Wednesday, September 7th, 2022
Global effort needed to confront unprecedented flooding, climate change, says Pak envoy to Canada
By NEIL MOSS OTTAWA, SEPT 7 /DNA/ – Mass flooding in Pakistan has affected 33 million people, with 6.4 million in ‘dire need of humanitarian aid.’* Canada has pledged an ‘initial response’ of $5-million. *Pakistani High Commissioner Zaheer Janjua says the ‘floods of biblical proportions’ show the ‘clear and present danger’ of climate change.* The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade As unmatched flooding has displaced millions and led to the deaths of more than 1,200 people, Pakistan’s top diplomat in Canada is calling for an international effort to helpRead More
Agriculture is the backbone of country’s development: Zafar Hassan
ISLAMABAD, SEP 7: /DNA/ – Two-day conference was held at the National Agricultural Research Centre, Islamabad under the plan to increase the national production of wheat and integrated use of fertilizers. Mr. Zafar Hassan, Federal Secretary, Ministry of Food Protection and Research was the chief guest of the event. Agricultural scientists from all over the country, officers of the Department of Agriculture Extension and farmers participated in the conference. In the beginning, Dr. Muhammad Yaqoob, National Project Director (Wheat) explained the aims & objectives of the Conference. Addressing the inauguralRead More
First humanitarian assistance flight from Jordan arrives
ISLAMABAD, SEP 7: /DNA/ – First humanitarian assistance flight from Jordan has just landed at Jinnah International Airport Karachi, Pakistan. It was received by Provincial Minister Saeed Ghani and Ambassador of Jordan to Pakistan Ibrahim Al Madani along with officers from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs & National Disaster Management Authority. The relief assistance from Jordan is welcomed with warmth and gratitude.
Pakistan looks ‘like a sea’ after floods, PM Shehbaz says, as 18 more die
SEHWAN: Parts of Pakistan seemed “like a sea”, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Wednesday, after visiting some of the flood-hit areas that cover as much as a third of the South Asian nation, where 18 more deaths took the toll from days of rain to 1,343. As many as 33 million of a population of 220 million have been affected in a disaster blamed on climate change that has left hundreds of thousands homeless and caused losses of at least $10 billion, officials estimate. “You wouldn’t believe the scaleRead More
Will fight those who imposed imported govt on country: Imran Khan
CHISHTIAN – Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) supremo and former Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday said that he will fight those who imposed imported government on the country. Addressing the lawyers’ convention in Chishtian, the former PM said that for 30 years, the thieves came to power from the back door as a result of a foreign conspiracy to loot the country, adding that Nawaz Sharif is a convicted fugitive and a fugitive from justice. “Books have been written on the corruption of Zardari at the international level, will these thievesRead More
Top USAID Official, Chairman HEC Meet Recipients of Merit & Needs-based Scholarships
DNA Islamabad, Sep 7: The Higher Education Commission (HEC), Pakistan hosted a meeting of Deputy Assistant Administrator USAID Ms. Maria Longi and Chairman HEC Dr. Mukhtar Ahmed with a batch of 20 scholarship awardees of USAID-funded Merit and Needs-based Scholarship Program at HEC Secretariat on Wednesday. Executive Director HEC Dr. Shaista Sohail, Acting Deputy Mission Director Mr. Yohannes Araya and Director Office of Education USAID Pakistan Ms. Anne Flaker also attended the meeting. Chairman HEC Dr. Mukhtar Ahmed appreciated USAID for providing Master’s scholarships to 700 female students to studyRead More