• THE contours of Pakistan's taxation crisis are well known by now. (dawn.com)
  • Pakistan's Supreme Court this week justified reopening shopping malls by claiming that Pakistan "is not … seriously affected" by Covid-19 and that there is no pandemic in the country. (hrw.org)
  • Police gates block a main road leading to the residence of Pakistan's former premier Imran Khan in Lahore, Pakistan, on Wednesday, May 17, 2023. (livemint.com)
  • Pakistan's Supreme Court has now received a slew of suits and petitions from the government and opposition regarding the crisis, but has also taken up the case "suo moto" -- on its own merit. (asianage.com)
  • When monsoon rains triggered Pakistan's most devastating floods in recent history , the resulting humanitarian crisis affected 33 million people and took almost 1,800 lives. (unicef.org)
  • This burden has been exacerbated by the derailment of the $6.5 billion International Monetary Fund (IMF) program Pakistan entered in 2019, as the international lender is unsatisfied with Pakistan's commitment to reform and ability to arrange for funds to meet external financing requirements," the report said. (tolonews.com)
  • Much of Pakistan's commercial loan stock is owed to Chinese financial institutions, as Pakistan has repaid major non-Chinese commercial loans of institutions," it added. (tolonews.com)
  • The India-Pakistan crisis appeared to be moving toward de-escalation on Thursday, as Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan pledged to return a captured Indian pilot to New Delhi "as a peace gesture. (nationalinterest.org)
  • An IMF delegation will meet Pakistan's finance minister on the sidelines of a conference in Geneva beginning on Jan 9, a spokesperson of the lender said on Sunday, as Pakistan struggles to restart its bailout programme. (indiatimes.com)
  • MOSHARRAF ZAIDI: The national blackout that the country suffered the other day is really a manifestation and a commentary on the state of Pakistan's economy, on the state of Pakistan's governance and on the darkness that will continue to envelope Pakistan for the months to come. (publicradioeast.org)
  • Islamabad [Pakistan], June 10 (ANI): Pakistan's multiple crises have become the breeding ground for heightened faith-driven terror attacks, marking a 73 per cent rise in incidents and casualties since August 2021, according to security experts within and outside the country. (bignewsnetwork.com)
  • In sum, the situation points to each player in Pakistan's crisis - the army, the politicians, the terrorists and even the judiciary - as part of the problem, not so much the solution to the crises that could worsen with time. (bignewsnetwork.com)
  • In response to the crisis, Amnesty International issued an Urgent Action for the people of Lahore in a bid to mobilize its supporters around the world to campaign on behalf of the entire population due to the hazardous smog engulfing Pakistan's second largest city. (amnestyusa.org)
  • food crisis as water torrents have flushed away Pakistan's staple crops like rice, wheat, tomatoes, and onions, leaving farmland ruined ahead of the planting season. (scmp.com)
  • The Islamabad High Court extended Pakistan's former prime minister Imran Khan's bail pleas until June 8 in two cases involving the making of allegations against top officers of state institutions and the PTI workers' mistreatment of PML-N leader Mohsin Ranjha, according to Pakistan-based Dawn. (indiatvnews.com)
  • Given its trade structure, Pakistan relies heavily on advanced economies as export markets, 25% of Pakistan's exports were to the US in 2007. (thefridaytimes.com)
  • Pakistan's dependence on the US and European markets is likely to have left it more vulnerable to the financial crisis, which severely affected the latter economies. (thefridaytimes.com)
  • Crisis in Pakistan: Ignited by Nawaz Sharif, Will Pakistan's New Movement Scald its Politico-Army? (thequint.com)
  • There are many challenges standing in the way of resolving Pakistan's water crisis. (pakistangendernews.org)
  • The arrest of Imran Khan has deepened Pakistan's political crisis, lengthening the shadow of doubt over the credibility of forthcoming elections. (arabnews.pk)
  • Islamabad: Pakistan has kickstarted the journey to reduce plastic waste with the approval of "Single Use Plastics Prohibition Regulations 2023" by the federal cabinet. (gulfnews.com)
  • Supporters of ruling party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chant slogans during a protest in Islamabad, Pakistan, Sunday, April 3, 2022. (asianage.com)
  • The Pakistan Day Parade was held in Islamabad on Wednesday, with Wang attending the event. (globaltimes.cn)
  • As NPR's Diaa Hadid reports from Islamabad, it's part of an escalating crisis. (publicradioeast.org)
  • Far from returning the favours shown by Islamabad for two decades, the new rulers have sheltered Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), the umbrella group that has been on a rampage with renewed vigour. (bignewsnetwork.com)
  • The former US envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan offered Islamabad advice on how to deal with political, economic, and security crises facing the country. (dunyanews.tv)
  • Tentative signs show the crisis is edging Islamabad towards a partial rapprochement with Delhi, Liam Gibson writes. (scmp.com)
  • Tentative signs show the crisis is edging Islamabad towards a partial rapprochement with Delhi, in a realisation of their interdependence. (scmp.com)
  • Islamabad [Pakistan], October 5 (ANI): As Pakistan always cries for funding in the name of development and disaster management, the so-called defence sector of the country continues to enjoy grants, subsidies and loans despite the financial crunches. (pakistannews.net)
  • Workshop on W.H.O. Global Programme for the Prevention of Rheumatic Fever/Rheumatic Heart Disease in Pakistan, Islamabad, January 30 to February 1, 1988. (who.int)
  • Allegations of drug abuse and questions over the mental health of former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan even as its ruling dispensation plans to transfer the cases against him to military courts and ban his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party, are signs of an all-out attack to finish him politically. (livemint.com)
  • Last week, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief got break interim in six arguments enrolled against him for burning the place of the Corps Commandant Lahore and different occurrences of violence emitted after his arrest. (indiatvnews.com)
  • Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party has labeled the price hike a "conspiracy" to incite civil unrest, particularly affecting those below the poverty line who are struggling with the increasing costs of essential goods. (energyportal.eu)
  • The 2022 year saw political turmoil, an economic crisis, and catastrophic flooding in Pakistan. (brookings.edu)
  • Every year, Pakistan experiences monsoon rains - but 2022 was devastating. (unicef.org)
  • The report said that Pakistan held external debt and liabilities of $126.3 billion as of December 2022. (tolonews.com)
  • Pakistan Ambassador to China Moin ul Haque speaks at an event celebrating the 82nd anniversary of Pakistan Resolution, the National Day of Pakistan, in Beijing on March 23, 2022. (globaltimes.cn)
  • During late January 2012, a fake medicine crisis at the Punjab Institute of Cardiology (PIC) hospital in the Lahore region of Punjab, Pakistan, claimed the lives of over 100 heart patients. (wikipedia.org)
  • LAHORE: The Pakistan Industrial & Traders Associations Front, Chambers of Commerce and Industry's Businessmen Panel (BMP) has warned that a food security crisis is looming large, as the deadly floods have damaged rice, cotton and vegetables crops widely, besides creating threat of non planting of wheat in the coming months, asking the government to mobilize resources for immediate response in this regard. (brecorder.com)
  • Pakistani rickshaw drivers during a protest against prices hike, in Lahore, Pakistan. (indiatimes.com)
  • Pakistan: Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi, who was granted pre-arrest bail in the Al-Qadir Trust case until May 23, appeared before the Lahore High Court on Monday. (indiatvnews.com)
  • Pakistan was pushed into uncharted waters last week by three-time former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, with his speech on Friday, 16 October. (thequint.com)
  • As Pakistan looks to address these challenges in a turbulent moment, important questions arise as to the long-term roots of these problems, how political instability shapes them, and what economic policy Pakistan should adopt to address its difficulties. (brookings.edu)
  • After that period comes the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (2015) and there's no looking back. (hindustantimes.com)
  • There is no denying the soundness of traditional Pakistan-Saudi relations and economic ties which overlay a strong security understanding. (eurasiareview.com)
  • The root cause of economic problems in Pakistan lies in its poor performance in exports, which are far below its potential and lead to substantial trade imbalances and a problem with the balance of payments. (pakobserver.net)
  • The lack of popular trust in the government in Pakistan comes amidst insecurity and economic turmoil in the country. (opendemocracy.net)
  • A majority of the respondents (62%) blame the coalition government of the Pakistan Democratic Movement/Pakistan Muslim League-N (PDM/PML-N) for the economic turmoil, while only 38% blame the previous Khan government (Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insak or PTI). (hindustantimes.com)
  • The catastrophic flood, which is estimated to cost the economy $30-40 billion, is another hit to Pakistan that's already battling an economic crisis. (brecorder.com)
  • The US Institute of Peace (USIP) in a report underscored the existential economic crisis in Pakistan, warning that there is a "real danger that Pakistan could default on its debt, which could lead to intensifying political turmoil amid already surging terrorism. (tolonews.com)
  • Climate change has hugely impacted the economic growth of Pakistan. (eurasiareview.com)
  • The political crisis in Pakistan will affect the economic relations of the people and government of Afghanistan," economist Hamid Aziz Mujadidi said. (ndtv.com)
  • HADID: He's saying that because the blackout came during a week where Pakistan veered towards economic default, the country is meant to be at the receiving end of a bailout by the International Monetary Fund, an institution it has turned to more than 20 times in its 75-year history. (publicradioeast.org)
  • MALEEHA LODHI: This is the worst economic crisis that Pakistan has faced in decades. (publicradioeast.org)
  • It is undoubtedly the case that under the pressure of social, economic and political crisis, the frictions within the ruling party will develop further in future. (socialistworld.net)
  • As politicians squabble amid an unprecedented economic crisis, the Pakistan Army, the state's principal executive arm tackling terrorism has been bogged down in political fire-fighting and to retain its own dominance and control. (bignewsnetwork.com)
  • Taking to Twitter, Mr Khalilzad pointed out that Pakistan was facing a triple crisis - political, economic and security. (dunyanews.tv)
  • With environmental mismanagement and political upheaval exacerbating its economic malaise, Pakistan is clearly ill-equipped to handle this once-in-a-generation calamity on its own. (scmp.com)
  • Pakistan finds itself in the midst of an unprecedented crisis with troubles on the political, economic and security fronts. (thefridaytimes.com)
  • This fuel crisis comes in the midst of an already troubled economic situation for Pakistan. (energyportal.eu)
  • IFFRAS reported that Pakistan which has been continuously plunging from one economic crisis to another, the deliberate opaqueness built into the defence expenditure needs to be addressed holistically to ensure economic security. (pakistannews.net)
  • At present, Pakistan has been witnessing the devastating floods which impacted the country's economic situation. (pakistannews.net)
  • Major issues with Pakistan 's energy sector were highlighted by the Asian Development Bank ( ADB ) in its Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation ( CAREC ) ENERGY OUTLOOK 2030, Geo News reported. (indiatimes.com)
  • The Secretary-General has been a consistent voice for the health needs of the poorest and the most vulnerable - especially at a time of economic crisis. (who.int)
  • This has not only resulted in a humanitarian crisis but also had a profound economic effect on the world. (lu.se)
  • In the afternoon presentations Dr. Monica Braw, who has written extensively upon Hiroshima, discussed the ongoing nuclear crisis at the Fukushima Power Plant, and Professor Marie Söderberg, Sweden's leading economist working upon contemporary Japanese economics, presented and analysed the enormous and far-reaching political and economic consequences that could occur as a result of the Great East Japan Earthquake. (lu.se)
  • At the end of 2018, a total of 88 TV channels (including news and entertainment channels) and 209 radio stations were licensed, according to the Annual Report 2018 of the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra). (dawn.com)
  • PDM is the combined opposition movement of eleven opposition parties that have set out to rid the country of the hybrid civil-military regime currently that usurped power via the election heist carried out on Pakistan in the 2018 general election. (thequint.com)
  • The catastrophic floods in Pakistan have pushed the country to the brink. (aljazeera.com)
  • Another big crisis birthed by the floods faces Pakistan - that of food insecurity. (aljazeera.com)
  • PIAF Chairman Faheem Ur Rehman Saigol observed that a food crisis could be imminent followed by the floods, which have caused widespread devastation, calling the government to improve governance, besides adopting austerity measures to control losses. (brecorder.com)
  • They were overwhelmed by the fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic and a nutrition crisis, so the floods made things so much worse. (unicef.org)
  • Thirty-three million people have been affected by the recent floods in Pakistan. (aljazeera.com)
  • As well as being a humanitarian disaster, the floods also threaten the very fragile health infrastructure that was in place in Pakistan, bringing with them a new set of worrying health challenges. (aljazeera.com)
  • Before the floods, Pakistan was experiencing a rise in cholera cases , particularly across the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Sindh, Punjab, and Balochistan regions, and oral cholera vaccines and surveillance programmes were being set up, but many of these will have been pushed back as the floods hit. (aljazeera.com)
  • Data testifies that since the inception of Pakistan, it has witnessed 28 floods. (eurasiareview.com)
  • A family who became displaced take refuge in a camp, following rains and floods during the monsoon season in Sehwan, Pakistan. (scmp.com)
  • Meanwhile, the United Nations on Tuesday launched the revised flash appeal of USD 816 million to respond to the needs of people affected by climate-induced floods in Pakistan. (pakistannews.net)
  • The United States and other world powers ought to sustain and increase their role in managing the crisis in South Asia and steering India and Pakistan toward comprehensive talks-including over the issue of Kashmir-once politically feasible. (nationalinterest.org)
  • Since the February 14 militant attack targeting Indian paramilitary forces in Pulwama, Kashmir, hosts and guests on India's major news channels have repeatedly called for chopping Pakistan into four pieces. (nationalinterest.org)
  • Pakistani people gather to buy subsidised sacks of flour from a sale point in Karachi, Pakistan. (indiatimes.com)
  • Karachi Riots of December 1986 Crisis of State and Civil Society in Pakistan Akmal Hussain THE violence that erupted in Karachi during December 1986, both in scale and sheer brutality, was unprecedented since the partition of the sub-continent in 1947. (epw.in)
  • Just after the second jalsa of the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) in Karachi, an appalling event had occurred. (thequint.com)
  • A president of a country uses social media to deny that he signed on to legislation severe corrosive of fundamental rights, creating a constitutional crisis. (hindustantimes.com)
  • A severe crisis is developing in Balochistan, one of the poorest provinces of Pakistan, where there is a semi-uprising against what is seen by the masses as national oppression by the mainly Punjabi ruling elite of the country. (socialistworld.net)
  • Pakistan is experiencing a severe fuel crisis due to a significant increase in fuel prices. (energyportal.eu)
  • Hammad Naqi Khan, director general of WWF-Pakistan, highlighted the severe impact of climate change on water resources in Pakistan and said that "it is crucial to improve water governance, transform the agri-food system, and enhance institutional capacity building to address water and food security challenges. (gulfnews.com)
  • At least 500 Pakistani healthcare workers have been infected too, which shows that despite the justices' denials, Pakistan is indeed "seriously affected" by Covid-19. (hrw.org)
  • As a result of this border, Pakistan not only has a significant role in the Afghan economy, but instability in the loosely governed Pakistani frontier region spills across the border into Afghanistan. (fas.org)
  • To resolve the growing crisis, the Pakistani government implemented a new policy in 1994, which was designed to attract foreign investment in the power sector and as a result there was construction of oil based power plants. (fas.org)
  • It was felt that the visit would clear the air on the Pakistani support for Saudi intervention in Yemen (Operation Decisive Storm) and unambiguously convey to the regional actors that Pakistan stands by Saudi Arabia. (eurasiareview.com)
  • But on 07 April, the Pakistani lawmakers voted to remain "neutral" in the conflict, albeit Sharif later clarified in a televised speech that in case of an aggression against Saudi Arabia, Pakistan would be at Riyadh's side. (eurasiareview.com)
  • While Saudi Arabia expressed its disappointment on the Pakistani decision on Yemen, Anwar Gargash, the United Arab Emirate (UAE) minister of state for foreign affairs, lashed out at Pakistan accusing it of siding with Iran, and that the decision would come at a "high cost" to Pakistan. (eurasiareview.com)
  • Pakistan Army spokesman said that the joint military exercise "Samsam-5″ was being conducted since 19 March in the Saudi Arabian city of Taif and that 292 Pakistani military personnel were participating in the drill. (eurasiareview.com)
  • Bizarrely, Indian officials (mainly off the record) claimed and continue to claim that they killed two hundred to three hundred militants in Pakistan and shot down a Pakistani F-16. (nationalinterest.org)
  • During the current crisis, NDTV's Vishnu Som tweeted photos of "debris" he purported to be of a downed Pakistani F-16. (nationalinterest.org)
  • Haque's comment came after Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Monday at a joint conference with Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi that China and Pakistan should strengthen coordination on international and regional issues such as Afghanistan and Ukraine. (globaltimes.cn)
  • It may be that a degree of tension will serve the domestic interests of the Indian government, but for Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf, the crisis can only add to troubles at home, where the political opposition is turning belligerent and the civil-military faultline is becoming more pronounced. (chathamhouse.org)
  • The campaign received global coverage, making headlines in The New York Times, Time, BBC, Newsweek, The Washington Post and breaking news bulletins on Pakistani news channels, with the media calling out the Government of Pakistan for failing to prioritize the public health crisis that the smog presented. (amnestyusa.org)
  • Yet, with the fallout from the crisis set to worsen in the coming months, the government can ill afford to hold off on such lifelines. (scmp.com)
  • Khan's 'surprise' triggers constitutional crisis," thundered The Nation newspaper Monday, while its rival Dawn called it "A travesty of democracy" above a front-page editorial. (asianage.com)
  • Earlier, Mr Khalilzad had warned that Mr Khan's arrest would deepen the crisis being faced by Pakistan. (dunyanews.tv)
  • Afzal Butt, the president of the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ), says the number of journalists ballooned from about 2,000 in 2019 to over 20,000 and the overall number of people associated with the media industry to about 250,000. (dawn.com)
  • The Parliamentary Research Digest of June 2019 observes that that the Global Environment Facility had provided Pakistan $234.42 million in total financing and $626.68 million in co-financing by June 2019. (eurasiareview.com)
  • The GCF dashboard shows that its total funding to Pakistan is $121 million as of August 2020, increasing from $89 million in April 2019. (eurasiareview.com)
  • There, Hadid and her team were awarded a Murrow in 2019 for hard news for their story on why abortion rates in Pakistan are among the highest in the world. (publicradioeast.org)
  • Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan held a press conference on 30 November solely to address the smog crisis that gripped Punjab during 2019. (amnestyusa.org)
  • HIV Outbreaks, Pakistan, 2000-2019 of age. (cdc.gov)
  • This lends weight to his claims of the ruling Pakistan Muslim League (PML)-N government under Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, possibly avoiding a political test. (livemint.com)
  • Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif mobilized the military to distribute water tanks and set up medical camps across the affected province of Baluchistan. (circleofblue.org)
  • It was rejected on the final day of its adoption (February 29,1956) by all Hindu minority parties and the largest Muslim political party, which was the Awami League from the then East Pakistan. (hindustantimes.com)
  • Much less loved today than it was a decade ago at its peak of popularity, when it flexed its muscle to help political forces to hound out a military dictator from power, needled democratic governments on governance and championed a Naya Pakistan when it still sparkled in popular imagination and literally helped Imran Khan into power, it is now mired in a crisis of credibility. (dawn.com)
  • Pakistan Political Crisis: "The current political crisis in Pakistan will not have any particular impact on relations between Afghanistan and Pakistan," Taliban said. (ndtv.com)
  • Political crisis in Pakistan will have no effect on Afghanistan, Taliban said. (ndtv.com)
  • Taliban has issued a statement saying the political crisis in Pakistan seeing a constant soar, will have no effect on Afghanistan. (ndtv.com)
  • Meanwhile, political analysts claimed that there will be some impact on Afghanistan's situation as there will be a major change in the administration in Pakistan. (ndtv.com)
  • It is against this background that the ever collapsing authority of the state machine and the political elite over the masses will have dangerous consequences for the stability of Pakistan in the near future. (socialistworld.net)
  • Pakistan 's recovery, the need for cooperation with its giant neighbour and the political stability this would bring to the region must not be overlooked. (scmp.com)
  • However, the officials from the government's side have resorted to political gimmickry by first claiming that the IMF requires Pakistan to compromise on its nuclear program and later introducing a petrol subsidy without consulting the Fund. (thefridaytimes.com)
  • According to sources, team IK has approached Lars Anthonisen of Google to spearhead media strategy for Naya Pakistan. (riazhaq.com)
  • In addition to this, the State Bank of Pakistan has responded to the rise in inflation in an inappropriate way. (pakobserver.net)
  • The State Bank of Pakistan raised its benchmark interest rate to 20% in March, the highest in 25 years. (hindustantimes.com)
  • Data from the State Bank of Pakistan shows that retail inflation, as measured by the general Consumer Price Index has been increasing at a faster pace in the aftermath of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (hindustantimes.com)
  • Further, there is no respite at the export and foreign direct investments (FDI) front as the recent data released by the State Bank of Pakistan shows some concerning trends. (thefridaytimes.com)
  • It isn't just causing problems in Pakistan, which is the world's eighth-largest producer of wheat. (aljazeera.com)
  • South Asia is one of the world's climate crisis "hotspots" where people are 15 times more likely to die from climate effects, he warned. (aljazeera.com)
  • As for as world's finance to the developing countries, including Pakistan, is concerned, the situation is dismal. (eurasiareview.com)
  • Prime Minister has removed Ashraf from his post as PCB chairman and has appointed a 11-man interim committee to run cricket affairs,' Irfanullah Khan, the lawyer for a body which runs sports affairs in Pakistan, told AFP. (emirates247.com)
  • Data from Gallup Pakistan, an affiliate of a global survey research agency, shows that Imran Khan enjoys majority support across the country in the latest public poll held in the first 20 days of February. (hindustantimes.com)
  • Imran Khan has become the first Prime Minister of Pakistan to lose the no-confidence vote in the National Assembly. (ndtv.com)
  • On 30 November, nine days after the action had been initiated, Prime Minister Imran Khan held a press conference to outline a plan to tackle the smog and emphasized the deadly consequences of letting the crisis unravel. (amnestyusa.org)
  • This will save the country from sinking into a prolonged food security crisis. (aljazeera.com)
  • Green Left TV's Peter Boyle interviewed Labour Party of Pakistan national spokesperson Farooq Tariq . (links.org.au)
  • Water scarcity in the country has set alarm bells ringing after rivers have dried up due to low rainfall, while India also continues to block the flow of water towards Pakistan, making the situation worse than ever before, reports Geo News. (indiablooms.com)
  • And even as Prime Minister (PM) Modi was addressing cheering crowds in Delhi on Independence ay, in Pakistan an army chief, did the honours a day earlier. (hindustantimes.com)
  • NEW DELHI: Cash-strapped Pakistan is desperately seeking help. (indiatimes.com)
  • Afghanistan and Pakistan are the last remaining holdouts for wild polio with those two countries accounting for all eleven cases this year. (cdc.gov)
  • According to experts, it will not be possible to address water crisis without a paradigm shift in the way in which we think about water management. (pakistangendernews.org)
  • The president of Pakistan, Asif Ali Zardari, and thousands of other officials in the country could find themselves facing corruption charges as an amnesty deal exempting them from prosecution nears its deadline. (opendemocracy.net)
  • Variation in temperatures, its rise and fall, and droughts (that Pakistan have faced three times in the last ten years), repeated heatwaves, decreases in rice and sugarcane yield production due to a dearth of water and heat sensitivity, impacts on the livestock sector, and rise in sea level, are all the outcomes of climate change that have been further wreaking havoc within the country. (eurasiareview.com)
  • But he stressed that the defense collaboration between China and Pakistan is for peace and the stability of the region and not directed against any third country. (globaltimes.cn)
  • Protest at the Pakistan embassy in your country. (links.org.au)
  • The Pakistan government has decided to continue gas supply to the power and fertiliser sectors, while domestic and industrial consumers will suffer shortages amid a major gas shortfall in the country during the winter season, Geo News reported. (munsifdaily.com)
  • In April this year, an acute energy crisis in Pakistan worsened prolonged power outages in the country, as small business owners struggle to continue work in the face of soaring temperatures, reported local media. (indiatimes.com)
  • Although Pakistan contributes less than 1 percent to global carbon emissions, its share of the catastrophic effects of climate change is colossal. (aljazeera.com)
  • But Mosharraf Zaidi, who directs policy think tank Tabadlab, says this episode signals a broader crisis. (publicradioeast.org)
  • He mentioned that China and Pakistan are also closely coordinating at the UN forum, calling for the respect of UN principles, respect for sovereignty, and territorial integrity for all nations. (globaltimes.cn)
  • Even more unusual, its parliament had signed some 108 bills into law, including those giving substantially more powers to the Pakistan Army, just before it was dissolved on August 10. (hindustantimes.com)
  • It comprises the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), the ethnic Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) and the Islamic State of Khorasan Province (ISKP), the regional chapter of ISIS. (bignewsnetwork.com)
  • Officials from the Pakistan Army claim that food rations have been distributed to 70% of families affected by the conflict. (ethz.ch)
  • You have defamed the Pakistan Army. (thequint.com)
  • Masooma Qazilbash, Programme Specialist at UNICEF Pakistan, recounts the rapid supply efforts to reach the most vulnerable and discusses the support still required to help them rebuild their lives. (unicef.org)
  • Communities in these areas were already among the poorest and most vulnerable in Pakistan. (unicef.org)
  • Despite the signings of the Kyoto Protocol 1998 and Paris Climate Change Agreement that envision to provide ample funding to climate vulnerable countries, Pakistan is still short of receiving the required amount from the international community for implementing its mitigation and adaptation policies. (eurasiareview.com)
  • The higher inflation rate was recorded in rural areas where it spiralled to 28.8% while it remained unchanged at 21.6% in the urban areas, according to the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. (indiatimes.com)
  • They are the face of the global response to a global crisis. (who.int)
  • In a series of tweets on Sunday, Pakistan Muslim League (Quaid-i-Azam) PML-Q senior leader and Punjab Assembly Speaker Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi said he is finding it hard to support the PTI government as an ally. (southasiamonitor.org)
  • While the commitments made by the authorities to address the smog crisis have been welcomed, the air in Punjab remains at levels regarded as unhealthy to very unhealthy. (amnestyusa.org)
  • A cursory review of the ture indexed in bibliographic databases and search en- literature, however, did not identify peer-reviewed gines and a focused gray literature review to collate and publications on all of these referenced outbreaks. (cdc.gov)
  • Results of search for 'su:{Pakistan. (who.int)
  • During this COCA Call, experts from Hennepin Healthcare and Bellevue Hospital will present background on the Institute of Medicine (IOM) framework, Guidance for Establishing Crisis Standards of Care for Use in Disaster Situations ( IOM, 2009 external icon ), and identify how Crisis Standards of Care apply to the COVID-19 pandemic. (cdc.gov)
  • Join our Aid Agency and COVID-19 mailing list and reported in Kenya, Pakistan, and South Africa. (who.int)
  • Sharing several of the major tributaries that have submerged Pakistan, India is also downstream from climate disaster and is acutely aware of the instability a deteriorating situation in Pakistan could bring. (scmp.com)
  • That proved to be the death - sometimes literally - of many a PM. In other words, by the time Pakistan got a 'stable' constitution, India had already been functioning as a noisy and no doubt unruly democracy for three decades. (hindustantimes.com)
  • Arising from this, Pakistan, constitutionally a parliamentary democracy, has had a total of 29 PMs since 1947.On 18 occasions, they have been removed on different pretexts, including corruption charges, direct military coups and forced resignations. (hindustantimes.com)
  • This article will focus on the causes of the country's energy problems involving the electricity sector and explore possible directions Pakistan can take to improve its energy situation, building its economy in the process. (fas.org)
  • These reserves will last Pakistan an estimated 17 years based on the country's annual consumption rate of 1.382 Tcf in 2012. (fas.org)
  • Matters reached a crisis point this week when the country's foreign currency reserves dipped again, triggering fears it couldn't even cover three weeks of imports. (publicradioeast.org)
  • The impact on the country's foreign exchange reserves was particularly dire: before the crisis started in late 2007, Pakistan had $16 billion in foreign exchange reserves. (thefridaytimes.com)
  • Ashraf's removal by a court order in May last year due to doubts over his election led to a series of legal challenges that critics say has damaged the sport in Pakistan. (emirates247.com)
  • To overcome the hazards of climate change the World Bank estimates that Pakistan needs $348 billion for climate and development challenges in the future. (eurasiareview.com)
  • Pakistan does not need anyone's lecture or advice to address the ongoing challenges and she will come out stronger of the tough situation", the FO added. (dunyanews.tv)
  • I want to salute the ministers and public health leaders for their hard work not only in this crisis, but also for their response to health challenges each and every day. (who.int)
  • Many people are struggling to make ends meet, and the recent fuel crisis and price hike only add to their difficulties. (energyportal.eu)
  • Unlike nearby Saudi Arabia, Pakistan is naturally not well endowed in crude oil reserves. (fas.org)
  • It well known that Pakistan has military personnel in training and advisory capacity in Saudi Arabia and that they remained present even after Operation Decisive Storm was launched. (eurasiareview.com)
  • Pakistan claims its troops were holding a pre-scheduled joint military drill with Saudi Arabia. (eurasiareview.com)
  • On the issue of Iran, Pakistan may have felt that its ties with Saudi Arabia cannot and should not come at the expense of a neighbour with which it shares a significant border. (eurasiareview.com)
  • We welcome the responsiveness of the Government of Pakistan and their willingness to address the crisis and will be monitoring the situation closely to see them follow through on their commitment to clear the air. (amnestyusa.org)
  • Further to the response by the Government of Pakistan, the Federal Minister for Climate Change Malik Amin Aslam wrote to Amnesty International saying, "I want to assure you that our Ministry is committed to play its role for shifting the landscape in Pakistan towards a cleaner, greener and sustainable future and particularly targeting the growing challenge of air pollution and climate change. (amnestyusa.org)
  • We will be monitoring the situation closely to ensure that the Government of Pakistan follows through on their commitment to clear the air. (amnestyusa.org)
  • It seems like that the government of Pakistan has given up on the IMF and now all roads lead to China," Economist, Uzair Younus, opined on his Podcast . (thefridaytimes.com)
  • Just like the rise of multi-channel current affairs television sidelined print media about 20 years ago, the rise of the internet and the ubiquity of social media - popular among a largely adult but mostly young population in Pakistan - has overtaken TV as one of the key sources of news and information. (dawn.com)
  • India's top English-language news channel, Republic, which is partly-owned by Rajeev Chandrasekhar, a BJP parliamentarian, has proclaimed that India has "brought Pakistan to its knees" and that "India's decisive battle has begun. (nationalinterest.org)
  • These channels, which have been inciting anti-Muslim and anti-Pakistan hatred for years, toxically combine with the BJP's fake news social-media operations. (nationalinterest.org)
  • Opposition parties say he has failed to revive an economy battered by COVID-19 or fulfil promises to make Pakistan a corruption-free, prosperous nation respected on the world stage, says TOLO News. (ndtv.com)
  • Diaa Hadid chiefly covers Pakistan and Afghanistan for NPR News. (publicradioeast.org)
  • Pakistan is expected to be hit by a major gas crisis this year like every year for several reasons, the Geo News report cited official sources as saying. (munsifdaily.com)
  • The President of Pakistan Engineering Congress Amjad Saeed told Geo News that the water problem may increase in upcoming days. (indiablooms.com)
  • It has also failed to ensure protection for healthcare workers, and has arrested and intimidat ed medical workers who have raised concerns about the lack of protective equipment and the looming health crisis. (hrw.org)
  • It was recommended, therefore, that all actors `manage the risks, not the crisis' .5 This approach was reinforced in 2011 by the Sixty- fourth World Health Assembly in its resolution WHA64.10, urging Member States to strengthen health emergency and disaster risk management programmes. (who.int)
  • With communities facing an extended time of mandatory isolation and lockdown fatigue , violence surrounding religious gatherings and celebrations will only intensify in the coming days and weeks as governments grapple with the COVID-19 health and socioeconomic crises. (who.int)
  • Hurricanes Irma and Maria in the Caribbean, wildfires in the western United States, flooding in parts of Pakistan, and extreme heat waves in Europe are examples of recent natural disasters that became public health emergencies. (cdc.gov)
  • The physical effects that extreme events can have on the health of agricultur al workers, and the damage and social effects of public health emergencies related to the climate crisis can also impact their children, especially those who are also part of the agricultur al labor force. (cdc.gov)
  • Subsequently, a high-level "damage control" delegation led by Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif along with Sartaj Aziz reached Jeddah on 15 April to meet Saudi leadership and give reassurance of Pakistan support. (eurasiareview.com)
  • On the other hand, an unstable Pakistan would not only shatter budding trade relations with India, but could also spark conflict between the two nuclear armed rivals. (fas.org)
  • The report warned that there is a real danger that nuclear-armed Pakistan with a population of nearly 230 million people may be unable to meet its external debt obligations - which will trigger a sovereign default. (tolonews.com)
  • The resumption of normal relations between South Asia's nuclear powers may constitute a silver lining to the crisis, and one that should be vigorously pursued. (scmp.com)
  • As Pakistan digs itself deeper into a hole, its reliance on all-weather friend China to bail it out will only grow, given its fallen credibility and strained relations with the rest of the world. (livemint.com)
  • Water is unreliable and unaffordable in many regions of Pakistan due to mismanagement and scarcity. (circleofblue.org)
  • The situation is becoming precarious as water availability in Pakistan has decreased from 5,000 cubic meters per capita in 1950s to 1,000 m3, mainly because of increase in population, inefficient irrigation, corruption, mismanagement and unequal water rights, says a report. (pakistangendernews.org)
  • US investigative journalist Jeremy Scahill has claimed the private security firm Blackwater, now known as Xe, is conducting secret operations in Pakistan that include planning assassinations of suspected Taliban and al-Qaeda operatives. (opendemocracy.net)