Pakistan has dropped seven places in the Human Development Index (HDI), ranking 161 out of 192 countries in the 2021-2022 period, according to a UNDP report Pakistan has dropped seven places in the Human Development Index (HDI), ranking 161 out of 192 countries in the 2021-2022 period, according to a UNDP report. According to the report, […]
Islamabad, Pakistan – United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has appealed for “massive” global support for Pakistan where unprecedented floods have killed nearly 1,400 people and made more than a million people homeless. Guterres made the appeal as he landed in the Pakistani capital early on Friday morning and was received by Hina Rabbani Khar, the state minister for […]
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has granted another two more weeks to Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) to submit its response in the prohibited funding case – the ‘last chance to explain its position over the funds it received from foreign donors. A four-member bench headed by Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sikandar Sultan Raja took up […]
A district and sessions court in Islamabad on Wednesday extended the interim bail of PTI Chairman Imran Khan and other party leaders in the case registered against them on charges of violating Section 144. An additional district and sessions court in the federal capital on Wednesday extended Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan and other […]
Onion and tomato, much in use in our cooking, witnessed a massive rise in prices in recent weeks as flash floods washed away entire crops, thereby compounding the food emergency situation in the country. To deal with this crisis, the government decided to issue permits for imports from neighbouring countries to minimise the transport time […]
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has expressed gratitude through a series of tweets. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has thanked Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates and Czech Republic for their support to the people affected by floods in Pakistan. In a series of tweets, the Prime Minister thanked Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Mohammed Bin Salman for ordering relief goods for the flood victims […]
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. Socio-political pressures are expected to remain high and could also weigh on policy and reform implementation, IMF says As Pakistan’s inflation, […]
Pakistan is home to more glaciers than anywhere in the world outside the polar regions, but as the climate warms, it’s becoming more vulnerable to sudden outbursts of melting glacier water that have the power to bring widespread destruction to its people. The country’s chief meteorologist has warned that this year alone, Pakistan has seen […]
Striking new satellite images that reveal the extent of Pakistan’s record flooding show how an overflowing Indus River has turned part of Sindh Province into a 100 kilometer-wide inland lake. Swaths of the country are now underwater, and it is described as a “monsoon on steroids” brought the heaviest rainfall in living memory and flooding […]
Imran raised Rs500m in fundraising telethon Chairman of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) held a global telethon donation on (Monday) 29 August at 9:30 pm for Pakistan flood victims. On Saturday 27 August, Imran Khan, while addressing a public gathering in Jhelum, said he would help the flood-hit people but would not stop his campaign for real freedom. […]
