Tag: Flood
Flood victims forced to sell possessions, beg for survival
The family of 12 was relieved when a Pakistani Army boat rescued them from floodwaters a week ago. But the hardships have only piled...
PM appeals world to come forward for flood victims help
Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani while declaring Tharparkar district as calamity hit area has said that twenty thousand rupees will be given to...
Focal offices to be setup in 21 flood affected districts: Firdous...
Federal information and Broadcasting minister Dr. Firdous Aashiq Awan has announced that focal offices would be setup in 21 flood affected districts.
Addressing an...
UN launches $357 million appeal for flood-hit Pakistan
The United Nations and Pakistani government appealed for $357 million in foreign donations to urgently help more than seven million people swamped by a...
UN steps up flood aid
The United Nations said Friday that it was stepping up aid to Pakistan, where monsoon floods have killed 270 people, affected over 5.5 million...
UN formulating appropriate response to meet needs of flood victims
The UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon said that the United Nations is in the process of formulating an appropriate response to meet the...
Nadal to sell items for Pak flood victims, says Aisam
Pakistani tennis ace Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi said on Thursday that world number 2 Rafael Nadal would auction some of his tennis items and use the...
Poor implementation of Canal Act led to flood disaster: NDMA
High ups of the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) told senators on Thursday that absence of the “River Act” in the country and poor...
Fahmida asks expatriates to help flood victims
National Assembly Speaker Dr Fahmida Mirza has asked overseas Pakistanis to come forward and help out generously to their flood affected brothers in Pakistan,...
Army continuing relief and rescue operations
Army troops are continuing relief and rescue operations in flood affected areas and establishing Army Relief Camps and additional medical camps in flood hit...
Flood victims save what they can
Soldiers in inflatable rescue boats peered across kilometres of flooded farmland and spotted a man wading through waist-deep water desperate to move his goat...
15% Flood Surcharge on all tax payers
The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has announced that the 15 percent surcharge under Section 4A of the Income Tax Ordinance 2011 is payable...
China hands over US$ 50,000 cheque to NDMA for flood...
To assist Pakistan in relieving flood affectees, the Ambassador China to Pakistan Liu Jieng presented a cheque of US$ 50,000 to the Chairman National...
Floods kill 18, displace 100,000 in India
Heavy flooding in eastern India has killed 18 people and displaced almost 100,000 over the past week, government and aid officials said Monday, warning...
Iran to donate $100m for Pakistan’s flood victims
Iran will donate $ 100 million for the rehabilitation of the rain affected people of Sindh, Iran Interior Minister Mostafa Mohammad Najar said on...
Dire straits in flood-hit Sindh
The condition in eight flood-hit districts of Sindh has become dire with no chance of an end to persistent rainfall in the next few...
Social workers urge people to help flood victims
Social workers and analysts have urged wealthy people, agencies and relief organizations to come forward and provide maximum relief for the flood victims. Talking...
