ISLAMABAD, Sep 1 (ABC):Federal Minister for Climate Change Senator Sherry Rehman on Thursday said the monster monsoon floods had washed away 45% of country’s cropland that was mainly in Sindh inundated under floodwater and incurred cumulative damages of $10 billion. Addressing the COP In My City summit jointly held by the Ministry of Climate Change and UNICEF here, the Ministry …

ISLAMABAD, Sep 01 (ABC): Minister for Interior Rana Sanaullah on Thursday launched NADRA Biker Service for carrying out all the processes of NIC applied in renewal and modification categories at the door-step of the applicant. During his visit to NADRA Headquarters, Chairman NADRA briefed the minister about NADRA operations in Sindh, Baluchistan and South Punjab which have been badly affected …

ISLAMABAD, Sep 1 (ABC): Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sikandar Sultan Raja on Thursday directed Punjab government to take required measures to coordinate and facilitate holding of local government elections in Punjab as the commission was constitutionally bound to immediately hold LG polls in Punjab. Chairing a meeting, the CEC directed Punjab Chief Secretary to provide local government rules, number of …

ISLAMABAD, Sep 1(ABC): Mainly hot and humid weather is expected in most parts of the country during the next twelve hours. Rain thundershower may occur at isolated places of Kashmir, Gilgit Baltistan, north-eastern Punjab and upper Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Temperature of some major cities recorded this morning: Islamabad and Lahore twenty-four degree centigrade, Karachi and Peshawar twenty-eight, Quetta sixteen, Gilgit and …

LAHORE, Sep 1(ABC): Pakistan has reported one death in the last 24 hours by novel coronavirus as the number of confirmed positive cases has surged to 1,569,295. The nationwide tally of fatalities has jumped to 30,582 on Thursday. According to the latest figures by the National Institute of Health (NIH), at least 219 persons were tested positive for COVID-19 across …

UNITED NATIONS, Sep 1(ABC): The current flood situation will highly likely increase the spread of disease, especially if and when response capacities are hindered, says the World Health Organization (WHO), as Pakistan continues its relentless battle against deadly floods. In its latest situation report on flooding in Pakistan, the WHO pointed out that the heavy monsoon rains in Pakistan which …

KARACHI, Sep 1(ABC): The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has predicted more than normal rains in the southeastern areas of Sindh in September, reported. At least two monsoon systems are likely to cause heavy rains in the province in September, according to the Met Office. Tharparkar, Umarkot and Badin are expected to witness heavy rains — 20 to 30 per cent …

RAWALPINDI, Aug 31 (ABC): The Army Aviation helicopters in its exclusive relief efforts conducted 140 sorties in flood affected areas of the country for rescue and relief operation. The Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) in a news release on Wednesday said more than 550 stranded individuals were evacuated through army helicopters from various flood affected areas. Moreover, the army helicopters …

NOWSHERA, Aug 31 (ABC): President Dr Arif Alvi here Wednesday said the recent flood have made colossal losses to public lives and properties and underlined the need for long term planning to control devastation of floods in future. Talking to floods victims at relief camp established at government high school Amangarh here, the President said the floods have badly affected …

LAHORE, Aug 31(ABC): Pakistan has reported six deaths in the last 24 hours by novel coronavirus as the number of confirmed positive cases has surged to 1,569,076. The nationwide tally of fatalities has jumped to 30,581 on Wednesday. According to the latest figures by the National Institute of Health (NIH), at least 227 persons were tested positive for COVID-19 across …

Aug 31(ABC): Mainly hot and humid weather is expected in most plain areas of the country during the next twelve hours. However, rain-wind/thundershower is expected at few places in northeast Punjab, upper Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Gilgit Baltistan and Kashmir. Temperature of some major cities recorded this morning: Islamabad twenty-four degree centigrade, Lahore and Karachi twenty-eight, Peshawar twenty-seven, Quetta eighteen, Gilgit and …

RAWALPINDI, Aug 31(ABC): In continuation of humanitarian air bridge established between Pakistan and UAE, second of the two relief flights scheduled for Tuesday were received at Nur Khan Air Base in Rawalpindi. In past two days, 5 relief flights from UAE have landed in Pakistan carrying food, medical supplies and tents. The relief assistance from UAE is welcomed with warmth …

UNITED NATIONS, Aug 31(ABC): The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), a sexual and reproductive health agency, has highlighted the affliction of Pakistani women caused by the catastrophic floods, saying that over half a million pregnant women in the flood-hit areas are in dire need of maternal health services while many other are at an increased risk of gender-based violence (GBV). …

ISLAMABAD, Aug 31(ABC): Health experts have sounded the alarm regarding the outbreak of disease in flood-affected areas, estimating around five million people to fall sick in the next four to 12 weeks, reported. People in the flooded areas of Sindh, Balochistan, southern Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa are likely to get diarrhea, cholera, gastroenteritis, typhoid and vector-borne diseases like dengue and …

ISLAMABAD, Aug 31 (ABC): WHO Pakistan Representative Dr Palitha Mahipala is on a monitoring visit to the Medical Relief Camps in flood-affected areas of district Lasbela, as a part of a 3-day visit to hard-hit flood-affected districts in Balochistan. He visited district Lasbella to kickstart WHO Health Emergency Response through the establishment of 2 medical camps (mobile and fixed). One …

PESHAWAR, Aug 30(ABC): KP Chief Minister Mahmood Khan on Tuesday said that his government will snatch its due share if the province will be ignored. While visiting the flood-stricken districts of Nowshera and Charsadda, KP CM Mahmood Khan visited the flood-stricken districts of Nowshera and Charsadda to meet the victims in the relief camp. Speaking to the media on this …

ISLAMABAD, Aug 30(ABC): Punjab Chief Minister Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi and former federal minister Chaudhry Moonis Elahi on Tuesday called on Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan to brief the former premier on the measures taken by the provincial government to provide relief to the people affected by the catastrophic flood. In a meeting held in Islamabad, Chief Minister Chaudhry Pervaiz …

Aug 30(ABC):US-based global tech company Google has offered the provision of 15,000 scholarships per year to competent youth from Pakistan, aiming to revolutionise the country’s high potential IT sector, reported. “The American tech giant wants to invest $3.5 million in Pakistan,” said Senator Dr Afnanullah Khan, a member of the Senate’s Standing Committee on Information Technology (IT). He said similarly, …

DADU, Aug 30(ABC): Strong flash floods overturned a bus carrying more than 40 passengers near the Indus Highway, Mehar Bypass, rescue officials said Tuesday, as the catastrophe continues to wreak havoc across the country. The officials said that three out of the 40 people were swept away in the floods, while the remaining were fortunately saved by onsite rescue teams. …

ISLAMABAD, Aug 29(ABC): Hot and humid weather is expected in most plain areas of the country during the next twelve hours. However, partly cloudy weather with rain-wind and thundershower is likely to prevail at few places in Kashmir, northeast Punjab, northeast Balochistan, upper Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Gilgit Baltistan. Temperature of some major cities recorded this morning: Islamabad twenty-five degree centigrade, …

LAHORE, Aug 29(ABC): Pakistan has reported no death in the last 24 hours by novel coronavirus as the number of confirmed positive cases has surged to 1,568,849. The nationwide tally of fatalities stands at 30,575 on Tuesday. According to the latest figures by the National Institute of Health (NIH), at least 170 persons were tested positive for COVID-19 across the …

RAWALPINDI, Aug 29(ABC): Awami Muslim League Pakistan (AMLP) leader Sheikh Rashid has slammed the current government for celebrating on getting loan nod from International Monetary Fund (IMF). Taking to Twitter he said that that it is a loan from IMF, not a jackpot. He said the return of this loan will be made by the people of Pakistan and while …

ISLAMABAD, Aug 29(ABC): Former finance minister and PTI leader Asad Umar called out the PML-N and PPP leaderships for congratulating the nation as the International Monetary Fund (IMF) revived the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) programme for Pakistan. On Monday, the IMF Board approved the much-awaited seventh and eighth reviews of the stalled $6 billion Pakistan programme. Finance Minister Miftah Ismail congratulated the …

BEIJING, Aug 29 (ABC): Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday sent a message of condolence to his Pakistani counterpart, Arif Alvi, over the severe floods hitting the country. The Chinese president noted that severe floods have occurred recently in Pakistan, causing heavy casualties and serious property losses. Xi, on behalf of the Chinese government and people, and in his own …

ISLAMABAD, Aug 29 (ABC): The China Study Centre (CSC) at Karakoram International University (KIU) under the “China-Pakistan Friendship–Ambassadorial Merit-cum-Need Scholarship” has awarded scholarships to 130 students. The scholarship grant is supported by the Embassy of China in Pakistan, according to Gwadar Pro. In a ceremony, an amount of Rs. 5.2 million was distributed among 130 students with each scholarship recipient …

ISLAMABAD, Aug. 29 (ABC): “Pakistan is among those countries, who are not very much responsible for climate change, but have to face its punishment,” said Joudat Ayaz, a senior official, Ministry of Climate Change. While Pakistan strives to reduce its GHG emissions, “the punishment is quite high as compared with our faults,” he added in an interview. When it comes …

ISLAMABAD, Aug 29 (ABC): In flood woes, Gwadar women have teamed up in relief activities and played their anchoring role to help poor affectees heavily battered by flash floods and torrential rains that spelled spiral disaster and humanitarian crisis in Balochistan. According to Gwadar Pro, residents of Gwadar, the female strata of society held flood relief camps asking people to …

BILAWALPUR, Aug 29(ABC): At least 13 people died on Monday when a boat carrying 30 flood victims capsized in swollen Indus River near Bilawalpur village in Sindh’s Sehwan city. According to the police, the people who drowned were migrating from submerged villages to save their lives when the unfortunate accident took place, reported Express News. Sindh police officials along with Pakistan …

TAUNSA, Aug 29(ABC): Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) vice-president Maryam Nawaz Sharif visited Taunsa to see the flood-stricken people of this area. Maryam was accompanied with other PML-N leaders and her husband Captain Safdar. The PML-N leader was seen interacting with the flood affectees. While talking on the occasion, she said that the government is doing its best for the relief …

ISLAMABAD, Aug 29 (ABC): Federal Minister for Climate Change Senator Sherry Rehman  Monday alleged that  Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) activists were inhibiting diplomats and donor agencies on social media to provide aids to the government for rescue and relief operations in the flood-hit areas of the country. In her reaction to the audio leak of the former finance minister of PTI …

ISLAMABAD, Aug 29(ABC): Pakistan on Monday said that it was seriously concerned by the news emanating from the Indian and US media that the Indian government had attempted to infiltrate the security system of eminent social media platform Twitter by forcing it to employ an Indian “agent/representative”. As per media reports, the matter came up during Twitter’s briefing to India’s …

RAWALPINDI, Aug 29 (ABC):The aircraft carrying relief goods from friendly countries arrived in Pakistan on Monday to help the flood victims of the country as the friendly countries had pledged support to the country’s Relief and Rehabilitation efforts. The Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) said that four military aircraft from Turkey arrived at Karachi carrying relief goods whereas the two …

ISLAMABAD, Aug 29(ABC): The Islamabad High Court (IHC) Monday dismissed a petition seeking contempt of court proceedings against PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. The petitioner had contended that the prime minister was the guarantor of his elder brother’s return to Pakistan after he gets medical treatment, however, he has yet to return — despite the passage …

PESHAWAR, Aug 29 (ABC): After a considerable decrease in flood water level, the affectees who had shifted to Motorway and other areas, were returning to their homes in Charsadda and Nowshera districts.Dozens of the affected families had returned to their hometown the other day while on Monday scores of the remaining families who had left their inundated homes were now …

LAHORE, Aug 29(ABC): Pakistan has reported one death in the last 24 hours by novel coronavirus as the number of confirmed positive cases has surged to 1,568,679. The nationwide tally of fatalities has jumped to 30,575 on Monday. According to the latest figures by the National Institute of Health (NIH), at least 226 persons were tested positive for COVID-19 across …

ISLAMABAD, Aug 29(ABC): Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has indicated chances of rain-wind/thundershower at isolated places in Kashmir, northeast Punjab, upper Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Gilgit Baltistan and northeast Balochistan during the next 24 hours. Hot and humid weather is expected in most plain areas of the country during the next 24 hours. According to the synoptic situation, a westerly wave was present …

KARACHI, Aug 29(ABC): After a late night announcement by the Sindh government, schools and colleges reopened in the Karachi division on Monday. The provincial government announced late Sunday night that decision on reopening schools and colleges in other divisions of the province will be made after reviewing the flood situation. Sindh Education Minister Sardar Shah said that in other districts …

LAHORE, Aug 29(ABC): Heavy rain with thunderstorm in Lahore and its adjacent areas in the wee hours of Monday turned the weather pleasant, reported. The heavy rain was reported from parts of the city including Lakhmi Chowk, Mall Road, Shimla Pahari, Data Darbar, Gulshan Ravi, Samanabad, Sanda and several other localities. Heavy rain in Lahore inundated low-lying areas. The rain …

OKARA, Aug 29(ABC): One person was killed and two other sustained injuries when the motorcycle they were riding on collided with a trailer in Okara in the wee hours of Monday, reported. According to details, the accident occurred at the Pakpattan Road where a motorcycle hit a parked trailer from behind, killing a man on the spot and injuring his …

SWAT, Aug 28(ABC): Besides colossal humans and material losses, the devastative floods have brought havoc to communication infrastructure including roads and bridges in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa where several upper areas of Swat and Dir districts were cut off from rest of the country hampering relief operations. Damaging 3161.5 kilometers roads and 149 bridges in Pakistan, the floods have swept away Tangi …