UN report uses Pakistan floods to warn of more disasters

UN report uses Pakistan floods to warn of more disasters
This aerial photograph taken on September 5, 2022 shows the makeshift tents of internally displaced flood-affected people after heavy monsoon rains at Dera Allah Yar town in Jaffarabad district of Balochistan province. (AFP/File)
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Updated 29 December 2022
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UN report uses Pakistan floods to warn of more disasters

UN report uses Pakistan floods to warn of more disasters

December 28: Dawn reported this summer’s floods in Pakistan were a stark reminder that the changing climate will bring more disasters in the near future, warns a UN report released on Wednesday. Read More I


How India views Pakistan's bid to join BRICS 

How India views Pakistan's bid to join BRICS 
Updated 06 December 2023
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How India views Pakistan's bid to join BRICS 

How India views Pakistan's bid to join BRICS 

December 5: Pakistan last month formally requested to join BRICS — the grouping of five major emerging economies comprising Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa, DW reports. 

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Pakistan economy: Price spikes, political woes hit millions 

Pakistan economy: Price spikes, political woes hit millions 
Updated 06 December 2023
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Pakistan economy: Price spikes, political woes hit millions 

Pakistan economy: Price spikes, political woes hit millions 

December 5: Daily-wage labourer Asif Maseeh wakes up each day wondering how he will feed his family of seven, BBC reports. 

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Three children among seven injured in Peshawar blast targeting police 

Three children among seven injured in Peshawar blast targeting police 
Updated 06 December 2023
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Three children among seven injured in Peshawar blast targeting police 

Three children among seven injured in Peshawar blast targeting police 

December 5: At least seven people including three children were injured on Tuesday in an explosion targeting police personnel took place on Peshawar’s Warsak Road, police and hospital officials said, Geo News reported. 

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Nepra approves over Rs3 per unit hike in electricity price

Nepra approves over Rs3 per unit hike in electricity price
Updated 06 December 2023
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Nepra approves over Rs3 per unit hike in electricity price

Nepra approves over Rs3 per unit hike in electricity price

December 5: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) Tuesday approved a Rs3.07 per unit increase in electricity prices, applicable to all power distribution companies, Geo News reported. 

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Pakistan women register maiden series win over New Zealand

Pakistan women register maiden series win over New Zealand
Updated 06 December 2023
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Pakistan women register maiden series win over New Zealand

Pakistan women register maiden series win over New Zealand

December 6: Pakistan women registered their first-ever series win against New Zealand when they beat the White Ferns by 10 runs in the second of Twenty20 International to take an unassailable lead on Tuesday, Dawn reported. 

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