PESHAWAR:The employees of Radio Pakistan organized the relief camp near Baacha Khan Square for collecting donations for aiding flood-victims in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Talking to reporter, Senior Producer Sardar Azam Khan said that all the employees of Pakistan Broadcast Corporation (Radio Pakistan) actively participated in the relief activities. He said that the camps were established […]
Read MoreUNITED NATIONS:Pakistan has called for “sustained engagement” with the Taliban government, not by isolating it, to advance international community’s objectives in Afghanistan with respect to human rights, political inclusivity and counter-terrorism. “The isolation of the Afghan Interim Government is not in the interest of either the Afghan people or the international community,” Ambassador Munir Akram […]
Read MoreBEIJING:The Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force dispatched two Y-20 cargo planes to provide emergency humanitarian supplies including 3,000 tents to flood-hit Pakistan Tuesday. After receiving the order, the PLA Air Force arranged two Y-20 planes to take off at dawn to get to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport in the early morning for urgent […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:Chairman of ASEAN Committee in Islamabad and Ambassador of Viet Nam Nguyen Tien Phong here on Tuesday said that the association had become the fifth largest economic community in the world, a reliable and vital partner of many countries. Talking to the Ambassadors of members states of Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), he said […]
Read MoreSIALKOT:The body of a man was found in the standing water of fields at Jhangi Shah Khaki Satrah Road, tehsil Pasrur. According to Rescue-1122 spokesperson, the body of 65-year-old Abdul Hameed was found in the standing water in the fields. The body was handed to the local police. According to the relatives, the person was […]
Read MorePESHAWAR:Livestock and Dairy Development Extension Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Tuesday announced to donate five-day salary of all of its staff to flood relief fund. Director General Alam Zaib Khan of the department presiding over a meeting of Pakistan Veterinary Medical Association and Para Vets Association KP decided to give donation for relief funds besides deploying technical […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:In order to avoid further untoward incidents in wake of the recent floods in the country, Federal Minister for Planning Development and Special Initiatives Professor Ahsan Iqbal on Tuesday directed National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) to prepare comprehensive SOPs in collaboration with provincial disaster management authorities to minimize human losses. The Minister issued these directions […]
Read MorePESHAWAR:At least eight people were killed and three others injured due to rain and flood-related incidents in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa during the last 24 hours. According to Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA), relief operations were ongoing in flood-affected districts and all available resources were being utilized to provide relief to the flood affectees. PDMA spokesman said […]
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