Pakistan floods

Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, who is currently in Geneva to attend an international Conference on ‘Climate Resilient Pakistan’ along with UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres, has managed to secure …

The impact of the devastating floods continues to plague Pakistan as large swathes of land are still under water. This has impacted the sowing of winter crops in many places …

Pakistan’s exit from the Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF) grey list has brought little cheer to the country’s economic managers even as estimates suggest that the cumulative real GDP losses …

Miftah Ismail, Pakistan’s former Finance Minister who resigned recently, said that in the last 75 years, the country has “built a society which was inherently intolerant.” He also said that …

Pakistan’s economic crisis driven by severe cash crunch has led to a sharp reduction in government expenditure. According to data, about 10 ministries received no funds in the first quarter …

Will ‘Daronomics’ as Pakistan’s Finance Minister Ishaq Dar’s policies are referred to, lead to a further dent on the country’s already battered exports sector? Dar, who assumed charge late last …

As Pakistan is now set to get a new finance minister– senior member of Pakistan Muslim League – N (PML-N) Ishaq Dar will soon assume charge, the moot question that …

Pakistan’s devastating floods which could cost more than $30 billion to the exchequer have once again sparked fears of a possible default. Until the creditors provide debt relief measures and …

Power crisis is deepening in Pakistan. Scores of people in the country are living in the dark as power generation has been hit due to the devastating floods. While the …

Pakistan is once struggling with dwindling foreign exchange reserves despite the International Monetary Fund (IMF) assistance. After the country’s forex reserves –held by its central bank– dropped below the $8 …

Flood hit Pakistan, which is urgently seeking international aid, has made things difficult for aid agencies as it refused to give approval to them for sourcing relief materials from India. …

Pakistan has arrested a journalist allegedly for reporting on discrimination against Hindu flood victims in the Sindh province. The Hindus had said that they had been expelled from the relief …

Floods in Balochistan have killed 270 people and damaged nearly 185,000 houses. The heavy rains have also damaged 103 dams in the province resulting in large scale displacement of people. …

The devastating floods in Pakistan, which could cost more than $10 billion to the exchequer, has largely undone the gains of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) loans and other financial …

A cash-strapped and flooded Pakistan played host to a high-profile delegation of Canada-based extraction firm Barrick Gold at the Gwadar port city in Balochistan on Wednesday. The delegation led by …

International organisation Transparency International-Pakistan (TI-P) has urged Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to ensure transparency in flood relief operations. The South Asian nation is battling an extreme flooding event that …

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

Pakistan’s worst-ever floods are now bringing a variety of diseases like diarrhoea, cholera, dengue and malaria to the people. Lack of drinking water is also adding to the burden of …

Pakistan’s famed jihadi groups like the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) have come out in full strength to deliver relief work and help the flood-affected masses. Meanwhile, the Pakistani government has banned international …

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 and nearly one lakh homes have been damaged in the …

Massive destruction of crops in Pakistan due to the torrential rains and floods has already started impacting the country’s food sector. Prices of food items have surged and supply chain …