International institutions announce $ 500 mln for flood affectees on appeal of PM

ISLAMABAD:The international organizations and financial institutions Thursday announced an immediate assistance of more than 500 million dollars for the flood victims on the appeal of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. The PM chaired an important meeting with the international donors here for providing relief to the flood victims. The representatives of World Bank, Asian Development Bank, […]

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CS visits flood hit areas of Rajanpur to review relief camps arrangements

RAJANPUR:Chief Secretary (CS) Punjab, Kamran Ali Afzal paid a visit to flood hit areas of Rajanpur and reviewed the arrangements in relief camps in Rojhan and its suburban areas. He sympathized with flood victims and ensured them of provincial government’s complete support. He ordered to provide tents and food to those people who were sitting […]

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Flood situation in Balochistan & Sindh ‘national emergency’: Marriyum

ISLAMABAD:Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb on Thursday, while terming the ongoing flood situation in Balochistan and Sindh a national emergency, said at the critical juncture, there was need to show national spirit for dealing with the extraordinary natural disaster. The entire nation, especially the overseas Pakistanis, should donate generously to help the flood […]

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Fazl appeals philanthropists, JUI-F workers to help flood-affected people

ISLAMABAD:Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) Chief Maulana Fazl-ur-Rehman has made a special appeal to the philanthropists and his party’s workers to help the flood-affected people across the country. He, in a video message, said due to flash floods, the most of the areas of the country had submerged and a large number of populations was in critical […]

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SC set aside Manzoor Wassan’s disqualification to contest elections

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Thursday set aside the decision of the Election Tribunal regarding disqualification of Pakistan People’s Party leader Manzoor Wassan from contesting elections. A three-member SC bench comprising Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial, Justice Jamal Khan Mandokhail and Justice Ayesha A Malik heard the case filed by Manzoor Wassan against rejection of […]

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