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After successive floods, Pakistan is forced to consider resilient housing

Last August, Rano, a schoolteacher from Kewal Kohli, a village in the Mirpur Khas district of Sindh province in southeastern Pakistan, saw the mud...

EU releases €1m humanitarian aid for flood response

ISLAMABAD: The European Union (EU) has released an additional €1 million in humanitarian aid to respond to the floods that have affected Pakistan in...

Sindh still struggling with aftermath of floods, seven months on

As Muslims worldwide prepare to celebrate Eid, for millions in Pakistan the religious holiday will be marred by ongoing problems caused by the 2022...

After the deluge, how to build a green recovery in Pakistan

In our pursuit of narrowly defined economic growth, we are pushing the ecological balance beyond safe boundaries. This can have terrible consequences, as was...

King Salman Relief Center continues to help flood victims in Punjab

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)...

Farmers who lost crops in Pakistan floods struggle without compensation

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...

US announces $100 million additional aid for Pakistan

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...

Pakistan signs $772mn flood loan deal with ADB

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has signed a $772 million loan agreement for flood relief with the Asian Development Bank (ADB), taking the total loan for the...

FM Bilawal Bhutto Zardari thanks UN for solidarity with Pakistan for flood-hit areas

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...

SHC hears petitions seeking drainage of floodwater

SUKKUR: Sindh High Court (SHC) circuit bench Sukkur on Tuesday blasted district officers over failure in floodwater drainage from various areas of the region,...

Loss of livestock during the floods

The devastation caused by the recent floods has been particularly severe on the livestock that has borne the brunt badly. Though the official sources have...

Sindh govt to give cash assistance to build 700,000 houses in flood-hit areas

KARACHI: The Sindh government has announced to give cash assistance to build 700,000 houses in flood-affected areas of the province, ARY News reported on...

US announces additional $30mn flood relief for Pakistan

US Ambassador to Pakistan Donald Blome on Thursday announced an additional US$30 million in humanitarian assistance to support flood-affected people in Pakistan. Ambassador Blome made...
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Two university students leading the struggle for period relief amid devastating floods

Anum Khalid and Bushra Mahnoor are two university students who decided to work for the lesser talked-about but an essential topic of period relief,...

ADB okays $1.5 billion for Pakistan to support flood relief efforts

MANILA: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) approved $1.5 billion in financing to help Pakistan provide social protection, promote food security, and support employment for...

Pakistan seeks billions of dollars in new loans after floods: report

Pakistan will ask international lenders for billions of dollars in loans after devastating floods exacerbated the South Asian nation's economic crisis, the Financial Times reported on...

PM Shehbaz Sharif leaves for Balochistan, to visit flood-hit areas

LAHORE: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday left Lahore for daylong visit of Balochistan's Sohbatpur and Khuzdar districts, ARY News reported. Pakistan's PM will inspect...

Pakistan facing threat of food insecurity after flood: PM Shehbaz Sharif

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said Sunday that Pakistan is facing the threat of food insecurity after devastating floods while climate change also caused...

Pakistan vows IMF reforms as flood loss estimated over $16 bn

WASHINGTON: Pakistan's finance minister has promised international lenders to stay true to economic reforms despite a new estimate that his country quickly needs more...

Four measures Pakistan needs to minimize flood disaster in future

The recent catastrophic floods have caused the most ravaging damage to Pakistan. Entire villages have been washed away. Over 1500 people dead, and more...

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