‘Natural disasters caused $313b economic loss in 2022’
Natural disasters, many driven by climate change, caused global economic losses of $313 billion in 2022, insurance broker Aon estimated on Wednesday, of which less than half was insured. Losses…
Gen Bajwa opens prefabricated village for Lasbella flood victims
Chief Of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa visited Balochistan’s Lasbella district where he inaugurated a prefabricated village in Lal Gul Goth constructed for flood-affected people of the area…
Shehbaz calls for collective steps to ensure food security
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday called for collective steps to ensure food security in the world. Taking to Twitter on the occasion of World Food Day, he said…
Canada announces additional $25m for Pakistan flood-affectees
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced that the government of Canada will match donations to the “Humanitarian Coalition” in response to the flooding in Pakistan, and every donation made…
Authorities race to keep floodwaters out of Dadu power station
Authorities in Pakistan are scrambling to protect a vital power station supplying electricity to millions of people against a growing threat of flooding, officials said on Monday, taking steps such…
Germany to provide another €1m of relief supplies
ISLAMABAD: Germany announced on Friday that it would provide another €1 million as an aid to flood victims in Pakistan for urgently needed food, hygiene products and medical supplies. According…
Women stranded in floods take risky trips to give birth
Rubina Mallah took a perilous, three-hour boat journey across flood waters to get to the nearest hospital in time to give birth to her baby son, as the roads leading…
Cataclysmic Floods Kill 1,100 In Pakistan, Including 380 Children
At least 380 children were among the dead, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif told reporters. Charsadda, Pakistan: Torrential rains and flooding have submerged a third of Pakistan and killed more than…
Army conducts daring rescue op to save citizen in Kohistan
In an extremely dangerous and challenging situation Pakistan army aviation pilots rescued a stranded individual surrounded in flood waters in Kohistan area of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa’s Hazara division on Sunday, the military…
Monsoon rains death toll reaches over 900, injures nearly 1,300
ISLAMABAD: The above-normal monsoon rains across the country on Thursday caused a further surge in lives and property losses as the total death count in various incidents reached 903 and…