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Pakistan gets IMF relief, tightens security | LAHORE, Pakistan (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund will give Pakistan $450 million in emergency flood aid, providing some relief for a government overwhelmed by the disaster and facing ren... (photo: AP / Aaron Favila) The Star Floods IMF Pakistan Photos Wikipedia: 2010 Pakistan floods |
Pakistan mulls 'flood taxes' | Sep 3, 2010 Pakistan mulls 'flood taxes' | By Syed Fazl-e-Haider | KARACHI - The government in Islamabad may impose a 2% tax on all imports to generate about 50 billion rupe... (photo: AP / Mohammad Sajjad) Asia Times Finance Floods Pakistan Photos Wikipedia: 2010 Pakistan floods |
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RP may miss goal of reducing poverty by half | THE COUNTRY is no longer in a position to attain the Millennium Development Goal of reducing poverty by 2015, Social Welfare Secretary Corazon Juliano-Soliman said. | T... (photo: WN / Sweet Radoc) Inquirer Economy Philippines Photos Poverty Wikipedia: Poverty |
Clegg says flood-hit Pak will need long-term aid | London, Sept 2 (ANI): British Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has said Pakistan will require long-term aid in the wake of it being devastated by floods. Clegg was visi... (photo: AP / Lefteris Pitarakis) Newstrack India London Pakistan Photos Uk Wikipedia : Nick Clegg |
Suicide blasts in Lahore kill 25, injure 180 | LAHORE—Three suicide bombers targeted a Shiite mourning procession in Pakistan's eastern city of Lahore on Wednesday, killing at least 25 people and wounding 180, polic... (photo: AP / Hamza Ahmed) Inquirer Defence Pakistan Photos Terrorism Wikipedia: Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan |
Blasts kill 18 in Pakistan's Lahore, 100 hurt | LAHORE, Pakistan (Reuters) - Three bombs exploded at a Shi'ite procession in the Pakistani city of Lahore on Wednesday, killing at least 18 people and wounding over 100... (photo: AP / K.M.Chaudary) The Star Defence Pakistan Photos Terrorism Wikipedia: Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan |
Pakistan's military rises to the fore | Sep 2, 2010 Pakistan's military rises to the fore | By Syed Saleem Shahzad | ISLAMABAD - Flood devastation has affected approximately 20 millio... (photo: AP / Vincent Thian) Asia Times Floods Military Pakistan Photos Wikipedia: 2010 Pakistan floods |
Afghan Refugees Forced To Start Over After Floods AZAKHEL, Pakistan (AP) - After fleeing the Soviet invasion of his country with nothing, Afghan refugee Ziarat Gul spent three decades building a new life in neighboring P... (photo: WN / Ahmed Deeb) CBS News Floods Nature Photos World wikipedia:Floods |
Afghan refugees forced to start over after floods | — After fleeing the Soviet invasion of his country with nothing, Afghan refugee Ziarat Gul spent three decades building a new life in neighboring Pakistan. | Afte... (photo: WN / Renzelle Mae Abasolo) Newsvine Floods Nature People Photos wikipedia:Floods |