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"Acute Food Insecurity In Pak Likely To Rise In Coming Months": Report
Acute food insecurity in Pakistan is likely to rise in the next months if the country's economic and political turmoil intensifies, aggravating the consequences of the 2022 floods, according to a new United Nations report released on Monday, Dawn rep
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Pak PM Seeks $8 Billion In Flood Assistance At UN Conference In Geneva
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.
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"Sea Of Water": Pak Prime Minister's Emotional Appeal At Regional SCO Summit
Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif today told the leaders of the SCO grouping that Pakistan looked like "a sea of water", as he made an emotional appeal to its leaders to take immediate action to tackle climate change.
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90,000 People Treated In 1 Day For Water-Borne Diseases Amid Pak Floods
Over 90,000 people were treated for infectious and water-borne diseases in a day in southern Pakistan's flood-hit areas, government data showed on Friday.
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Women Forced To Stay In Flooded Pak Village. Reason: "A Matter Of Honour"
The 400 residents of Basti Ahmad Din, a tiny Pakistani village left surrounded by floodwater after torrential monsoon rains, are facing starvation and disease. But they have refused pleas to evacuate.
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Floods Likely To Reduce Pak's GDP By Over 2%, Says PM Shehbaz Sharif
The massive floods in Pakistan are likely to reduce its GDP by over 2 percentage points and the government is grappling with the immediate challenge of averting an imminent food insecurity in the country, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has said.
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Temple Provides Food, Shelter To People Affected By Pak Floods: Report
As millions across Pakistan marooned and displaced by the catastrophic floods desperately await assistance, a Hindu temple in a tiny village of Balochistan is providing food and shelter to about 200 to 300 flood-hit flood-hit people, mostly Muslims.
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Ample World Rice Supplies To Cushion Impact Of Pak, China Crop Losses
Abundant rice supplies in key exporters may largely offset an expected drop in output after floods in Pakistan and severe heatwave in China damaged crops, capping any gains in prices from steady Asian demand.
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"We Have Gone Back 50 Years": Pakistan Farmers On Flood Damage
Pakistan's farmers are still counting their losses from the devastating floods that have put a third of the country under water, but the long-term impact is already clear.
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Pakistan's Armed Forces Rescue 2,000 Marooned By Historic Floods: Report
Pakistan Floods: Pakistan's armed forces have rescued a further 2,000 people stranded by rising floodwaters, they said on Friday, in a disaster blamed on climate change that has swamped about a third of the south Asian nation and is still growing.
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Pak PM Thanks Prime Minister Modi For Condolences Over Flood Losses
Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday thanked his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi for his concern over the human and material losses caused by the devastating floods.
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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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"Burning With Pain": Devastating Pak Floods Trigger Major Health Crisis
Pakistan Floods: At a charity clinic in a southern Pakistani village, dozens of people affected by relentless rains and floods crowd around the door waiting to talk to a volunteer doctor.
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Cataclysmic Floods Kill 1,100 In Pakistan, Including 380 Children
Pakistan Floods: Torrential rains and flooding have submerged a third of Pakistan and killed more than 1,100 people, including 380 children.
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Pakistan PM Amid Floods: "Shouldn't Be Left At Mercy Of Climate Change"
As Pakistan is facing deadly floods, the country's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday said the international community should not leave developing countries like Pakistan at the mercy of climate change.
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"Acute Food Insecurity In Pak Likely To Rise In Coming Months": Report
Acute food insecurity in Pakistan is likely to rise in the next months if the country's economic and political turmoil intensifies, aggravating the consequences of the 2022 floods, according to a new United Nations report released on Monday, Dawn rep
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Pak PM Seeks $8 Billion In Flood Assistance At UN Conference In Geneva
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.
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"Sea Of Water": Pak Prime Minister's Emotional Appeal At Regional SCO Summit
Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif today told the leaders of the SCO grouping that Pakistan looked like "a sea of water", as he made an emotional appeal to its leaders to take immediate action to tackle climate change.
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90,000 People Treated In 1 Day For Water-Borne Diseases Amid Pak Floods
Over 90,000 people were treated for infectious and water-borne diseases in a day in southern Pakistan's flood-hit areas, government data showed on Friday.
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Women Forced To Stay In Flooded Pak Village. Reason: "A Matter Of Honour"
The 400 residents of Basti Ahmad Din, a tiny Pakistani village left surrounded by floodwater after torrential monsoon rains, are facing starvation and disease. But they have refused pleas to evacuate.
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Floods Likely To Reduce Pak's GDP By Over 2%, Says PM Shehbaz Sharif
The massive floods in Pakistan are likely to reduce its GDP by over 2 percentage points and the government is grappling with the immediate challenge of averting an imminent food insecurity in the country, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has said.
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Temple Provides Food, Shelter To People Affected By Pak Floods: Report
As millions across Pakistan marooned and displaced by the catastrophic floods desperately await assistance, a Hindu temple in a tiny village of Balochistan is providing food and shelter to about 200 to 300 flood-hit flood-hit people, mostly Muslims.
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Ample World Rice Supplies To Cushion Impact Of Pak, China Crop Losses
Abundant rice supplies in key exporters may largely offset an expected drop in output after floods in Pakistan and severe heatwave in China damaged crops, capping any gains in prices from steady Asian demand.
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"We Have Gone Back 50 Years": Pakistan Farmers On Flood Damage
Pakistan's farmers are still counting their losses from the devastating floods that have put a third of the country under water, but the long-term impact is already clear.
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Pakistan's Armed Forces Rescue 2,000 Marooned By Historic Floods: Report
Pakistan Floods: Pakistan's armed forces have rescued a further 2,000 people stranded by rising floodwaters, they said on Friday, in a disaster blamed on climate change that has swamped about a third of the south Asian nation and is still growing.
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Pak PM Thanks Prime Minister Modi For Condolences Over Flood Losses
Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday thanked his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi for his concern over the human and material losses caused by the devastating floods.
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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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"Burning With Pain": Devastating Pak Floods Trigger Major Health Crisis
Pakistan Floods: At a charity clinic in a southern Pakistani village, dozens of people affected by relentless rains and floods crowd around the door waiting to talk to a volunteer doctor.
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Cataclysmic Floods Kill 1,100 In Pakistan, Including 380 Children
Pakistan Floods: Torrential rains and flooding have submerged a third of Pakistan and killed more than 1,100 people, including 380 children.
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Pakistan PM Amid Floods: "Shouldn't Be Left At Mercy Of Climate Change"
As Pakistan is facing deadly floods, the country's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday said the international community should not leave developing countries like Pakistan at the mercy of climate change.
