Day: September 5, 2022

PM commends ministry, NHA for rehabilitation of flood-affected road infrastructures

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ISLAMABAD:Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has commended the Ministry of Communications and National Highway Authority (NHA) for the construction and rehabilitation of highways and bridges in flood-affected areas across the country. According to NHA, Secretary Communications and Chairman National Highway Authority Captain (R) Muhammad Khurram Agha gave a detailed briefing to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif during […]

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Cricket legend Zaheer Abbas released from hospital

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KARACHI:Pakistan’s former captain and former ICC President Zaheer Abbas has been released from Hammersmith hospital in London after two months of treatment on Sunday. According to his wife Samina Abbas, the legendary cricketer was admitted to London St Mary’s hospital suffering from COVID and Pneumonia last June. The legendary batsman remains the only Asian batsman […]

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Encroachments on natural drains, reason of flash floods: SAB

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HYDERABAD:The Sindh Abadgar Board considers encroachment on the natural drains across Sindh as one of the reasons for rain triggered flash floods in the province which affected millions of people and caused thousands of billions of rupees in financial losses. A meeting of the board, which is a farmers’ lobbying group, here on Sunday expressed […]

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76 more dengue cases reported in Karachi during last 24 hours

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KARACHI:Health officials fear a probable dengue outbreak as 76 new dengue cases have been reported in the metropolitan. According to Sindh Health Department, a total of 78 dengue cases have been reported in the province amid water from heavy floods and rainfall is stagnating throughout the province. The Health Department added that 76 out of […]

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Sarwar urges UN to raise emergency aid to $10bln

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LAHORE:Former governor Punjab Chaudhry Mohammad Sarwar has said the United Nations announcement of $160 million emergency plan for flood relief in Pakistan was not sufficient to address the devastation and the world body should raise the emergency aid to $10 billion. Talking to reporter by phone from Glasgow, Scotland, on Sunday, he said millions of […]

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MCCI distributes over Rs 10m relief goods for immediate assistance of flood victims

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MULTAN:Multan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI) has distributed relief goods worth over Rs ten million for the immediate relief of the flood victims. The country has suffered heavy damage due to the recent rains and floods and it has also disrupted the life in South Punjab badly. Along with the government, the business community […]

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Archbishop urges int’l community to help flood-stricken people

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RAWALPINDI:Archbishop Dr. Joseph Arshad on Sunday while appreciating the efforts of government institutions, Pakistan Army, different organizations and people of good will requested the international community to help Pakistan to cope with the disastrous flood situation which was triggered by incessant rainfall during monsoon rains. In a news release received here, the Archbishop urged the […]

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SHC orders DG SBCA to investigate illegal construction

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KARACHI:The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Sunday ordered the Sindh Building Control Authority (SBCA) Director General to look into the unauthorized construction on Plot No. 75/A in PECHS, Block 2. The petitioner’s attorney claimed that while the SBCA was hesitant to take action, unauthorized constructions were carried out in PECHS. Nazir Hussain Laghari, the deputy […]

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