ISLAMABAD — The overall death toll in Pakistan from the devastating floods has increased to 1,559, with 12,850 others injured, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) said. In the last 24 hours, 15 new fatalities were reported, all in the worst-hit Sindh province, reports Xinhua news agency citing the NDMA as saying. The victims included […]
ISLAMABAD — The World Health Organisation has expressed fears about an impending second disaster of water-borne diseases in Pakistan in the wake of devastating floods that has wreaked havoc in several parts of the country. In a statement issued by the WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the global health watchdog said that water supply was […]
TAIPEI — As of Sunday morning, 47 tremors have jolted Taiwan subsequent to a 6.5-magnitude earthquake that hit the eastern county of Taitung at 9:41 p.m. Saturday, including a 5.3-magnitude one at 10:35 p.m., said the island’s meteorological agency. The tremors led to some mishaps such as wall collapse, power failure, water pipes bursts, and […]
ISLAMABAD — An estimated 16 million children have been impacted by “super floods” in Pakistan with at least 3.4 million of them needing immediate lifesaving support, the UN has said. The situation is extremely grim in flood-hit areas with malnourished children battling diarrhoea, dengue fever, and several painful skin diseases, United Nations International Children’s Emergency […]
ISLAMABAD — Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will appoint a new Army chief on time in November, Defence Minister Khawaja Asif said on Saturday and accused former premier Imran Khan of raking up controversy for his personal benefit. Asif’s remarks came days after Khan demanded that the next Chief of Army Staff should be appointed […]
UNITED NATIONS — China has put a hold on a proposal moved at the United Nations by the US and co-supported by India to designate Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militant Sajid Mir, one of India’s most wanted militants and the main handler of the deadly 2008 Mumbai attacks, as a global terrorist. It is learnt that Beijing […]
SRINAGAR — The Hurriyat Conference on Wednesday said the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Uzbekistan is an opportunity for prime ministers of India and Pakistan to break the ice and move towards resolving their outstanding issues. The SCO will hold its first in-person summit in Samarkand in Uzbekistan on Thursday after two years. This […]
ISLAMABAD — Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday said that the devastation from floods in Pakistan has “overwhelmed” UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, who ended his two-day visit to the flood-hit areas of the country. Taking to Twitter, Sharif thanked the UN Secretary General for his “unprecedented support” to the flood victims in Pakistan. “During his […]
KARACHI — UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned the international community that all countries would suffer damages “beyond their capacity to adapt” if the world failed to respond to the challenge of climate change, Samaa TV reported. After a two-day Pakistan visit, the UN chief took to Twitter to write that he had “never seen […]
ISLAMABAD — The Foreign Office on Monday summoned the Indian Charge d’Affaires (Cd’A) here to lodge a protest over the alleged killing of a Pakistani citizen, who had infiltrated into Jammu and Kashmir to attack an army post. Tabarak Hussain, a trained guide of Lashkar-e-Taiba militant group and Pakistani Army agent, attempted to infiltrate into […]