Pakistan dispatched medical, rescue teams to Syria The teams were sent at the instructions of PM The PM also expressed regret over the loss of lives ISLAMABAD: The government of Pakistan has dispatched medical and rescue teams, including relief supplies, to the earthquake victims in Syria. Following the instructions of the prime minister, the National … Read more
Kim Kardashian is appreciative that her sister Khloe Kardashian criticized her ex-husband Kanye West when he brought up an old fight around Chicago’s 4th birthday. The co-founder of Good American retaliated against Ye by defending her sister and requesting that West refrain from bringing up old arguments to disparage their family. An insider claimed to … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Army is continuing rescue and relief activities in the flood-affected areas of the country. According to the details shared by National Flood Response and Coordination Centre, Pakistan Army has so far distributed 4377.9 tonnes of food, 887 tonnes of sustenance items and over 2.5 million medicine amongst the flood victims. More than 98,000 … Read more
PM Shehbaz Sharif thanked UAE for continued support 18 flights have arrived in Pakistan carrying relief items UAE Red Crescent has launched a donation campaign ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday thanked the government of the United Arab Emirates for its continued support to the flood-stricken people of Pakistan including the establishment of a … Read more
KARACHI: UNICEF delivered 32 metric tons of life-saving medical and other emergency supplies to support children and women affected by devastating floods across Pakistan. The shipment arrived in Karachi from UNICEF’s Supply Division in Copenhagen. The shipment includes medicines, medical supplies, water purifying tablets, safe delivery kits, and therapeutic nutritional supplements. UNICEF handed over the … Read more
Japan has handed over emergency relief goods to NDMA. The relief items have been provided through JICA. Japan would continue to work closely with Pakistan. ISLAMABAD: Japan has handed over emergency relief goods comprising on tents and plastic sheets to the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) at the Jinnah International Airport in Karachi. Chief Representative … Read more
KARACHI: The second of the two humanitarian assistance flights from Qatar on Friday arrived at Jinnah International Airport in Karachi carrying relief items for flood victims. According to Foreign Office spokesperson, representatives from Ministry of Foreign Affairs and National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) received the aircraft carrying relief goods. The humanitarian relief goods include food … Read more
KARACHI: Germany has announced an emergency food relief project to provide food aid for flood victims in Balochistan. In this regard, an emergency food relief project was signed by the German Consul-General, Holger Ziegeler, and the CEO of Balochistan Rural Support Programme (BRSP) Dr Shahnawaz Khan to provide food aid for 1,000 families for two … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Government of Japan has announced to provide emergency relief goods through Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) to Pakistan in response to the damages caused by the flood disaster. The Embassy of Japan said the relief items will be provided in light of the humanitarian perspective and the close relations between Japan and Pakistan. The … Read more
ISLAMABAD: President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has instructed to provide US$2 million in relief assistance to Pakistan after the devastating floods. Ambassador of the Republic of Azerbaijan to Pakistan Khazar Farhadov said the Government of Azerbaijan will provide $2 million in aid to the Pakistan to eliminate the consequences of heavy rains and floods that … Read more
PESHAWAR: Pakistan Army and civil administration continue relief operations in Dera Ismail Khan and Tank districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa which have badly affected by the floods. Tank Deputy Commissioner Hameedullah Khattak said that relief packages for the flood victims of three villages were delivered with the assistance of the Pakistan Army while various flood-damaged roads … Read more
RAWALPINDI: Pakistan Army troops have reached Rajanpur district of southern Punjab and started relief operations, Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said. The military’s press wing said the people trapped in the flood water are being safely evacuated. Food and rations are being provided by the army. The army is also providing medical assistance at Field Hospital … 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
ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister for Finance and Revenue Miftah Ismail has urged all development partners to extend broad-based support and assistance for flood-affected people in Pakistan. Miftah held a meeting with Princess of Jordon Sarah Zeid Raád who called on him at the Finance Division during an official visit to Pakistan. The finance minister also highlighted … Read more
BRUSSELS: European Union (EU) has announced to provide €350,000 in immediate relief assistance for flood victims in Pakistan. Pakistan Ambassador to EU Asad Majeed Khan said the European Union (EU) is providing €350,000 (nearly Rs76 million) to provide crucial humanitarian assistance provided to families affected by severe flooding, which has wreaked havoc across many parts … Read more
KARACHI: Government of Sindh has set up the ‘Sindh Flood Relief Fund’ to collect donations for victims of floods that have devastated the province. Provincial Minister for Information, Transport and Mass Transit and Focal Person Rain Emergency Sharjeel Inam Memon made the announcement about the relief fund. He said the government has decided that all … Read more
NDMA announced special relief package for flood-hit areas of Sindh NDMA dispatched 59 truckloads of relief goods It includes one week ration for 80,000 people and shelter for 12,000 people ISLAMABAD: National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has sent a special relief package to its flood-affected areas of Sindh after unprecedented monsoon rainfall in the province. … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Army has pledged its share of two days rations to flood affected population in different part of the country, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said. According to the military’s press wing, the relief items will be distributed in Balochistan, Sindh, Southern Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and Gilgit Baltistan. The relief items including flour, sugar, … Read more
RAWALPINDI: Pakistan Army is continuing relief and rescue operations in flood-affected areas of the country, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said. The military’s press wing said the troops are assisting in dewatering the affected areas and transferring the victims to safer places. Medical aid and food have also been provided to the victims, it added. … Read more
Valdis Dombrovskis, Vice President of the European Commission he spoke with Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda. Highs in the upper 90s Fahrenheit (mid 30s Celsius) will begin to spread eastward into the Great Lakes region on Tuesday. Valdis Dombrovskis, Vice President of the European Commission, said he spoke with Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda, who indicated Vilnius … Read more
In the heat of the mid-morning sun, two lengthy queues of men and women wind around a World Food Programme (WFP) charity distribution facility in Kabul, Afghanistan’s capital. Many of those seeking assistance in Khwaja Rawash, a middle-class area near Kabul International Airport, are Afghanistan’s new poor. They used to have good careers, but now … Read more
LAHORE: Pakistani Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President and Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday asked Prime Minister Imran Khan to provide immediate relief to the masses by stepping down. “If Imran Khan has no control over [the prices of] flour, sugar, ghee, medicine, electricity, gas, petrol, [failing] economy and [rising] … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has directed the relevant authorities to take necessary measures for bringing down the prices of essential commodities so that maximum relief could be provided to the common man. Chairing a meeting to review the overall economic situation in the country, the prime minister was apprised of inflationary trend in the … Read more
Weekly Review: Rupee – The money market is expected to maintain its current level against the dollar next week due to reports on the back of positive sentiments of various relief measures regarding duty and taxes in the forthcoming budget 2021/22. The government is scheduled to announce the Federal Budget 2021/22 on June 11 (Friday). … Read more
KARACHI: The government has decided to provide a major relief to capital market investors by reducing the capital gains tax (CGT) rate from the existing 15 per cent to 12 per cent in the upcoming budget 2021/22, sources said on Saturday. The sources in the Ministry of Finance said the proposal of major relief to … Read more
Islamabad: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain on Tuesday said that to mitigate the suffering in Palestine, Pakistan will send coronavirus and medical assistance to Palestine. While addressing a press conference, he said that the decision was taken in the federal cabinet meeting today with Prime Minister Imran Khan in the chair. The … Read more
The government of Saudi Arabia has announced relief for foreigners, including Pakistanis. According to Arab media, King Salman bin Abdulaziz, the Saudi ruler and Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, has extended the residency of people from Pakistan and other countries for three months. Officials in Saudi Arabia say foreigners’ residences have been renewed online … Read more
The Saudi government has announced another big relief for foreigners. According to Arab media, the Saudi King and Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz, has approved the waiver of residence permit card (Iqama) for the families of foreigners, whose stay has expired. [embedpost id=”50366″ slug=”saudi-arabia-raises-2-27-billion-in-islamic-bonds”] King Salman bin Abdulaziz says that … Read more
