Tag: Pakistan
Washington pledges an additional $30 million to Pakistan after floods
The United States said on Thursday (October 27th) it would provide an additional $30 million in aid to Pakistan after historic floods this summer displaced eight million people. The United…
Angelina Jolie: UN special envoy visits flood victims in Pakistan
Angelina Jolie UN special envoy visits flood victims in Pakistan Angelina Jolie has traveled to numerous crisis-hit countries. © imago/ZUMA Press Angelina Jolie visits Pakistan devastated by floods. Her journey…
Angelina Jolie: Star visits flood victims in Pakistan
Angelina Jolie Star visits flood victims in Pakistan Angelina Jolie has traveled to numerous crisis-hit countries. © imago/ZUMA Press Angelina Jolie visits Pakistan devastated by floods. Her journey aims to…
Pakistan: Infectious diseases spread after massive floods
Published on 09/16/2022 at 1:07 p.m. Photo credit © Reuters KARACHI, Pakistan…
Pakistan: Flood disaster claims more victims
Agency / Anadolu The flood disaster in Pakistan is claiming more and more victims. Children in particular are affected. The Pakistani authorities have warned of new floods for the weekend.…
Adapting to global warming, a crucial issue for the future of Pakistan
Around a dilapidated road after heavy rain in Charsadda, Pakistan, Tuesday August 30, 2022. MUHAMMAD SAJJAD / AP Almost a century old, the Sukkur dam extends majestically over 1.6 kilometers…
Floods in Pakistan: the trail of a debt swap
By Emmanuel Derville Posted yesterday at 5:00 p.m., Update yesterday at 5:00 p.m. “the debt swapis not debt cancellation. If Pakistan benefits, the amount of claims will remain the same,”…
Experts see impact of climate change on disaster in Pakistan
DAccording to a quick analysis by experts, global warming may have contributed to the devastating rains in Pakistan. For the particularly affected provinces of Sindh and Baluchistan, some model calculations…
Pakistan flood death toll rises to nearly 1,500
by Gibran Naiyyar Peshimam ISLAMABAD, Sept 15 (Reuters) – Unprecedented flooding in Pakistan, which has submerged huge swaths of the South Asian country, has killed nearly 1,500 people, data showed…
The UN chief asks for the support of the international community for Pakistan devastated by the floods.
Record monsoon rains and melting glaciers in the northern mountains triggered floods that washed away homes, roads, railways, bridges, livestock and crops, and killed more than about 1,400 people. “Pakistan…
Pakistan floods: Farmers ‘turned back 50 years’
A farmer walks near a flooded cotton field in Sammu Khan Bhanbro, Sindh province, Pakistan, on August 30, 2022 (AFP/Asif HASSAN) Pakistani farmers continue to assess their losses after the…
Pakistan flood death toll rises with 25 children among 57 more dead
A high-level body set up to coordinate relief met on Saturday for the first time in Islamabad, under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, to take stock of the…