Pakistan

World ‘burning up faster’ than it can recover: Pakistan PM

  Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt | AFP | Climate change is outpacing the capacity of developing nations to cope with…

Ex-PM Khan recovers in hospital after assassination bid

  Wazirabad, Pakistan | AFP | by Nasir Jaffry, with Sajjad Tarakzai in Islamabad Pakistani former prime minister Imran Khan…

After the floods, a wave of disease plagues Pakistan

by Ashraf KHAN / Joe STENSON Agence France-Presse JOHI, Pakistan (AFP) -- His head haloed by a whirlwind of mosquitoes,…

Blinken urges Pakistan to seek China debt relief after floods

by Shaun Tandon Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- US Secretary of State Antony Blinken called Monday on Pakistan…

Rajapaksa hails ‘great win’ as Sri Lanka clinch Asia Cup title

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AFP) - Bhanuka Rajapaksa on Sunday said Sri Lanka's cricket has proved a point to the…

UN chief in Pakistan to boost flood aid for devastated millions

by Sajjad TARAKZAI, with Emma CLARK and Ahsraf KHAN in Sukkur Agence France-Presse ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AFP) -- United Nations chief…

Over 33 million affected by floods in Pakistan; UN warns of humanitarian crisis

  GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- The United Nations warned on Tuesday the humanitarian situation in flood-ravaged Pakistan was expected to…

10 times normal rainfall drove vast Pakistan flooding: ESA

  Paris, France (AFP) Rainfall 10 times heavier than usual caused Pakistan's devastating floods, the European Space Agency said Thursday,…

UN appeals for $160 mn to help worst hit in Pakistan floods

Geneva, Switzerland (AFP) The United Nations and the Pakistani government launched an emergency appeal for $160 million on Tuesday to…

‘Third’ of Pakistan under water as flood aid efforts gather pace

by Ashraf Khan, with Zain Zaman Janjua and Emma Clark in Nowshera Agence France-Presse SUKKUR, Pakistan (AFP) -- Aid efforts…

IMF approves revival of massive Pakistan loan program

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The IMF board on Monday approved an agreement to revive a massive loan program for…

Tens of millions battle Pakistan floods as death toll rises

  Sukkur, Pakistan (AFP) by Ashraf KHAN Tens of millions of people across swathes of Pakistan were Monday battling the…

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