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Miftah again hints at importing food items from India
ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Miftah Ismail once again said that government could consider importing food items from India to mitigate fallout of devastating floods. In a tweet he said government has been approached by more than one international agenc...
Pakistan needs $10bn to cope with flood devastation: Ahsan Iqbal
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Development and Planning Ahsan Iqbal said that Pakistan needs $ 10 billion for renovation and restructuring of flood damaged infrastructure. World ought to help Pakistan to deal climate change effects, he added. Talking to fo...
Revival of IMF bailout plan not a final episode: PM Shehbaz
ISLAMABAD: As Pakistan took a sigh of relief after International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved seventh and eighth reviews of stalled $ 6 billion Pakistan programme, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said development is crucial for stressed economy of Paki...
UAE approaches COAS Bajwa, pledges assistance for flood victims: ISPR
RAWALPINDI: United Arab Emirates (UAE) authorities contacted Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa and pledged 20 aircrafts carrying relief items for flood victims, quoting Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR). ISPR in a statement sa...
Monsoon rains, floods death toll reaches 1,033: NDMA
ISLAMABAD: Death toll from torrential monsoon showers and floods since onset of rainy season across country has reached 1,033. According to National Disaster Management Authority, 1,527 individuals were also injured in various rains and flood related...
Miftah blasts at PTI leadership for trying to obstruct IMF deal
ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Miftah Ismail castigated PTI leadership after Shaukat Tarin allegedly asked Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to withdraw from International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) deal. Revelations came to fore in an audio leak where ex-...
Pakistan to face big challenge of food security: Ahsan Iqbal
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal said that country might face a big challenge of food security as rice, banana, onion and other agriculture produces have been badly affected due to recent floods. He s...
Did Shaukat Tarin played role to instigate IMF deal?
ISLAMABAD: PTI leader Shaukat Tarin has allegedly asked Punjab Finance Minister Mohsin Leghari to withdraw from International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) deal, just two days after Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government backtracked from it. KP and Punjab provi...
PTCL Group opens doors of its medical centers for flood affected people
Islamabad: Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) Group has opened doors of its medical centres for flood affected people in Swat, Dera Ismail Khan, Sukkur, Mirpurkhas, Larkana, Hyderabad, Malir and Quetta. Centres will operate to facilita...
Journalist Waqar Satti booked for allegedly linking ‘disrespectful’ statement about Islam to Imran
RAWALPINDI: Rawalpindi police have registered a case against journalist Waqar Satti on allegations of attributing “disrespectful” statements “not based on facts” about Islam to PTI chairperson Imran Khan. The case was registe...
