Floods In Pakistan

Pakistan has sought support from Washington to unlock a stalled International Monetary Fund programme that would release $1.1 billion to its strained economy as the country rebuilds after last year's devastating floods, Dawn newspaper said.

Climate change is increasing malaria infections, the executive director of the world's biggest health fund said in Davos on Monday.

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.

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.

Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday sought USD 8 billion assistance from the international community over the next three years to bridge the funding needs for the rehabilitation and reconstruction of the areas hit by last year's floods.

The international community must help Pakistan recover from last year's devastating floods and boost climate resilience, or the country will be locked in misery, the head of the UN development agency told AFP.

After the second game between Pakistan and New Zealand ended in a sensational draw, fans flooded Twitter to hail the beauty of Test cricket.

The World Bank has approved financing of $1.69 billion for flood relief projects in Pakistan, it said in a statement on Monday.

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.

Floods that wrecked havoc across Pakistan in August and September, on the back of several years of high temperatures, have left chilli farmers struggling to cope.

The United States said Thursday it would provide another $30 million in flood aid to Pakistan, hoping to reach nearly two million additional people after the historic disaster.

The country needs "huge sums of money" for "mega undertakings" such as rebuilding roads, bridges and other infrastructure damaged or washed away, the Financial Times quoted Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif as saying.

At least 18 Pakistanis, including 12 children, were killed in a bus fire as they journeyed home after fleeing catastrophic monsoon flooding, officials and rescue workers said Thursday.

At least 18 Pakistanis, including 12 children, were killed in a bus fire as they journeyed home after fleeing catastrophic monsoon flooding, officials and rescue workers said Thursday.

Pakistan's health ministry on Tuesday approved the purchase of over 62 lakh mosquito nets from India.

Pakistan has sought support from Washington to unlock a stalled International Monetary Fund programme that would release $1.1 billion to its strained economy as the country rebuilds after last year's devastating floods, Dawn newspaper said.

Climate change is increasing malaria infections, the executive director of the world's biggest health fund said in Davos on Monday.

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.

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.

Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday sought USD 8 billion assistance from the international community over the next three years to bridge the funding needs for the rehabilitation and reconstruction of the areas hit by last year's floods.

The international community must help Pakistan recover from last year's devastating floods and boost climate resilience, or the country will be locked in misery, the head of the UN development agency told AFP.

After the second game between Pakistan and New Zealand ended in a sensational draw, fans flooded Twitter to hail the beauty of Test cricket.

The World Bank has approved financing of $1.69 billion for flood relief projects in Pakistan, it said in a statement on Monday.

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.

Floods that wrecked havoc across Pakistan in August and September, on the back of several years of high temperatures, have left chilli farmers struggling to cope.

The United States said Thursday it would provide another $30 million in flood aid to Pakistan, hoping to reach nearly two million additional people after the historic disaster.

The country needs "huge sums of money" for "mega undertakings" such as rebuilding roads, bridges and other infrastructure damaged or washed away, the Financial Times quoted Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif as saying.

At least 18 Pakistanis, including 12 children, were killed in a bus fire as they journeyed home after fleeing catastrophic monsoon flooding, officials and rescue workers said Thursday.

At least 18 Pakistanis, including 12 children, were killed in a bus fire as they journeyed home after fleeing catastrophic monsoon flooding, officials and rescue workers said Thursday.

Pakistan's health ministry on Tuesday approved the purchase of over 62 lakh mosquito nets from India.