WASHINGTON DC: World Bank
has raised Pakistan's flood support to US$1 billion from US$900
million.
US
to provided more relief items for flood affectees: Mullen
RAWALPINDI: Chief of the Army Staff General Ashfaq Pervez Kayani
on Thursday along with US Chairman Joint Chief of Staff Committee
Admiral Mike Mullen visited various areas in South Punjab and
Sindh that have been ruined by flash floods..
Khairpur
Nathan Shah being evacuated
Flood waters entered Jati city of Thatta
ISLAMABAD: Ongoing flood
devastations in Sindh province is underway as tehsil Khairpur
Nathan Shah is being seen on rapid evacuation as fast roaring
deluges are heading to wreak anticipated havoc in the area..
Flood causes another blow to Pakistan's tattered economy: Gilani
NOWSHERA: Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani
has said that Pakistan's economy which was already in tatters
due to war on terror suffered another major blow due to the
floods..
ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister
Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Thursday called on Qatar's
Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani in Doha and thanked
Qatar for its rapid response of sending urgent humanitarian
relief assistance to Pakistan..
US experts on climate change to visit Pakistan: Al Gore
ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari and Former US vice president
Al Gore had a telephonic conversation on Thursday in which they
discussed the situation of recent floods in Pakistan and impact
of climate change in recent floods. .
Index
marginally up by 27.51 points in flat trading
KARACHI: Trading activity
remained flat at the Karachi Stock Exchange (KSE) on Thursday's
session in which KSE 100 Index was unable to score much as it
suspended its activity with marginal appreciation of 27.51 points
to close at 9762.89 points in low share turnover of 43.817 million.
.
