Turkish ship carrying relief goods for flood victims reaches Pakistan on January 26, 2023Türkiye on Wednesday handed over another batch of relief goods for Pakistan’s flood victims at a ceremony in Karachi. Nearly 900 tons of relief goods, including food and kitchen items, blankets, warm clothes, cleaning material, and mattresses, were brought by a Turkish ship that anchored at Karachi port. Turkish Consul General in Karachi, Cemal Sangu, […]
Recent floods, rains pose ‘serious’ threat to wildlife in Pakistan on December 5, 2022Recent super floods and torrential rains combined with drought and wildfires across Pakistan have posed a “serious” threat to already under-pressure wildlife in the country. On the occasion of World Wildlife Conservation Day observed on Sunday, the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) in a report said the recent climatic events such as floods and […]
Elections ‘on time’ on November 28, 2022Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has said that the next general elections in the country “will be held on time,” that is after August 2023. “Let me make it absolutely clear that the next elections will be held on time,” PM Shehbaz told Anadolu Agency in an interview. He was responding to questions about his predecessor […]
Turkish-made ships to boost Pakistan’s defence: naval chief on November 27, 2022Chief of Naval Staff (CNS) Admiral Amjad Khan Niazi has said that the inclusion of Turkish-made state-of-the-art MILGEM-class ships will be a “huge boost to our defence” and will keep the country’s enemies at bay. “Weakness invites aggression, but strength keeps your enemy at bay. So, the inclusion of the MILGEM-class ships will significantly strengthen […]
One in nine children in flood-hit areas suffering from malnutrition on October 22, 2022One in nine children under 5 years of age admitted to health facilities in Pakistan’s flood-battered areas are found to be suffering from “severe acute” malnutrition, according to a UN report. The report released by UNICEF on Friday warned that the health facilities are reporting alarming levels of severe acute malnutrition among children in southern […]
Mohenjo Daro site shows signs of recovery from devastating floods on October 18, 2022Dampness is still visible in the bases of walls and the main stupa at Mohenjo Daro, the last surviving remnants of the 5,000-year-old Indus Valley Civilization, which has been badly affected by the recent rains and flooding in Pakistan. Curators are busy restoring the walls of several pre-historic cells through “original technique and likewise materials” […]
Austrian mountaineer killed in avalanche in northern Pakistan: Police on October 7, 2022SHIMSHAL, PAKISTAN: An Austrian mountaineer was killed and another injured after they were caught in an avalanche Thursday in northern Pakistan, according to police. They were struck by an avalanche while trekking in Shimshal valley, a famous tourist destination in the scenic Gilgit-Baltistan region, bordering China. The Austrian pair, along with a local guide, was […]
Turkish relief agency sets up housing facility for flood victims on October 3, 2022Türkiye’s state-run disaster and management agency has set up a temporary housing facility in southern Pakistan for the victims of recent super floods. Named after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the tent city has been set up by the Turkish Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) in collaboration with the Pakistan Air Force (PAF), and […]
Killing of livestock in floods likely to trigger meat, milk shortage on September 8, 2022As the losses from devastating floods in Pakistan keep piling up, farmers and experts fear that the killing of hundreds of thousands of animals may lead to a severe shortage of milk and meat in the coming months. Ravaging floods have killed over 1,300 people, ripped away mountainsides, swept off the foundations of buildings, bridges, […]
Pakistan’s unfazed vaccinators fight polio against all odds on August 23, 2022From the roofs of inundated mud houses, it was an incredible sight earlier this week to see two polio vaccinators wading through waist-deep rainwaters to deliver vaccines. They were headed to a remote village in northwest Pakistan where their colleagues were engaged in administering jabs to children. Raging floods caused by ongoing torrential monsoon rains […]