Islamabad: The Korean government has announced donation of USD 200,000/- worth of relief aid (tents, water purifiers and blankets) for flood relief fund of the government. Air lifting of the donations has already been started. The detail of flood donations from South Korea is as follows: South Korean company Lotte …

Islamabad: Senator Nayyar Bukhari, Leader of the House in Senate and Chairman of the Parliamentary Relief Committee in his keynote address to a policy dialogue on gendering disaster management, highlighted the government’s resolve to mainstream women and child concerns in disaster management. Ms. Shahnaz Wazir Ali, Special Assistant to the …

Islamabad: A Russian relief flight reached Karachi Airport at 5:15 pm, carrying tents, dewatering pumps, water purifiers, blankets and food. The Consul General of Russia, Andrey V. Demidov handed over the humanitarian shipment to Director (Operations), PDMA, Sindh, Mr. Sajjad Haider. On the instructions of the Chairman National Disaster Management …

Islamabad: Special Representative of the UN Secretary General on Disaster Risk Reduction Ms Margareta Wahlstrom who is on a two days (6 Oct to 8 Oct) visit to Pakistan to have firsthand knowledge about the magnitude of floods, called on the Chairman NDMA, Dr. Zafar Qadir, UN Resident Coordinator Mr. …

Islamabad: In remembrance of the Martyrs of October 8, 2005 Earthquake, the greatest of Disasters in the history of Pakistan, the whole nation will observe Disaster Day on 8 October, 2011. The objective of this event is to express solidarity with the bereaved families who lost their family members on …

Peshawar: The female MPA of ANP Yasmin Zia Marwat inaugurated a science laboratory at Government Higher Secondary School, Naurang District Bannu on Thursday. On this occasion Director Education Javed Abbas Bangash, Principal of the School Sanaullah Khan, officials of Education Department and elite of the area were also present. It …

Peshawar: In order to curb the smuggling of cattle and control its prices in the province, the Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has decided to establish Check Posts on particular routes to be jointly manned by police, political administration, Frontier Corps, Frontier Constabulary, Customs and Intelligence Agencies officials and to regulate …