Monsoon to intensify as weather systems converging over Pakistan: NDMA
- 17-Aug-2025
ISLAMABAD: The National Disaster Management Authority said that three major weather systems are converging over Pakistan, which will further intensify the monsoon activity, ARY News reported quoting NDMA. NDMA Tech Team Lead and Spokesperson Dr. Syed Muhammad Tayyab Shah Sunday advised the public to remain vigilant and avoid unnecessary travel in mountainous areas amid heavy […]
After successive floods, Pakistan is forced to consider resilient housing
- 03-Nov-2023
Last August, Rano, a schoolteacher from Kewal Kohli, a village in the Mirpur Khas district of Sindh province in southeastern Pakistan, saw the mud hut where he lived wash away in devastating floods. Just 8 kilometres away was a village called Pono, where a group of one-room bamboo houses had all withstood the force of […]
EU releases €1m humanitarian aid for flood response
- 26-Sep-2023
ISLAMABAD: The European Union (EU) has released an additional €1 million in humanitarian aid to respond to the floods that have affected Pakistan in the past weeks, which have directly or indirectly affected some 900,000 people, ARY News reported. The funding will help address the most pressing needs of vulnerable people in the provinces of […]
Sindh still struggling with aftermath of floods, seven months on
- 21-Apr-2023
As Muslims worldwide prepare to celebrate Eid, for millions in Pakistan the religious holiday will be marred by ongoing problems caused by the 2022 floods. Large areas of the southern province of Sindh remain inundated, while damage to the drainage system caused by the flooding is an obstacle to communities’ recovery. Ali Akbar Jamali, a […]
After the deluge, how to build a green recovery in Pakistan
- 18-Feb-2023
In our pursuit of narrowly defined economic growth, we are pushing the ecological balance beyond safe boundaries. This can have terrible consequences, as was revealed in Pakistan last year. A third of districts in the country are still dealing with the outcomes of the flooding, and 33 million people have been affected. Between June and August […]
King Salman Relief Center continues to help flood victims in Punjab
- 24-Jan-2023
In continuation of the food security support project for the year 2022-2023 in the flood-affected areas, King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) has completed the process of distributing food packages among 4200 flood-affected households. This food package includes all the necessary food items. Every food pack consists of 95 kg, which includes 80 […]
Farmers who lost crops in Pakistan floods struggle without compensation
- 20-Jan-2023
Most farmers in Pakistan whose crops were destroyed in last year’s devastating floods do not have any insurance they can fall back on, leaving many thousands facing potential destitution. Smallholder farmers are particularly vulnerable – not only were their summer crops ruined, but they are now struggling to buy seeds, fertiliser and other inputs for […]
US announces $100 million additional aid for Pakistan
- 10-Jan-2023
Washington: The United States has announced an additional $100 million in aid to Pakistan, ARY News reported on Tuesday. The announced amount will be used for food, medical aid, agriculture and infrastructure construction. In a statement by the spokesperson of the US Department of State, Ned Price said that the US is working to provide […]
Pakistan signs $772mn flood loan deal with ADB
- 15-Dec-2022
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has signed a $772 million loan agreement for flood relief with the Asian Development Bank (ADB), taking the total loan for the year to $2.7 billion with the agency. According to details, Minister for Economic Affairs Ayaz Sadiq and ADB DG Yevgeniy Zhukov witnessed the signing of 5 loans worth $772.6 million for […]
FM Bilawal Bhutto Zardari thanks UN for solidarity with Pakistan for flood-hit areas
- 15-Dec-2022
ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister (FM) Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Thursday thanked the United Nations (UN) for solidarity with Pakistan flood victims. FM Bilawal Bhutto Zardari held a meeting with the President of the seventy-seventh session of the UN General Assembly Csaba Korösi in New York and discussed matters pertaining to the impact of climate change, water […]