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Saudi Crown Prince's Big Step Towards Boosting Investment in Pakistan
Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has ordered exploring increasing the kingdom's assistance and investments in Pakistan, a step toward furthering relief to the South Asian nation economy reeling from deadly floods.
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Pakistan Gets Pledges Of $8.57 Billion For Flood Recovery
Pakistan has already received total pledges of $8.57 billion for helping in flood recovery at a conference in Geneva, information minister Marriyum Aurangzeb said on Monday.
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Funds For Flood-Hit Pakistan May Run Out In January, Says UN
The United Nations today said emergency food aid for devastated flood-hit communities in Pakistan would run out in January after a funding appeal received only a third of its target.
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Pakistan Can't Afford Flood Recovery, Asks World To Help Out
Pakistan cannot afford to spend more on recovering from devastating floods blamed on climate change, its climate change minister said on Tuesday, as she called for faster international help at the launch of a new UN appeal for aid.
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Pak Minister On Flood Aid From India: Government Will Consult Allies
Pakistan's Finance Minister Miftah Ismail said on Wednesday the government will consider importing goods from India after consulting its coalition partners and key stakeholders, as the cash-strapped nation seeks to stablise soaring food prices.
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Floods in Pakistan carry the seeds of upheaval
When the governor of Punjab Province arrived recently in this small town with truckloads of relief goods for flood victims, his visit was as much a political mission as a humanitarian one. His message to the hundred or so displaced people gathered under an awning was that the government was there for them.The people say this was an act of God," the...
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Pakistan floods: India increases aid to $25 mn
India on Tuesday announced additional $20 million assistance to Pakistan which is grappling with the worst floods in recent history of the region.The announcement by External Affairs Minister S M Krishna in the Lok Sabha comes in the wake of Pakistan's readiness to accept India's initial aid offer of $5 million which is to be routed through the Uni...
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India to route Pak aid through UN
It's Pakistan's worst floods in living history and the UN has only managed to raise one third of the amount meant for aid relief despite that Pakistan has been reluctant to take aid from India. (Read: Pak refuses to accept flood aid directly from India)And a week after Prime Minister Manmohan Singh spoke to his Pakistani counterpart Yusuf Raza Gila...
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Pak refuses to accept flood aid directly from India
Government sources have told NDTV that Pakistan has refused to accept flood aid directly from India. Islamabad wants the aid routed through the United Nations. Government sources indicate that the $5 million in aid will be sent to the UN. The UN has said an estimated eight million people continued to be in need of humanitarian aid while nearly five...
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Pakistani Taliban hint at attacks on aid workers
The Taliban hinted they may launch attacks against foreigners helping Pakistan respond to the worst floods in the country's history, saying their presence was "unacceptable." The U.N. said it would not be deterred by violent threats. The militant group has attacked aid workers in the country before, and an outbreak of violence could complicate a r...
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Jolie donates more for Pak floods than Zardari
Hollywood star Angelina Jolie has contributed $100,000 (about Pakistani 8.5 million rupees) for flood ravaged Pakistan, a move that surpasses President Asif Ali Zardari's five million rupees donation and the help extended by most other politicians.Some leaders have refused to disclose their contribution to the relief effort and claimed that their d...
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Pak people divided over acceptance of India's aid
Pakistan government might have accepted the Indian offer for flood aid, but the people of Pakistan appeared sharply divided over the issue, with the critics saying that the acceptance came on a US call.Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi, who was at the United Nations to attend an emergency session of the General Assembly on Pakistan's f...
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Pak still considering Indian aid offer for flood victims
Pakistan today said it is considering India's offer of $five million as aid for its flood victims but a decision has been delayed as there is "sensitivity" involved in the relationship with India.Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said his Indian counterpart S M Krishna offered the aid during a telephone conversation on Friday."Yes, they have of...
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Saudi Crown Prince's Big Step Towards Boosting Investment in Pakistan
Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has ordered exploring increasing the kingdom's assistance and investments in Pakistan, a step toward furthering relief to the South Asian nation economy reeling from deadly floods.
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Pakistan Gets Pledges Of $8.57 Billion For Flood Recovery
Pakistan has already received total pledges of $8.57 billion for helping in flood recovery at a conference in Geneva, information minister Marriyum Aurangzeb said on Monday.
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Funds For Flood-Hit Pakistan May Run Out In January, Says UN
The United Nations today said emergency food aid for devastated flood-hit communities in Pakistan would run out in January after a funding appeal received only a third of its target.
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Pakistan Can't Afford Flood Recovery, Asks World To Help Out
Pakistan cannot afford to spend more on recovering from devastating floods blamed on climate change, its climate change minister said on Tuesday, as she called for faster international help at the launch of a new UN appeal for aid.
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Pak Minister On Flood Aid From India: Government Will Consult Allies
Pakistan's Finance Minister Miftah Ismail said on Wednesday the government will consider importing goods from India after consulting its coalition partners and key stakeholders, as the cash-strapped nation seeks to stablise soaring food prices.
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Floods in Pakistan carry the seeds of upheaval
When the governor of Punjab Province arrived recently in this small town with truckloads of relief goods for flood victims, his visit was as much a political mission as a humanitarian one. His message to the hundred or so displaced people gathered under an awning was that the government was there for them.The people say this was an act of God," the...
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Pakistan floods: India increases aid to $25 mn
India on Tuesday announced additional $20 million assistance to Pakistan which is grappling with the worst floods in recent history of the region.The announcement by External Affairs Minister S M Krishna in the Lok Sabha comes in the wake of Pakistan's readiness to accept India's initial aid offer of $5 million which is to be routed through the Uni...
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India to route Pak aid through UN
It's Pakistan's worst floods in living history and the UN has only managed to raise one third of the amount meant for aid relief despite that Pakistan has been reluctant to take aid from India. (Read: Pak refuses to accept flood aid directly from India)And a week after Prime Minister Manmohan Singh spoke to his Pakistani counterpart Yusuf Raza Gila...
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Pak refuses to accept flood aid directly from India
Government sources have told NDTV that Pakistan has refused to accept flood aid directly from India. Islamabad wants the aid routed through the United Nations. Government sources indicate that the $5 million in aid will be sent to the UN. The UN has said an estimated eight million people continued to be in need of humanitarian aid while nearly five...
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Pakistani Taliban hint at attacks on aid workers
The Taliban hinted they may launch attacks against foreigners helping Pakistan respond to the worst floods in the country's history, saying their presence was "unacceptable." The U.N. said it would not be deterred by violent threats. The militant group has attacked aid workers in the country before, and an outbreak of violence could complicate a r...
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Jolie donates more for Pak floods than Zardari
Hollywood star Angelina Jolie has contributed $100,000 (about Pakistani 8.5 million rupees) for flood ravaged Pakistan, a move that surpasses President Asif Ali Zardari's five million rupees donation and the help extended by most other politicians.Some leaders have refused to disclose their contribution to the relief effort and claimed that their d...
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Pak people divided over acceptance of India's aid
Pakistan government might have accepted the Indian offer for flood aid, but the people of Pakistan appeared sharply divided over the issue, with the critics saying that the acceptance came on a US call.Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi, who was at the United Nations to attend an emergency session of the General Assembly on Pakistan's f...
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Pak still considering Indian aid offer for flood victims
Pakistan today said it is considering India's offer of $five million as aid for its flood victims but a decision has been delayed as there is "sensitivity" involved in the relationship with India.Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said his Indian counterpart S M Krishna offered the aid during a telephone conversation on Friday."Yes, they have of...
