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Climate Change
Asian Lender, ADB, Sanctions a $554 million Financing Package to Support Pakistan for Climate Resilience
Loan to support restoration of irrigation, flood risk management. ADB repurposed extra $71m from existing loans to support efforts. Financial…
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Floodwaters still inundate 13 districts of Sindh, Balochistan: UN
ISLAMABAD: As the United Nations Satellite Centre’s imagery indicates an estimated eight million people still potentially exposed to floodwaters or…
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Japan announces grant of $38.9m for Pakistan flood victims
Japan has announced its plan to provide a “grant assistance” of $38.9 million to Pakistan as part of the country’s…
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Eight million may still be exposed to Pakistan floodwaters: UN
Pakistan saw record floods this summer after heavy monsoon rains and melting glaciers submerged one-third of the country. Islamabad, Pakistan…
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ECNEC gives approval to several flood emergency assistance projects
ISLAMABAD – The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council has approved seven development projects worth over 440 billion rupees…
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Wrong planning, administrative lapses caused flooding: experts
HYDERABAD: Agriculture and public health experts and political activists have opined that the recent flooding was caused by administrative lapses…
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PM for implementation of agreement reached at COP27
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has emphasised the need of practical implementation of the loss and damages agreement reached at…
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Over 1.1m farm animals lost in floods, seminar told
KARACHI: Highlighting their concerns over incidents of animal cruelty and absence of any state initiatives for animal welfare in decades,…
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Women survived Pakistan’s floods but face worsening health crisis
Hundreds of thousands of women are still struggling with reproductive issues and spiralling mental health concerns. Islamabad, Pakistan – It…
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Pakistan Expects about $13 billion from Partners to Finance Post-Flood Reconstruction
ISLAMABAD: As the cost of the flood protection plan goes up by almost 51 per cent even without its launch,…
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