ICCI sets up camp to collect donations for flood affected people

ISLAMABAD:The Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI) Friday set up a Flood Relief Camp to collect donations in cash and kind from the members of the business community that would be delivered to the flood affected people in various parts of the country. ICCI has opened a new bank Account No.PK86ALFH0403001004080135 in Bank Al […]

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Jazz shines at GSMA Mobile 360 Asia Pacific

ISLAMABAD:Pakistan’s leading digital operator has won the Digital Nation Video Creativity Award at the GSMA Mobile 360 Asia Pacific organized recently in Singapore. The Digital Nations Award encompasses the contribution of mobile technology in driving the digital transformation of nations. Videos from 11 countries were received, including Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Nepal, Pakistan, […]

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PDF, SBBWU ink agreement to provide youth skill based training

PESHAWAR:Pakistan Development Foundation (PDF) on Friday signed an agreement with Shaheed Benazir Bhutto Women University (SBBWU), Peshawar to execute a project to provide skill-based training to the youth of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Chairman of PDF Muhammad Bilal Sethi and Vice Chancellor of SBBWU Professor Dr Safia Ahmad (TI) signed the accord at the university, Peshawar, said […]

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UNHCR scales up response to catastrophic floods in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has been mobilizing resources and staff to scale up its assistance in Pakistan to support local communities and refugees in areas devastated by the catastrophic floods. Many are living under the open skies, waiting for help as the local authorities and the humanitarian community rush to reach […]

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19 more die, 1,256 injure in past 24 hours: NDMA

ISLAMABAD:The monster monsoon floods across the country on Friday continued claiming further lives and inflicting losses to property as the total death count in various incidents reached 1,208 with 19 more deaths in past 24 hours and 1,256 individuals got injured since the onset of the rainy season. The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) issued […]

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Flood-affected people need ‘healing’ not IK’s dirty politics in testing times: Musadik

ISLAMABAD:Minister of State for Petroleum Dr Musadik Malik on Friday said some provinces had been drowned under flood waters and their people were in dire need of ‘healing’, but PTI chairman Imran Khan was busy doing dirty politics in the testing times. “The flood-affected people are in dire need of remedial measures as their lives […]

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Pakistan Navy rescue stranded populace in flood-hit areas

RAWALPINDI:Pakistan Navy Diving and Emergency Response teams continued to the rescue and relief operations in flood affected areas across the country. The rescue and relief operations werer underway in the flood affected areas including Dera Ismail Khan, Rajanpur, Jampur, Fazilpur and various areas of Sindh, a Pakistan Navy news release said. Pakistan Navy rescue teams […]

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