The Hollywood star traveled to the north-west of the country to meet Afghan refugees whose camp close to the town of Nowshera was completely destroyed in three hours of flooding.”From what I understand, the situation is on a scale we have not really seen. It’s on a huge scale,” she said during Tuesday’s visit.”It’s... 

Khyber Pakhtoonkhwa Music: Pashto music is commonly found in Afghanistan, and Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. Tappa Tappa is the oldest and most popular genre of the Pashto poetry. The Tappa is a composition of two unequal meters, in which the first line is shorter... 

ISLAMABAD – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved an additional US $450m for emergency flood relief to Pakistan on top of an ongoing standby loan, according to an IMF statement issued September 2. The IMF will give Pakistan emergency funds under its policy of “Emergency Natural Disaster Assistance.”... 

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani on Saturday called for an All Parties’ Conference to discuss the flood situation. During his speech in the National Assembly, Prime Minister Gilani said the loss incurred by Pakistan due to the floods was between five to six billion US dollars and that 30 per cent of the... 

The relief items should not be “used items”; food items should be Halal only; medicines should have sufficient expiry date and must comply with standards/specifications of Ministry of Health and Health Regulatory Authorities of Pakistan. The list of required items is as follows: FOOD ITEMS 1. Dried Milk... 

Floods shattered hopes in Swat Valley, where residents had just begun rebuilding after the Pakistani Army drove the Taliban into hiding. http://nyti.ms/9tRAWI  Read More →

ISLAMABAD: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government on Friday asked for aid worth Rs 200 billion from donors for rehabilitation of flood victims and warned that terrorists could take advantage of any delay in the reconstruction process. The request for aid was made at the KP donors’ conference held in the capital. Envoys... 

The U.S. Administration on Thursday said it is increasing its initial commitment to Pakistan’s flood relief work to $20 million as Pakistan’s ambassador in Washington apprised aid and humanitarian organisations of the assistance Islamabad needs in carrying out the mammoth recovery effort. “The U.S. government... 

The United States has vowed sustained support for Pakistan’s flood recovery effort and urged the world community to step up its cooperation with the South Asian country in coping with the major international humanitarian disaster. As many as 30 U.S. helicopters will now participate in the Pakistan flood relief... 

Paris, Aug.19 (ANI): Hollywood star Angelina Jolie has donated 100,000 dollars to the United Nations towards aid for Pakistan flood victims. Jolie, who is currently on a promotional tour of Europe for her spy thriller ‘Salt’, donated the pledged donation during an event here. Confirming the 34-year old...