Shortage of Climate resources holding Pakistan back:Sherry Rehman
Federal Minister for Climate Change & Environmental Coordination, Senator Sherry Rehman said Climate Finance was uncharted territory for many developing countries due to a significant knowledge and capacity gap on this critical issue. Pakistan faces dual challenges of limited accessibility to climate finance and a lack of technical capacity, impeding its progress in achieving crucial…
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FAO Launches Digital VilIage Initiative
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in collaboration with the Government of Punjab, launched a Digital Village Initiative (DVI) pilot site, in a ceremony organized at the Food Security & Agriculture Centre of Excellency (FACE) in Rahim Yar Khan. Two sites: one in Rahim Yar Khan and another in Sargodha, were…
Naila, Samina first Pak women to summit Nanga Parbat
Naila Kiani and Samina Baig on Sunday (July 02) became the first Pakistani women to scale the majestic Nanga Parbat, standing tall at an inspirational height of 8,125 meters. Naila climbed Nanga Parbat at 10:18 AM today” Secretary Alpine Club of Pakistan, Karrar Haidri told. “She has now ascended seven of the enormous 8,000-meter peaks…
European Union to set out legal underpinnings for a digital euro
THE European Union (EU) is due on Wednesday (Jun 28) to publish draft rules that give legal underpinnings for a digital euro, if the European Central Bank (ECB) decided to issue one in coming years. Central banks across the world, from China and Japan to Brazil, Britain and Canada are looking into digital versions of…
PM leaves for France to attend New Global Financing Pact Summit
Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif left for France to attend the New Global Financing Pact Summit in Paris. The prime minister is paying his official visit to France on the invitation of French President Emmanuel Macron. The Global Financing Pact Summit will be a forum for discussion and consultation on changes in the global financial…
Cyclonic Storm “Biparjoy” lies at a distance of 220km South of Karachi
The Very Severe Cyclonic Storm (VSCS) “Biparjoy” over northeast Arabian Sea has moved further northeastward during the last six hours and now lies at a distance of about 220 kilometers south of Karachi, 210 km south of Thatta and 130km south of Keti Bandar. The “Biparjoy” is likely to continue moving northeastward and cross between…
Pakistan urges UNICEF to boost efforts to meet needs of world’s children in crisis situations
Pakistan has urged United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) to step up its efforts to address the needs of children in humanitarian crises, including natural disasters, conflicts and situations of foreign occupation. Speaking in the UNICEF’s Executive Board meeting, Pakistani delegate Hadiqa Qureshi also urged international donors to provide sustainable and adequate funding to UNICEF to…
BIPARJOY cyclone may hit Keti Bandar at 1100 hours today: Sherry Rehman
Federal Minister for Climate Change and Environmental Coordination Senator Sherry Rehman talking in news conference the very severe cyclonic storm BIPARJOY of Category-3 landfall was predicted to take place at around 1100 hours today which was earlier forecast in the evening of June 15th due to the evolving nature of the cyclone. Senator Rehman said…
PMD alerts authorities of widespread rain in Sindh, Balochistan districts due to cyclone storm
Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has forecast widespread wind-dust/thunderstorm rain with some very heavy/extremely heavy falls in various districts of Sindh and Balochistan during June 14-17 due to the Very Severe Cyclonic Storm (BIPARJOY) over Northeast Arabian Sea. The Very Severe Cyclonic Storm (VSCS) “BIPARJOY” over northeast Arabian Sea moved north-northeastward during last 06 hours, and…
Thunderstorm-rain forecast for Karachi, Hyderabad, Thatta, Badin
Pakistan Meteorological Department (PDM) forecast that during the next 24 hours, thunderstorm-rain and strong wind with dust is likely to hit Karachi, Thatta, Sujawal Badin, Hyderabad, and other areas of Sindh. Widespread wind-dust/thunderstorm rain with some very heavy/extremely heavy falls accompanied with squally winds of 80-100 Km/hour gusting 120km/hour likely in Thatta, Sujawal, Badin, Tharparker,…