Islamabad: UN Secretary-General António Guterres revealed that the ongoing flooding had cost Pakistan $30 billion, as he visited Pakistan to mobilise help for millions of people affected by devastating monsoon floods. Nearly 1,400 people have died in flooding that covers a third of the country --
New Delhi: Indian politician and leader of the Congress party, Rahul Gandhi extended his heartfelt condolences to the bereaved families, who lost their loved ones in cataclysmic floods in Pakistan. The devastating floods across the country have caused unprecedented damage to human life and infrastructure as
Beijing: 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, said Zheng Yuandong, an official with the China International Development Cooperation Agency (CIDCA). Since mid-June
Islamabad: Pakistan has demanded to hold another round of water talks with India in October to discuss issues pertaining to sharing of water resources under the Indus Water Agreement. According to details, Indus Water Commissioner Syed Mehar Ali Shah has penned down a letter to his
Islamabad: United Nations (UN) Secretary General Antonio Guterres said on Friday that Pakistan needed “massive” financial support for relief, recovery, and rehabilitation in the wake of the catastrophic floods that displaced more than 33 million people and are estimated to have caused $30 billion of
Washington: The US State Department has approved the potential sale of F-16 aircraft sustainment and related equipment to Pakistan in a deal valued at up to $450 million, according to the Defense Security Cooperation Agency. The principal contractor will be Lockheed Martin Corp, the DSCA said
Islamabad: Pakistan supports China’s efforts for socio-economic development, harmony and peace and stability in Xinjiang, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Tuesday after the release of the Office of High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) report on human rights in Xinjiang. In response to media
Washington: Amid the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) warning that the humanitarian situation in flood-ravaged Pakistan is expected to get worse, Japan pledged to give emergency aid of $7 million, Qatar launched an air bridge and the UN refugee agency mounted a huge airlift operation from
Islamabad: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned the Indian charge d’affaires in Islamabad and registered a strong protest over the “extrajudicial killing” of a “mentally challenged” Pakistani national in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu Kashmir (IIOJK). A press release issued by the Foreign Office (FO) said that
United Nations: Pakistan has told a UN Security Council Arria-Formula meeting that India was “actively” sponsoring terrorism against it, but warned that Islamabad would continue to counter those terrorist threats effectively. Speaking in a debate on ‘Threats to International Peace and Security caused by Transnational Activities