian relief operations The funds will be given to three INGOs to provide assistance France has dispatched civil security teams to the field ISLAMABAD: Ambassador of France to Pakistan Mr Nicolas Galey has announced that the French government has allocated €1 million for humanitarian relief operations in flood-hit communities … Read more
ISLAMABAD: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will provide flood relief support to Pakistan to the tune of $2.3 to 2.5 billion. ADB Country Director for Pakistan Yong Ye along with a delegation called on Finance Minister Senator Ishaq Dar at the Finance Division and announced the flood assistance. The funds includes $1.5 billion for the … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Senator Ishaq Dar on Monday chaired a meeting to review cash assistance payments to flood victims. The minister directed to ensure the availability of cash at all the distribution points to ensure timely payment of relief cash to flood affectees by strengthening the cash distribution system. He stressed … Read more
KARACHI: Saudi Arabia’s King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre (KS Relief) is continuing its efforts to provide humanitarian aid to flood-hit Pakistan. The team distributed 2,095 food baskets, 40 tents, and 400 mosquito nets in various provinces to 14,665 flood-affected people The aid comes within the Saudi Relief Land Bridge, directed by Saudi King … Read more
LAHORE: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif held a meeting on Saturday to review relief and rehabilitation activities for people in flood-affected areas. The prime minister issued special instructions to ensure an uninterrupted supply of edible and relief items to the flood-hit people. PM Shehbaz Sharif instructed to extend special cooperation to the provincial governments for the … Read more
KARACHI: Pakistan continues to receives humanitarian assistance from friendly countries to deal with the flood situation. The first relief assistance flight from Russia landed at Jinnah International Airport, Karachi om Wednesday, the Foreign Office said. The relief goods include food items, tents and water cleaning devices. The consignment was received by Russian Consul General in … Read more
KARACHI: Several philanthropic, non-government organizations and businesses have come together to raise funds under the aegis of the Consulate of Italy in Karachi to help the flood-affected communities in Pakistan. The Italian Friends of The Citizens Foundation, Community of Sant’Egidio, Yunus Brothers Group (YBG), South City Hospital, and Paramount Books responded to call by the … Read more
Large portions of Pakistan were devastated by monsoon floods. However, there were overwhelming disaster relief efforts. Non-profits and dozens of young and old entrepreneurs stepped in. Large portions of Pakistan were devastated by monsoon floods last month, overwhelming disaster relief efforts. However, when their nation faced its worst catastrophe in decades, non-profits and dozens of … Read more
RIYADH: King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre (KS Relief) has launched a relief airlift to provide urgent assistance to flood victims in Pakistan. The relief goods were provided by Dr Abdullah Al Rabeeah, Advisor to the Royal Court and Supervisor General of KS Relief under the generous directives of the Custodian of the Two … Read more
RIYADH: The King Salman Relief Centre launched a public campaign to collect donations through the “Sahem” platform to provide relief to flood victims in Pakistan. This was announced by Dr Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al-Rabeeah, General Supervisor of the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre (KS Relief). The campaign aims to provide relief to those … Read more
ISLAMABAD: The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has rejected reports circulating on social media regarding the selling of relief items from the United Kingdom. The NDMA issued a statement saying, “This is to clarify that there is no authenticity in the news circulating on Social Media about the selling of flour bags received from the … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif thanked United Arab Emirates (UAE) Minister for Culture, Youth and Community Development Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan for his generous donation of $10 million for the flood victims of Pakistan. In a telephonic conversation, the prime minister said that the Pakistani nation would always remember his huge support and … Read more
ISLAMABAD: The government has decided to launch a ‘Digital Flood Dashboard’ to ensure transparency over flood relief assistance and distribution system. The portal will be formally launched by Minister for Planning and Deputy Chairman National Flood Response and Coordination Centre Ahsan Iqbal on Monday on the directives of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. It would provide … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has so far received thirty flights from friendly countries carrying relief items for flood victims, the Foreign Office confirmed. According to the Foreign Office Spokesperson, United Arab Emirates has sent a total of 12 flights, Turkiye ten, China four, Qatar two and one each by France and Uzbekistan. The twelfth relief flight arrived … Read more
BHAKKAR: A truck driver was caught selling relief items to a scrap dealer that were sent for flood victims, Bol News reported. Police said a truck full of flood relief items was sent from Lahore to Dera Ismail Khan and included items such as bottles of mineral water and food ration and other essential good … Read more
MANILA: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) approved a $3 million grant to support Pakistan’s emergency relief efforts amid widespread floods across the country. The financial institution issued a statement saying the grant, financed from the Asia Pacific Disaster Response Fund (APDRF), will help fund the immediate purchase of food supplies, tents, and other relief goods to … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday expressed his gratitude to the government of the United States for announcing humanitarian assistance to the flood-affected people of Pakistan. On his Twitter handle, the prime minister said that they were grateful to the United States government for the announcement of humanitarian assistance for flood victims in Pakistan. … Read more
KARACHI: The Chinese government has decided to provide 100 million yuan (around $14.5 million) of emergency humanitarian assistance, including 25,000 tents and other disaster relief materials urgently needed by flood-hit Pakistan. In this regard, Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan Mr Nong Rong arrived in Karachi to receive the first batch of 3,000 tents donated by Chinese … Read more
Imran Khan is conducting a telethon to raise money while floods decimate Pakistan’s populace. Even Humayun Saeed is in favor of the endeavor. Telethons became a thing for the Chairman of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) after gaining office. Once again, severe monsoon rains can wash away houses during this time of year. Imran Khan is … Read more
KARACHI: An aircraft of the Turkish Air Force on Sunday evening landed at Karachi Airport carrying special humanitarian aid for the flood victims. Federal Minister Khurram Dastagir Khan and Sindh Minister Saeed Ghani received relief supplies from Turkish authorities. Turkish Consulate-General and NDMA officials are also present at the airport along with the PDMA Sindh … Read more
RAWALPINDI: Pakistan Army has denied that any account is being set up by the armed forces to receive donations for flood relief operations. The Inter-Services Public Relations released a statement amid reports that a bank account was set up by the army to collect funds to provide aid to flood victims. It said there is … Read more
Pakistani actress and singer Hadiqa Kiani is really gifted. The actress has an extremely generous heart. She is very active in philanthropy. Hadiqa Kiani is now releasing videos of the flood relief efforts. Pakistani actress and singer Hadiqa Kiani is really gifted. Hadiqa is without a doubt extremely well-known and successful in her pool. Hadiqa … Read more
RAWALPINDI: Pakistan Army has announced to provide assistance for flood victims, said a statement by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR). According to the military’s media wing, army officers have deposited one month’s salary in the flood relief fund while others are also giving financial donations on a voluntary basis. Pakistan Army continues its massive rescue … Read more
