ISLAMABAD (Kashmir English): The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has pledged a generous donation of US$1 million to support the World Health Organization (WHO) in its efforts to bolster Pakistan’s response to the ongoing floods. “We are particularly thankful to the Gates Foundation for this generous and timely support to WHO teams in the field,
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ISLAMABAD (Kashmir English): A 5.3 magnitude earthquake jolted Islamabad and several districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, including Peshawar, Swat, Upper and Lower Dir, and Buner, on Wednesday evening. As per details, the tremors were also felt in Shangla, Malakand, Upper and Lower Chitral, and Bajaur. The National Seismic Monitoring Centre of the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD)
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LAHORE (Kashmir English): The authorities have declared a flood emergency in Punjab after heavy rains and rivers overflowing. According to the administration, the right marginal embankment of Qadirabad Barrage was breached with explosives to save its structure due to water pressure. The district administration has informed the public that this step has been taken to
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PESHAWAR (Kashmir English): Security forces have killed 9 Fitnat al-Khawarij terrorists in a three-day operation in Dir, including a key commander. Police, CTD, and other forces had conducted an operation about the presence of Fitnat al-Khawarij terrorists from Afghanistan in the mountainous area of Upper Dir. During the three-day operation, the forces also used modern
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LAHORE (Kashmir English): The Punjab government has decided to deploy the Pakistan Army in six districts of the Province amid the severe floods. The Punjab Home Department has sent a letter to the Federal Interior Ministry for the deployment of the army in 6 districts of the province due to the severe flood situation. The
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ISLAMABAD (Kashmir English): Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has directed the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) to accelerate rescue efforts in Punjab districts affected by flooding along the Sutlej River. He instructed the NDMA chairman to immediately evacuate residents trapped in flood-hit areas and relocate them to secure shelter. The Prime Minister emphasized the need for
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RAWALPINDI (Kashmir English): Pakistan and Iran have pledged to intensify efforts against terrorism and strengthen joint security along their borders. The development came during a telephone call between the Chief of Army Staff, Field Marshal Asim Munir, and the Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces, Major General Abdolrahim Mousavi. According to a statement
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ISLAMABAD: The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) on Tuesday issued a high-flood alert for the Ravi, Sutlej, and Chenab rivers after India released additional water into the tributaries. Director General Provincial Disaster Management Authority Punjab (PDMA), Irfan Ali Kathia, has said the water level in the rivers of Punjab is continuously rising. A statement from
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JHELUM (Kashmir English): Renowned Islamic scholar Engineer Muhammad Ali Mirza has been booked under alleged blasphemy charges, a day after his arrest under the Maintenance of Public Order (MPO) ordinance. As per details, police lodged the first information report (FIR) on the complaint of Humair Ali Qadri at City Police Station Jhelum on August 26.
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ISLAMABAD (Kashmir English): Pakistani intelligence has exposed the nefarious intentions of RAW, an Indian Intelligence Agency, in occupied Kashmir. The intelligence report has revealed the presence of non-local terrorists in secret training centers established in the forests adjacent to the Line of Control (LoC), where they are being given military training. According to the details,
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