Saturday, August 27th, 2022
PM receives phone call from Turkish President
ISLAMABAD /DNA/ – Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif received telephone call from President of Turkiye Recep Tayyip Erdogan, today. The Prime Minister briefed the Turkish President on the latest situation of floods in Pakistan and the government’s efforts to provide relief on an emergency basis. The Prime Minister highlighted that Pakistan had been facing unprecedented monsoon weather since mid-June 2022, with record rainfall. This had caused massive devastation in various parts of the country, resulting in loss of human lives, livelihoods and extensive damage to the infrastructure. Prime Minister ShehbazRead More
OIC SG asks member states to help flood affectees in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD – The Secretary-General of the Organization of the Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Hissein Brahim Taha Saturday expressed deep sorrow over the casualties, massive destruction of property and loss of life resulting from the floods in Pakistan. In a statement, the OIC said, “the Secretary-General offers sincere condolences to the government and people of Pakistan, expresses sympathies to the victims of the floods, and appeals to all member states, Islamic humanitarian organizations and the international community at large for emergency assistance to mitigate the suffering of the affected populations.”
Current climatic catastrophe and role of the United Nations
By Huma Arshad The United Nations is mobilizing its resources to support Pakistan’s efforts to deal with the devastating floods in the most affected provinces of Balochistan and Sindh, Pakistan has requested a more active role of the United Nations (UN) in relief work after the devastation caused by the recent floods across Pakistan, adding that the provision of humanitarian relief to the people in the affected areas was a high priority. This was communicated by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in a meeting with the UN Resident Coordinator in Pakistan,Read More
Iran’s President assures all-out support to PM for flood relief
ISLAMABAD, AUG 27 /DNA/ – Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif received telephone call from President of Iran Syed Ebrahim Raisi, today.The Prime Minister thanked President Raisi for his sympathy on the flood situation, stressing that Pakistan had been enduring severe monsoon weather since mid-June 2022, with many areas receiving 4-5 times and even more. This had caused widespread flooding and landslides, with extreme repercussions for human lives, livelihoods, livestock, property and infrastructure. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif underlined that the humanitarian situation was being compounded by drastic impact to infrastructure includingRead More
FM Bilawal briefs Turkish counterpart about damages caused by floods
ISLAMABAD, Aug 27 (DNA): Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari hasexpressed his gratitude to his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu forimmediately sending volunteers for help in rehabilitation after flood. In a telephonic conversation on Saturday, he apprised the TurkishForeign Minister about enormous damage caused by the unusual rains andfloods in Pakistan. Thanking the Turkish Foreign Minister for Turkiye’stimely dispatch ofteam for flood relief assistance at the outset, the Foreign Ministerhighlighted that since June 2022, Pakistan had witnessed highestrainfall on record. This had caused widespread flooding and landslides, with extremerepercussions for human lives,Read More
Pakistani Mango Festival in Minsk Belarus
MINSK, /DNA/ – The Embassy of Pakistan, Minsk in collaboration with Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP) held a Pakistani Mango Festival at Dana Mall, on Aug 26 one of the largest Shopping Malls in Minsk. The event attracted a massive response from the general public with around 4000 people visiting the mangoes stalls during the festival which continued for almost four hours. The visitors were able to taste fresh Mango cubes, Mango Ice Cream and Mango Milk. Additionally, Mango samples were also provided to few fruit importers and groceryRead More