Pakistan floods

Is $8 billion donor pledge to cash-strapped Pakistan only good PR?

Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, who is currently in Geneva to attend an international Conference on ‘Climate Resilient Pakistan’ along…

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Pakistan’s food crisis deepens with arable land still under water

The impact of the devastating floods continues to plague Pakistan as large swathes of land are still under water. This…

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Pakistan’s economy still in ICU with forex level at record low

Pakistan’s exit from the Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF) grey list has brought little cheer to the country’s economic managers…

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Pakistan society has become inherently intolerant: former FM

Miftah Ismail, Pakistan’s former Finance Minister who resigned recently, said that in the last 75 years, the country has “built…

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Broke Pakistan govt has no funds for development projects

Pakistan’s economic crisis driven by severe cash crunch has led to a sharp reduction in government expenditure. According to data,…

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More worries for Pakistan’s exporters as Finance Minister vows to prop up local currency

Will ‘Daronomics’ as Pakistan’s Finance Minister Ishaq Dar’s policies are referred to, lead to a further dent on the country’s…

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Will IMF continue its loan programme under Pakistan’s new finance minister?

As Pakistan is now set to get a new finance minister-- senior member of Pakistan Muslim League – N (PML-N)…

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Is Pakistan once again on the brink of default?

Pakistan’s devastating floods which could cost more than $30 billion to the exchequer have once again sparked fears of a…

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Are Pakistani and Chinese utilities set to quarrel over electricity payments?

Power crisis is deepening in Pakistan. Scores of people in the country are living in the dark as power generation…

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Pakistan’s forex reserves depleting again despite IMF assistance

Pakistan is once struggling with dwindling foreign exchange reserves despite the International Monetary Fund (IMF) assistance. After the country’s forex…

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Politics first for flood hit Pakistan as it denies aid from Bangladesh

Flood hit Pakistan, which is urgently seeking international aid, has made things difficult for aid agencies as it refused to…

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Arrest of journalist covering floods shows Pakistan’s bias against Hindus

Pakistan has arrested a journalist allegedly for reporting on discrimination against Hindu flood victims in the Sindh province. The Hindus…

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Flooding adds to hardship of persecuted Baloch and Sindhi communities in Pakistan

Floods in Balochistan have killed 270 people and damaged nearly 185,000 houses. The heavy rains have also damaged 103 dams…

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How Pakistan’s Kashmir obsession is obstructing flow of Indian humanitarian supplies to flood-hit nation

The devastating floods in Pakistan, which could cost more than $10 billion to the exchequer, has largely undone the gains…

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Has the Canadian gold miner bitten more than it can chew in Balochistan?

A cash-strapped and flooded Pakistan played host to a high-profile delegation of Canada-based extraction firm Barrick Gold at the Gwadar…

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Transparency International wants Pak PM to prevent corruption in usage of flood relief funds

International organisation Transparency International-Pakistan (TI-P) has urged Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to ensure transparency in flood relief operations. The…

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Battered by floods, can Pakistan restore the Mohenjo Daro world heritage site?

Pakistan is now moving to salvage the 4,500-year-old Mohenjo Daro, after devastating floods damaged the world heritage site. The likely…

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Balochistan faces the spectre of disease as floods ravage Pakistan

Pakistan's worst-ever floods are now bringing a variety of diseases like diarrhoea, cholera, dengue and malaria to the people. Lack…

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Key Pak terror group LeT recruits, collects funds during floods

Pakistan's famed jihadi groups like the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) have come out in full strength to deliver relief work and help…

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In flood-hit Balochistan and Sindh, activists slam government for poor response

The worst-ever floods in Pakistan's history have killed 1,033 and injured 1,527 people. Over 5.7 million people have been affected…

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Pakistanis fear hunger pangs after massive floods damage crops

Massive destruction of crops in Pakistan due to the torrential rains and floods has already started impacting the country’s food…

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