Tag: Flood
Turkey, Denmark to help Sindh flood victims
The Turkish Red Crescent Society continued its efforts together with Pakistan Red Crescent Society in the flood-affected areas. In this respect, humanitarian relief packages...
SC rejects Sindh govt’s report on flood devastation
A three-member Supreme Court bench on Thursday rejected the Sindh government’s report over the devastation caused by the recent floods in the province, directing...
US extends support to flood victims
The United States is helping the Sindh flood victims by providing food supplies, safe drinking water, shelter, sanitation and basic health care to over...
Govt criticised for slow response to flood
Representatives of civil society and non-governmental organisations have severally criticised the government and its institutions saying that the flood wreaked havoc in Sindgh because...
Flood affected 7.3 million people in Sindh: PM
Prime Minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani has said that the floods have affected 7.3 million people in Sindh and there is an urgent need...
Nawaz needs to focus on flood relief, says Firdous
Federal Information and Broadcasting Minister Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan has advised Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz chief Mian Nawaz Sharif to assist in the relief and...
Sindh’s flood survivors struggle to cope
While the rains have stopped, the misery continues to mount for the people of Sindh Most of the south of the province...
Writers dissatisfied with flood relief work in Sindh
Islamabad based Sindhi writers and poets, through a resolution, have expressed dissatisfaction over equitable distribution of relief goods among flood affected people in Sindh...
Radio starts transmission to raise funds for flood victims
Radio Pakistan on Tuesday launched a weeklong special transmission to intensify a fund-raising campaign for the flood-affected people of Sindh.Each station will broadcast a...
Use Rs 5 billion flood fund, CCP asks govt
The Concerned Citizens of Pakistan (CCP) have expressed serious concern over reliable press reports that Rs 5 billion raised last year for the flood...
China flood deaths rise to 57, thousands evacuated
Heavy rains and floods across China have left 57 people dead, dozens of others missing and hundreds injured, while more than a million residents...
Zardari orders flood relief on war footing
Highest priority must be given to save human lives in the flood-affected areas by ensuring that food and safe drinking water is supplied to...
Caritas provides relief to flood victims
Caritas Pakistan, a non-governmental organisation, is providing food, tents, beds, blankets, water hygienic kits, mosquito nets, seed and fertilizers to around 48,232 families in...
Committee discusses impact of flood
The National Price Monitoring Committee meeting on Monday reviewed the price trend of essential food items particularly in the situation developed due to floods...
Army relief teams rescue 58,000 persons, distribute 885 tons of ration
Relief and Rescue operations by Army troops in flood affected areas of Badin, Mithi, Mir Pur Khas, Tando Allahyar, Umar Kot, Pangrio, Nawab Shah...
Aisam gets Federer, Nadal, Djokovic to donate gear for flood victims
Pakistan tennis ace Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi has roped in the support of top stars such as Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic for a...
UN, govt launch $357 million appeal for flood victims
The United Nations and the government appealed for $357 million in foreign donations Sunday for the ‘Rapid Assessment Plan to Floods 2011’ to urgently...
