Pakistan PM Sharif thanks Modi for concern over losses caused by massive floods
2 years, 4 months ago

Pakistan PM Sharif thanks Modi for concern over losses caused by massive floods

The Hindu  

Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday thanked his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi for his concern over the human and material losses caused by the devastating floods, saying his country will overcome the adverse effects of the natural calamity. I thank 🇮🇳 PM Narendra Modi @narendramodi for condolences over the human & material losses caused by floods. — Shehbaz Sharif August 31, 2022 “I thank Indian PM Narendra Modi @narendramodi for condolences over the human & material losses caused by floods. With their characteristic resilience the people of Pakistan shall, InshaAllah, overcome the adverse effects of this natural calamity & rebuild their lives and communities,” Sharif said in a tweet.

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Pakistan hasn’t learned lessons from 2022 deadly floods, experts say
4 months ago

Pakistan hasn’t learned lessons from 2022 deadly floods, experts say

Associated Press  

ISLAMABAD — Millions of people in Pakistan continue to live along the path of floodwaters, showing neither people nor the government have learned any lessons from the 2022 devastating floods that killed 1,737 people, experts said Thursday, as an aid group said half of the victims among 300 people killed by rains since July are children. Save the Children also …

PM Narendra Modi In Landslide-Hit Wayanad Today To Review Relief Ops: Check Full Schedule
5 months ago

PM Narendra Modi In Landslide-Hit Wayanad Today To Review Relief Ops: Check Full Schedule

ABP News  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to visit Wayanad on Saturday to oversee the ongoing relief and rehabilitation efforts following the recent devastating landslides in the region. Wayanad Landslides: PM Modi's Full Schedule PM Narendra Modi is expected to arrive in Kannur at 11:00 AM on August 10. The officials told PTI that Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan, Chief Minister …

Pakistan’s cultural capital sees record rainfall, flooding streets and affecting daily life
5 months, 1 week ago

Pakistan’s cultural capital sees record rainfall, flooding streets and affecting daily life

Associated Press  

LAHORE, Pakistan — Pakistan’s cultural city of Lahore saw record-high rainfall early Thursday, leaving at least three people dead, while flooding streets, disrupting traffic and affecting daily life, officials said, as the death toll from rain-related incidents over the past month surpassed 100. In July, 99 people died in rain-related incidents and most of the deaths were reported in eastern …

Assam flood situation improves; Shah, Odisha CM offer help
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Assam flood situation improves; Shah, Odisha CM offer help

The Hindu  

The flood situation in Assam improved gradually even as over 5 lakh people in 17 districts are still reeling under the deluge, official sources said on Tuesday. Union Home Minister Amit Shah telephoned Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma to enquire about the situation, reiterating assurance of all help from the Centre, while Mr. Sarma also received a call from his …

Assam flood: PM Narendra Modi dials Himanta Sarma, assures full cooperation
6 months, 1 week ago

Assam flood: PM Narendra Modi dials Himanta Sarma, assures full cooperation

Hindustan Times  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday spoke with Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma to enquire about the flood situation in the northeastern state and assured full cooperation from the central government. "Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri @narendramodi Ji called me a short while ago to enquire about the flood situation in Assam. The flood situation worsened across several districts of …

Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif congratulates PM Narendra Modi for his historic third term
7 months ago

Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif congratulates PM Narendra Modi for his historic third term

India TV News  

Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, on Monday, congratulated his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi for reelecting as Prime Minister of India for the third consecutive term. Earlier last week, when a reporter asked why Pakistan did not extend greetings to PM Modi, its Foreign Office spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch said, "Since the new government hasn’t officially been sworn in, it is …

Amit Shah takes stock of rain, flood situation in northeast; assures help
7 months, 1 week ago

Amit Shah takes stock of rain, flood situation in northeast; assures help

The Hindu  

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on May 31 took stock of the rain and flood situation in northeastern states and assured them of all possible help. Mr. Shah said he briefed Prime Minister Narendra Modi about the situation in Assam, Tripura, Manipur, Meghalaya and Mizoram and he also expressed solidarity with the people affected. Also briefed PM Shri @narendramodi ji …

‘Most vexing’ test: Can Pakistan’s Sharifs revive talks with India’s Modi?
10 months ago

‘Most vexing’ test: Can Pakistan’s Sharifs revive talks with India’s Modi?

Al Jazeera  

Analysts say India’s 2024 election will need to pass first. On March 5, two days after Shehbaz Sharif became Pakistan’s 24th prime minister, his Indian counterpart posted a 13-word message on social media platform X. But even though the Pakistani prime minister’s elder brother Nawaz Sharif has a long history of seeking breakthroughs with India – including with Modi – …

Heavy rains in Pakistan kill at least 29 as buildings collapse and landslides block roads
10 months, 1 week ago

Heavy rains in Pakistan kill at least 29 as buildings collapse and landslides block roads

LA Times  

Pakistani authorities said Sunday at least 29 people died and 50 others injured due to heavy rains that swept across the country in the past 48 hours, causing several houses to collapse and landslides to block roads, particularly in the northwest. About 23 rain-related deaths were reported in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province bordering Afghanistan since Thursday night, the provincial disaster management …

Pakistani leader calls for global unity to fight diseases and emergencies caused by climate change
1 year ago

Pakistani leader calls for global unity to fight diseases and emergencies caused by climate change

Associated Press  

ISLAMABAD — Pakistan’s prime minister on Wednesday called for unified efforts to tackle global infectious diseases like COVID-19 and emergencies caused by climate change, nearly 1 1/2-year after devastating floods killed 1,700 people in his nation. The 2022 unprecedented flooding, which started in mid-June that year and which experts attribute in part to climate change, at one point left a …

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra writes to PM Modi urging him to declare Himachal floods as national calamity
1 year, 3 months ago

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra writes to PM Modi urging him to declare Himachal floods as national calamity

The Hindu  

The damage and destruction caused by the recent record-breaking rains in Himachal Pradesh should be declared a “national disaster” just like the Kedarnath tragedy of 2013, Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra said in a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday. The Congress leader, who visited the State earlier this week, said apart from being the land of gods, …

Modi Assures Full Help to Rain-Battered States
1 year, 6 months ago

Modi Assures Full Help to Rain-Battered States

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: For the third consecutive day, incessant rains wreaked havoc in several parts of northern India, with Himachal Pradesh being the most affected. Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu stated that a total of 16 people have lost their lives in rain-related incidents within the state over the past two days. Punjab’s Patiala district was reeling under a flood-like situation …

Rain mayhem: PM Modi assures 'unwavering support' to Himachal, Uttarakhand as downpours continue to batter
1 year, 6 months ago

Rain mayhem: PM Modi assures 'unwavering support' to Himachal, Uttarakhand as downpours continue to batter

India TV News  

Rain mayhem: Torrential rains in several parts of India have caused destruction leading to disruption in normal life. Taking cognisance of the tense situation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday called CMs of Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand and assured "unwavering support" to them as heavy rainfall caused widespread damage across the states. PM Modi inquired about the extent of the …

Heavy monsoon rains return to Pakistan a year after deadly floods
1 year, 6 months ago

Heavy monsoon rains return to Pakistan a year after deadly floods

Associated Press  

ISLAMABAD — Heavy monsoon rains lashed Pakistan on Wednesday, causing deaths, flooding roads and disrupting lives in areas where residents already were struggling to recover from floods last summer that affected 33 million people and killed 1,739, officials said. Six people died in weather-related incidents in Lahore, the capital of eastern Punjab province, officials said. At least 24 people have …

No respite for Pakistan! 14 killed as incessant rain sweeps away tourist vehicle in occupied Kashmir
1 year, 8 months ago

No respite for Pakistan! 14 killed as incessant rain sweeps away tourist vehicle in occupied Kashmir

India TV News  

Pakistan, which has been facing the worst-ever financial crisis, is currently facing incessant rains for the past week. Meanwhile, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, who has been facing major flak from the citizens amid the deteriorating condition of the country, ordered authorities to remain alert to handle any situation. He said initially one tourist was killed and five others were injured …

PM Modi calls for integrated preparations for dealing with natural disasters
1 year, 9 months ago

PM Modi calls for integrated preparations for dealing with natural disasters

Live Mint  

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday called for integrated preparations for dealing with natural disasters underlining they should not be isolated as natural calamities in one part of the world affect others too. Speaking at the 5th edition of the International Conference on Disaster Resilient Infrastructure, he noted that in just a few years, over 40 countries from …

Pakistan get $9 billion in donation for flood recovery
2 years ago

Pakistan get $9 billion in donation for flood recovery

India Today  

International donors on Monday committed over $9 billion to help Pakistan recover from ruinous floods last year, exceeding its external financing goals and paving the way for a new model on raising funds to fight climate disasters in poorer countries. Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres meet on the day of a summit on …

Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif urges international community to help flood victims
2 years ago

Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif urges international community to help flood victims

Firstpost  

Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has said that the terrible rains and floods in the country last summer had killed 1,700 people. Shehbaz Sharif wrote an article for the Guardian newspaper in which he urged the global community to help Pakistan. No amount of pumps can remove this water in less than a year; and by July 2023, the …

Pakistan: World Bank estimates floods caused $40B in damages
2 years, 2 months ago

Pakistan: World Bank estimates floods caused $40B in damages

Associated Press  

ISLAMABAD — Pakistan said Wednesday that the World Bank estimates this summer’s record-breaking floods have caused $40 billion in damages in this impoverished South Asian nation. The United Nations has revised its appeal for aid for Pakistan five-fold, to $816 million, from the initial $160 million, saying recent assessments about the damages caused by floods pointed to the urgent need …

Calls for climate compensation grow after Pakistan's floods destroy homes, infrastructure
2 years, 3 months ago

Calls for climate compensation grow after Pakistan's floods destroy homes, infrastructure

ABC  

Every part of Rajul Noor's life has been wrecked by this summer's massive monsoon-driven floods in Pakistan. "Our whole world is underwater, and nobody has helped us," she says, speaking in the tent where she, her parents and four siblings now live, in the Dadu district of Pakistan's Sindh province. It's an idea that developed nations have repeatedly rejected, but …

Pakistan flood losses estimated at $40bn: Ex-finance minister
2 years, 3 months ago

Pakistan flood losses estimated at $40bn: Ex-finance minister

Al Jazeera  

Al Jazeera looks into the extent and cost of the recent floods that triggered humanitarian and financial crises. “I don’t think they are going to make good $30bn or $40bn that we have lost but I think there should be some measures of help, whether it is the international agencies to get greater loans for Pakistan, whether it is other …

Pakistan is still reeling from unprecedented floods that caused widespread destruction
2 years, 3 months ago

Pakistan is still reeling from unprecedented floods that caused widespread destruction

NPR  

Pakistan is still reeling from unprecedented floods that caused widespread destruction SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Catastrophic flooding in Pakistan has left nearly a third of the country underwater. NPR's Diaa Hadid has spent time in one badly affected district in southern Pakistan. But the thing is, flood victims are so scattered that it's hard to reach them all especially when aid …

Pakistan: Malaria, typhoid, dengue strike flood-hit areas, 33 million people affected
2 years, 3 months ago

Pakistan: Malaria, typhoid, dengue strike flood-hit areas, 33 million people affected

Firstpost  

The stagnant floodwaters have led to widespread cases of skin and eye infections, diarrhoea, malaria, typhoid and dengue fever across numerous provinces in Pakistan, triggering health threats to people in Pakistan Karachi: As Pakistan continues to bear the brunt of ongoing floods, infectious diseases like Malaria, typhoid and dengue fever are fast spreading across regions as the death toll reached …

‘All hell will break…’: Pakistan PM's SOS on debt relief after record floods
2 years, 3 months ago

‘All hell will break…’: Pakistan PM's SOS on debt relief after record floods

Hindustan Times  

Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif made an urgent appeal for debt relief following unprecedented floods which killed thousands and displaced millions of people in the country. Pakistan government signed an agreement with the International Monetary Fund with “very tough conditionalities”, the country's prime minister told Bloomberg. Warning that Pakistan is facing the imminent threat of epidemics following floods, he said, …

PM Sharif describes Pakistan as a 'sea of water' after floods; calls for action on climate change
2 years, 3 months ago

PM Sharif describes Pakistan as a 'sea of water' after floods; calls for action on climate change

The Hindu  

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday told the leaders of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation that Pakistan looked like "a sea of water" after unprecedented floods hit his country and called for immediate action to tackle climate change. Mr. Sharif was addressing the SCO's Council of Heads of State Summit in the Uzbek city of Samarkand, where he spoke about the …

Mapping the scale of damage by the catastrophic Pakistan floods
2 years, 3 months ago

Mapping the scale of damage by the catastrophic Pakistan floods

Al Jazeera  

Weeks of torrential rains and flash floods have ravaged Pakistan. The South Asian nation of some 220 million people is at the epicentre of a climate crisis following historic monsoon rains in July and August. According to Pakistan’s National Disaster Management Authority, rescue and recovery missions are slow, and more than half a million people are still in makeshift camps. …

Scientists confirm climate change played a role in Pakistan floods
2 years, 3 months ago

Scientists confirm climate change played a role in Pakistan floods

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The excessive rainfall and flooding this year was widely dubbed as a climate catastrophe with UN chief Antonio Guterres …

Death Toll in Pakistan Floods Nears 1,500; Hundreds of Thousands Sleep in Open
2 years, 3 months ago

Death Toll in Pakistan Floods Nears 1,500; Hundreds of Thousands Sleep in Open

News 18  

Unprecedented floods that have submerged huge swathes of Pakistan have killed nearly 1,500 people, data showed on Thursday, as authorities said hundreds of thousands of people were still sleeping in the open air after the disaster. The tally of the dead stands at 1,486, with about 530 children among them, the National Disaster Management Authority said, as it released its …

Pakistan floods: 5 killed, one injured in last 24 hours
2 years, 3 months ago

Pakistan floods: 5 killed, one injured in last 24 hours

India TV News  

Highlights At least five people were killed & one was injured in heavy monsoon rain-triggered flash floods 2 children and a woman were among those who lost their lives in separate flood-related incidents Moreover, 5,091 houses were destroyed, 10,336 livestock animals perished in different parts of Pak Pakistan floods : At least five people were killed and one was injured …

Pakistan's GDP to reduce by over 2 percentage points, says PM Sharif. Here's why
2 years, 3 months ago

Pakistan's GDP to reduce by over 2 percentage points, says PM Sharif. Here's why

India TV News  

Highlights The massive floods in Pakistan are likely to reduce its GDP by over 2 percentage points Sharif said the ongoing floods have devastated millions of acres of standing crops, houses He said the government is fighting to avoid food shortages due to destruction of crops Pakistan: The massive floods in Pakistan are likely to reduce its GDP by over …

Flood losses likely to slash Pakistan's GDP to 3% from 5%
2 years, 4 months ago

Flood losses likely to slash Pakistan's GDP to 3% from 5%

The Hindu  

The massive losses from the catastrophic monsoon rains and floods in Pakistan, the war in Ukraine and other factors may force it to slash its GDP growth rate for the financial year 2022-2023 from 5% to 3%, according to media reports on Saturday. Chairman of the National Flood Response and Coordination Centre, Major General Zafar Iqbal, during the joint briefing …

Pakistan looks like a sea: Shehbaz Sharif's emotional appeal amid record floods
2 years, 4 months ago

Pakistan looks like a sea: Shehbaz Sharif's emotional appeal amid record floods

Hindustan Times  

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. The government, which has boosted cash handouts for flood victims to 70 billion Pakistani …

33 million people affected, $10 billion damage: Pakistan's devastating floods
2 years, 4 months ago

33 million people affected, $10 billion damage: Pakistan's devastating floods

Hindustan Times  

Over 33 million people in Pakistan have been affected by adverse flooding following record monsoon rains. The worst flooding in Pakistan's history has covered an area the size of the United Kingdom and affected 33 million people, approximately one in seven Pakistanis, Reuters reported. World Health Organization noted that more than 1,460 health centres had been damaged due to the …

Changing climate the reason floods in Pakistan are so devastating
2 years, 4 months ago

Changing climate the reason floods in Pakistan are so devastating

ABC  

Entire villages swamped, crops destroyed, disease now spreading and more than 1,000 people dead, Pakistan's record-breaking floods have left behind a trail of disaster. Key points: More than 1,200 people, including 453 children, have died As many as 33 million people, or 15 per cent of the 220 million population, are impacted Southern Pakistan is bracing for more flooding Extreme …

Pakistan floods claim 1,290 lives, displace over 6.3 lakhs: WHO
2 years, 4 months ago

Pakistan floods claim 1,290 lives, displace over 6.3 lakhs: WHO

India Today  

In the aftermath of incessant and torrential rains in Pakistan, the country has been reeling under the unprecedented scale of floods, causing heavy casualties. The WHO also said that nearly 1,460 health facilities in Pakistan were disrupted amid floods, of which 4,332 were completely defunct and 1,028 were partially defunct. Early disease surveillance indicated that tens of thousands have been …

Pakistan floods: Sindh continues to reel as death toll rises to 1,325
2 years, 4 months ago

Pakistan floods: Sindh continues to reel as death toll rises to 1,325

India TV News  

Pakistan floods : At least 11 more people were killed in Pakistan in the last 24 hours due to catastrophic floods, taking the death toll to 1,325 in the country amidst efforts to minimise the losses by rescuing the people and providing them food and shelter. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif during a visit to Sindh’s Qambar-Shahdadkot district announced a 2.5 …

Nearly 1,300 Dead Since June in Pakistan’s 'Monster Monsoon', One-third of Country Still Under Water; 33 Million Displaced
2 years, 4 months ago

Nearly 1,300 Dead Since June in Pakistan’s 'Monster Monsoon', One-third of Country Still Under Water; 33 Million Displaced

News 18  

Nearly 1,300 people have lost their lives since June with 57 deaths just in the last 24 hours in floods that have devastated Pakistan. Record monsoon rains and melting glaciers in northern mountains brought cataclysmic floods in the country injuring nearly 13,000 people across the neighboring nation. According to National Flood Response Coordination Centre, the Pakistan government has set up …

Marooned Pakistan should blame its generals and politicians as India is looking the other way
2 years, 4 months ago

Marooned Pakistan should blame its generals and politicians as India is looking the other way

Firstpost  

Unless the Pakistani people realise that it is their own Army which has always been the main stumbling block to their welfare and that their politicians act as the Army’s B team, they will continue to suffer The current floods in Pakistan are causing catastrophic destruction. He told the media on 29 August that Pakistan would consider importing vegetables and …

Pakistan floods: Government appeals for urgent aid from international community; death toll climbs to 1,265
2 years, 4 months ago

Pakistan floods: Government appeals for urgent aid from international community; death toll climbs to 1,265

Firstpost  

Record monsoon rains and melting glaciers in northern mountains brought floods that have killed at least 1,265 people since 14 June. UN chief Antonio Guterres will arrive in Pakistan on 9 September for a solidarity visit and inspect flood-hit regions, after a USD 160 million emergency plan Islamabad: Pakistan made a desperate plea to the international community on Saturday to …

Explained | Why Are the Floods in Pakistan So Severe?
2 years, 4 months ago

Explained | Why Are the Floods in Pakistan So Severe?

The Quint  

Pakistan has been devastated by floods. Satellite images from the European Space Agency paint a grim picture – More than one million homes have been destroyed and one-third of the country is now inundated. The country has sustained billions of dollars worth of damage, in what the government and the World Health Organization has called the "worst floods in Pakistan's …

Pakistan appeals for more aid for 33M affected by flooding
2 years, 4 months ago

Pakistan appeals for more aid for 33M affected by flooding

Associated Press  

ISLAMABAD — Pakistan appealed Saturday to the international community for an “immense humanitarian response” to unprecedented flooding that has left at least 1,265 people dead. Federal planning minister Ahsan Iqbal called for an “immense humanitarian response for 33 million people” affected by monsoon rains that triggered devastating floods. Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif’s earlier appeal for aid got a quick response …

Pakistan appeals for more aid as flood death toll rises
2 years, 4 months ago

Pakistan appeals for more aid as flood death toll rises

Al Jazeera  

Pakistan has appealed to the international community for an “immense humanitarian response” to devastating flooding that has killed at least 1,265 people. Federal Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal called for an “immense humanitarian response for 33 million people” affected by monsoon rains that triggered the floods. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s earlier appeal for aid received a quick response from the international …

Pakistan floods: Aid pours in amid massive devastation, deaths cross 1,200 mark
2 years, 4 months ago

Pakistan floods: Aid pours in amid massive devastation, deaths cross 1,200 mark

Hindustan Times  

Planes carrying fresh supplies are surging across a humanitarian air bridge to flood-ravaged Pakistan as the death toll surged past 1,200, officials said Friday, with families and children at special risk of disease and homelessness. Two more planes from UAE and Qatar with aid will arrive in Pakistan later Friday, and a Turkish train carrying relief goods for flood victims …

Pakistan floods: Southern areas on high alert amid fears of Indus river swelling
2 years, 4 months ago

Pakistan floods: Southern areas on high alert amid fears of Indus river swelling

Hindustan Times  

Pakistan's southern provinces are bracing for more floods with a third of the country still inundated after record monsoon rains. TOPSHOT - This aerial photograph taken on Thursday shows a flooded residential area after heavy monsoon rains in Dadu district of Sindh province in Pakistan. "We're on high alert as water arriving downstream from northern flooding is expected to enter …

Over 3 million children face health risks in flood-hit Pakistan
2 years, 4 months ago

Over 3 million children face health risks in flood-hit Pakistan

India TV News  

Pakistan flood: Amid multiple crises already looming in the wake of devastating floods in Pakistan, United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund has warned that more than three million children are facing health risks, media reports said. "Torrential monsoon rains have triggered the most severe flooding in Pakistan's recent history, washing away villages and leaving more than three million children in …

Officials and volunteers struggle to respond to catastrophic flooding in Pakistan
2 years, 4 months ago

Officials and volunteers struggle to respond to catastrophic flooding in Pakistan

NPR  

Officials and volunteers struggle to respond to catastrophic flooding in Pakistan Enlarge this image toggle caption Fida Hussain/AFP via Getty Images Fida Hussain/AFP via Getty Images In Pakistan, deadly flooding from an unprecedented monsoon season has destroyed lives, livelihoods and infrastructure, in what its climate minister has called "a serious climate catastrophe." Listen · 7:18 7:18 She says this is …

Pakistan floods: Over three million children at risk, says UNICEF
2 years, 4 months ago

Pakistan floods: Over three million children at risk, says UNICEF

India TV News  

Highlights Over 3 mn children are in need of humanitarian assistance amid Pakistan floods They are at increased risk of waterborne diseases, drowning and malnutrition It's due to the most severe flooding in Pakistan's recent history Pakistan floods : More than three million children are at risk in Pakistan following the devastating floods, the United Nations Children's Fund said in …

Are catastrophic floods Pakistan’s new normal?
2 years, 4 months ago

Are catastrophic floods Pakistan’s new normal?

Al Jazeera  

More than one-third of Pakistan is submerged in water and at least 33 million people are affected because of unprecedented flooding. This is extremely unusual.” Ali Tauqeer Sheikh, an Islamabad-based climate change analyst, told Al Jazeera that unlike the 2010 floods that were riverine in nature, this year saw multiple types overlapping each other that resulted in “such heavy destruction …

Pakistan Floods: Shehbaz Sharif Thanks PM Modi For Concern Over Human & Material Losses
2 years, 4 months ago

Pakistan Floods: Shehbaz Sharif Thanks PM Modi For Concern Over Human & Material Losses

ABP News  

In view of the ongoing floods triggered by unprecedented monsoon rains that have caused widespread havoc across Pakistan in the recent past, Prime Minister Narendra Modi took to Twitter and said that he was 'saddened' to see the devastation in the neighbouring country and "hoped for an early restoration of normalcy". — Narendra Modi August 29, 2022 Responding to PM …

‘InshaAllah…’: Shehbaz Sharif replies after PM Modi's tweet on Pakistan floods
2 years, 4 months ago

‘InshaAllah…’: Shehbaz Sharif replies after PM Modi's tweet on Pakistan floods

Hindustan Times  

Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday thanked his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi for expressing concerns over the human and material losses caused by the country's worst flood in years, saying his country will overcome the adverse effects of the natural calamity. On Monday, Prime Minister Modi had said he was saddened to see the devastation caused by the floods …

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