WASHINGTON — As Pakistan’s inflation, which just hit a 47-year-high in August at over 27 per cent, is on an upward curve, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned against protests and instability in the country. “High food and fuel prices could prompt social protest and instability,” The News quoted the IMF as saying in […]
ISLAMABAD — Pakistan’s Foreign Office on Thursday said that there was no proposal under consideration currently to allow import of vegetables from India, amid growing calls for opening trade routes with the neighbouring country as prices of vegetables and fruits have spiked due to the devastating floods. “We are in touch with countries in the […]
KABUL — Two persons were killed and three others injured in a blast that rocked Police District 17 of Afghan capital Kabul, Interior Ministry spokesman Abdul Nafi Takor said. ‘A Toyota Corolla car, carrying explosive device, exploded in Police District 17 in today’s afternoon, killing two countrymen and injuring three others,’ Nafi added on his […]
ISLAMABAD — At least 6,50,000 pregnant women in the flood-hit regions of Pakistan urgently need care to deal with the unprecedented natural calamity that has left more than 1,100 persons dead and affected over 33 million others, according to an UN agency. The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) also warned that there was an increased […]
ISLAMABAD — The death toll in Pakistan’s catastrophic flooding has increased to 1,162 as the cash-strapped country struggles to rescue and care for millions of people displaced by the surging waters. The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) said the victims included 384 children and 231 women, and the death toll is expected to further increase […]
UNITED NATIONS — Pakistan’s spokesperson has said that although Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has tweeted a message of sympathy for the floods ravaging his country, he does not expect the disaster to lead to better relations with India while it is “logical” in these circumstances for countries to “set aside other considerations and to […]
ISLAMABAD — A huge relief operation was under way Monday and international aid began trickling in as Pakistan struggled to deal with monsoon flooding that has affected more than 33 million people. Officials said 1,061 people have died since June when the seasonal rains began, but the final toll could be higher as hundreds of […]
JAKARTA — A cargo ship with 15 people on board sank in the Makassar Strait of central Indonesia, leaving 11 people missing, an official said on Saturday. The ship was hit by huge waves while sailing in the waters between Kalimantan island and Sulawesi island on Monday but the accident was found out by a […]
ISLAMABAD — Pakistan has called in India’s Charge d’Affaires here to lodge a strong protest over the death of a Pakistani prisoner in Kashmir, in what it termed as a “fake encounter”. The Foreign Office (FO) said in a statement that the Indian Charge d’Affaires was called to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Friday. […]
ISLAMABAD — As many as 903 people have been killed, nearly 1,300 injured and thousands left homeless as heavy monsoon rains and flash floods have continued to play havoc in Pakistan since June, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) said. More than 70 people died and over 82,000 houses were damaged over the past 24 […]