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Rs20 billion distributed among flood victims so far: PM Shehbaz Sharif

Premier says govt providing relief to flood victims without discrimination

Updated 07 Sep, 2022 03:03pm

Helping flood victims | What to donate to welfare organizations

Published 07 Sep, 2022 12:12pm

Pakistan floods wash away a family’s marriage hopes

Each month Hussain would put away a couple of thousand rupees for his daughter's dowry from the Rs17,000 salary he makes driving trucks

Published 07 Sep, 2022 12:05pm

Headlines at 8am: Sindh flood devastation, PM Shehbaz’s DI Khan visit and more

Gastro outbreak claims children's lives

Published 07 Sep, 2022 10:52am

Shame, misery as Pakistan floods leave many without toilets

Some women have stopped venturing into the floodwater to relieve themselves after many developed rashes

Published 07 Sep, 2022 10:14am

Death toll from Pakistan floods reaches 1,343 as 18 more die

Most of the fresh fatalities are reported from Sindh

Published 06 Sep, 2022 11:33pm

Manchar Lake water pressure increases, cracks at Zero Point

Water from the lake inundated dozens of villages

Updated 07 Sep, 2022 03:38pm

Highlighting Pakistan’s flood woes, Greta Thunberg says Swedish politicians ignoring climate crisis

Scandinavian activist says politicians treating climate as a distant problem

Published 06 Sep, 2022 05:18pm

‘Start my life from zero’: Poor Pakistanis face heavy cost of floods

Villagers struggle to meet basic needs as health crisis looms

Published 06 Sep, 2022 03:25pm

After floods, dengue and gastro outbreaks threaten lives in Sindh

PDMA says another 14 people killed in last 24 hours; Karachi hospitals out of space for dengue patients

Updated 06 Sep, 2022 05:23pm

PM Shehbaz calls for devising flood control plan

Forms committee for improving drainage system

Published 06 Sep, 2022 01:03pm

Pakistan had wettest August since 1961, with 243% more rains

Sindh’s Padidan had the wettest month with 1,228.5mm of rains

Updated 06 Sep, 2022 10:51am

CM Murad secures WB $92 m assistance for relief, rehabilitation of flood victims

Cheif minister says that the preliminary estimates suggested a loss of more than Rs 860 billion

Published 05 Sep, 2022 09:33pm

Pregnant women caught in Pakistan floods desperate for aid

Over half million pregnant women in Pakistan need maternal care

Published 05 Sep, 2022 12:54pm

Cash relief budget for flood victims increased from Rs28b to Rs70b, announces PM Shehbaz

Says govt planning with NDMA to devise provincial grant

Updated 05 Sep, 2022 12:51pm

Pakistan beat India in Asia Cup, earns praise for ‘bringing joy in trying times’

Green shirts win match against India by five wickets in Asia Cup super four stage

Published 05 Sep, 2022 10:09am

US Congress members visit flood-affected areas of Sindh

Delegation receives a briefing on the rescue operations in the area

Published 04 Sep, 2022 08:25pm

‘Pat on back’: PM Shehbaz announces Rs5m for labourers in Balochistan

Says such staff needed encouragement

Updated 04 Sep, 2022 06:20pm

Cut made in Manchar Lake, 125,000 people ‘have to be displaced’

But five union councils will still be affected, says Sindh Information Minister Sharjeel Memon

Updated 04 Sep, 2022 01:26pm

Balochistan educational institutions to reopen tomorrow

Decision on Naseerabad, Jaffarabad districts will be taken later

Published 04 Sep, 2022 10:07am

Fatima Bhutto urges wealthy nations to help ‘climate refugees’ in flood-hit Pakistan

Writer laments ‘lack of attention’ by world towards Pakistan

Published 04 Sep, 2022 09:26am

Govt will permit import of cotton for textile sector: Miftah Ismail

Finance minister says government has already suspended duty and taxes on import of onion and tomato

Published 03 Sep, 2022 09:52pm

Imran Khan’s tone-deaf remark on the benefit of floods

PTI chief tells Rojhan residents that flood-fertile land will result in bumper wheat crop next season

Published 03 Sep, 2022 09:47pm

Neighbhours help woman deliver baby in the midst of flooding in Swat

UNFPA says approx 650,000 pregnant women in flood-affected areas require maternity services

Published 03 Sep, 2022 07:29pm

Brace for more rain, says Pakistan’s met office in forecast

Upper, central parts of the country to receive thundershowers till Tuesday

Updated 03 Sep, 2022 07:06pm

Dadu drowns as residents struggle to stay afloat

Published 03 Sep, 2022 05:04pm

We’ve gone back 50 years: Pakistan farmers count flood damage

More than 33m people have been affected by floods

Published 03 Sep, 2022 04:08pm

US will send aid mission to flood-hit Pakistan

Assessment team to determine what potential support US Department of Defense can provide

Published 03 Sep, 2022 04:02pm

What 10 days of relief work looked like in Khairo Dero

A Sindh aid worker describes how her team is serving flood-hit families

Published 03 Sep, 2022 01:48pm

Pakistan’s flood tragedy ‘bigger than its resources’

France, Qatar medical teams will reach Pakistan within two days

Updated 03 Sep, 2022 04:52pm