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CROP DEVASTATION IN PAKISTAN
IMF says Pakistan's flood spending, budget agility to be reviewedThe IMF expressed condolences for Pakistan's flood losses and will assess if the nation's fiscal policies can handle the crisis during its ...
Pakistan: Heavy rains cause floods in Indus resulting in displacement, crop devastationDue to heavy rains, thousands of villagers living in the low-lying areas of Pakistan's Punjab were forced to leave their homes as levels of...
- Pakistan's businessmen and economists ask govt to import food from neighbouring countries, including India
The Pakistan Businessmen and Intellectual Forum (PBIF) said in a statement that the government should abolish all taxes until the country's...
Massive floods likely to reduce Pak's GDP by over 2 percentage points, says PM Shehbaz SharifDuring a telephonic conversation with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday to express gratitude for extending humanitarian reli...
Pakistan trade body asks federal government to allow import of cotton from IndiaDue to the dire condition of the textile industy in the country following devastating floods, a Pakistan trade body has approached the Sheh...
'We've gone back 50 years': Pakistan farmers count flood damageMore than 33 million people have been affected by the floods caused by record monsoon rains, and one of the worst-hit areas is Sindh in Pak...
Imran Khan raises Rs 5 billion for Pak flood victims through international telethonThe former premier said people can donate to two bank accounts opened by the Punjab and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (KP) governments. The funds will...
Rabi crops not impacted by locusts; efforts on to prevent spread before monsoon to save kharif cropsLocusts -- the oldest migratory pest in the world -- entered India after travelling from Africa through Yemen, Iran and Pakistan. After mas...
Locust alert in UP after swarms move through Rajasthan, MPAt least 10 Uttar Pradesh districts were on alert Tuesday after swarms of locusts were spotted in Mahoba and Jhansi districts, moving into ...
Floods in Pakistan kill 69; nearly 3 lakh affectedAt least 69 people have been killed and nearly three lakh others displaced across Pakistan in the devastating floods triggered by torrental...
Pakistan asks India to honour Indus Waters TreatyPakistan today asked India to honour the historic Indus Waters Treaty, warning that it will contest at an appropriate forum if India "encro...
Nearly 300 dead in Pakistan floods, over two million affectedNearly 300 people have died and over two million affected due to rains and devastating floods in Pakistan.
Pakistan braces for high floods after rains wreak havocThe NDMA issued a letter to district commissioners and military agencies that accumulated water from rivers would evolve into "high to very...
- Pak traders exporting onions to India despite low production
About 100 trucks carrying thousands of tonnes of onions have been sent through the Wagah land border in Punjab.
- Pak to import vegetables from India due to crop loss
The Pakistan government has allowed import of vegetables from India, amongst other countries, in a bid to tackle a sharp rise in its prices...
- Indian tomato traders eye flood-hit Pakistan for profit
Large quantities of Indian tomatoes are headed to flood-hit Pakistan as traders seek to profit from 10 times higher prices across the borde...
- World Bank to provide $900 mn to flood-hit Pakistan
The World Bank has agreed to provide $ 900 million financial aid to Pakistan which has been hit by devastating floods affecting 14 million ...