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Pakistan sends first batch of help to flood-hit Afghanistan

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1 year ago

May 7, 2022

ISLAMABAD: The primary batch of meals help introduced by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif for the flood-affected individuals of Afghanistan reached the neighbouring nation on Saturday, his workplace stated.

The help was delivered by a particular Pakistan Air Power (PAF) plane.

These things included 100 tents, two tonnes of wheat, one tonne of rice and 450 kilogrammes of sugar, the Prime Minister’s Workplace (PMO) stated in a press launch.

On the instructions of PM Shahbaz Sharif, first consignment of aid items from Pakistan for flood victims in Afghanistan has been delivered in the present day by a particular plane of Pakistan Air Power.
The aid items embrace 100 tents, 2 tons of flour, 1 ton of rice, 450 kg of sugar.

— Prime Minister’s Workplace (@PakPMO) May 7, 2022

Sharif stated that Pakistan would lengthen all potential assist to the flood-hit Afghanistan.

The second tranche of aid assist will likely be despatched on Might 9, the PMO introduced.

Heavy rain and flooding has killed 29 individuals, destroyed a whole bunch of properties and broken crops in Afghanistan, which is already dealing with a humanitarian disaster.

The Taliban authorities, struggling to deal with the catastrophe that has affected greater than a 3rd of its provinces, will method worldwide aid organisations for assist, officers stated.

“As a result of flooding and storms in 12 provinces, 22 individuals have died and 40 injured,” stated Hassibullah Shekhani, head of communications and data at Afghanistan’s Nationwide Catastrophe Administration Authority.

The rain and flooding was significantly extreme within the western provinces of Badghis and Faryab and the northern province of Baghlan.

Afghanistan has been affected by drought in recent times, made worse by local weather change, with low crop yields elevating fears of great meals shortages. The climate has exacerbated issues of poverty attributable to a long time of struggle after which a drop in overseas assist and the freezing of belongings overseas after the Taliban took over, and US-led forces withdrew, in August.

Shekhani stated 500 homes had been destroyed, 2,000 broken, 300 head of livestock killed and a few 3,000 acres of crops broken.

He stated the Worldwide Committee of the Purple Cross was serving to and officers would method different worldwide organisations for assist.

The worldwide group is grappling with assist the nation of some 40 million individuals with out benefiting the Taliban.

— With Reuters

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COMSATS and Dutch IT Firm – SeQuenX, to ascertain Know-how Hall (CNTC)

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10 hours ago

September 21, 2023

Pakistaneo.com

The Fee on Science and Know-how for Sustainable Growth within the South
(COMSATS), represented by its Government Director, Ambassador Dr. M. Nafees Zakaria, and
SeQuenX, an IT resolution supplier, represented by its Managing Director, Mr. Shurjeel Tousif,
inked an settlement to ascertain a Know-how Hall between the Netherlands and Pakistan, one of many Member States of COMSATS. The signing ceremony occurred at COMSATS Secretariat, Islamabad, Pakistan.

COMSATS is dedicated to advancing scientific analysis, improvements, and applied sciences to
promote sustainable improvement. With a membership of 27 international locations from the International South, COMSATS has a Community of 24 Worldwide S&T Facilities of Excellence.

COMSATS presents software program options to small and medium-sized companies and establishments, and likewise advices the related authorities places of work.

SeQuenX offers software program improvement and consulting providers with a powerful deal with software program high quality and engineering excellence. Its service portfolio contains Software program Licensing Governance & Cyber Safety Compliance; Scientific Software program Analysis & Growth; and IT Consulting.

SeQuenX has a world presence with places of work in Europe (Netherlands), the USA (San Jose), and Asia (Pakistan).

Collaboration in expertise purposes and options between CSS and SeQuenX will likely be within the areas of Slicing-edge expertise analysis; Synthetic Intelligence and Machine Studying; Knowledge Science and Analytics; Cybersecurity and Community Options; Software program Growth
Methodologies; Cloud Computing and Infrastructure; Web of Issues (IoT) improvements; Person Expertise (UX) and Interface Design; Quantum Computing; Superior Software program Engineering Practices; and Coaching and Theoretical familiarization.

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Plenty pin all hopes on Nawaz Sharif ready to return quickly: Maryam

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11 hours ago

September 21, 2023

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LAHORE: Senior Vice President and Chief Organiser of Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N) has mentioned that your entire nation has pinned all their hopes on the true and honest chief Nawaz Sharif ready to return to the nation quickly.

Addressing an MSF ceremony right here on Wednesday, she mentioned that voice of the get together chief has reached each nuke and nook and it was matter of satisfaction.

Maryam Nawaz expressed his pleasure of giant gathering of the youngsters on the event.

She mentioned through the Musharraf period, her father was saved in jail and her mom stepped out. “This path was not simple for me both. I’ve spent 5 months within the demise cell. Attended about 200 summons and was arrested in entrance of my father in Lahore,” she added.

The Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N) chief mentioned, “right this moment you’re a nuclear energy and so long as Pakistan exists you may be a nuclear energy.

Allow us to see any mission that the PTI Chairman has began. I’m glad that the individuals of Peshawar even have a metro bus service. That’s it, all of the tasks of Pakistan are due to Nawaz Sharif.

She mentioned when Nawaz Sharif obtained the federal government in 2013, the nation was affected by hours lengthy loadshedding and at last he mounted the difficulty.

Through the 4 years of Nawaz Sharif’s authorities, the greenback remained at Rs97. 98.

Nawaz Sharif was expelled on the Iqama case and the nation had not been in a position to develop until date.

“Neither I imagine in revenge nor Nawaz Sharif. Those that conspired towards Nawaz Sharif right this moment will not be in a position to exit in public. God keen, Nawaz Sharif is coming again Pakistan on October 21,” he concluded.

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Terrorist killed in Kulachi IBO: ISPR

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12 hours ago

September 21, 2023

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RAWALPINDI: The safety forces killed a terrorist in an intelligence-based operation performed basically space Kulachi of Dera Ismail (DI) Khan District, the Inter-Providers Public Relations (ISPR) mentioned Wednesday.

The ISPR, the army’s media affairs wing, mentioned in a press release that an “intense fireplace change” befell between safety forces and militants in the course of the operation and consequently, “one terrorist was despatched to hell whereas one acquired injured”.

🚨#ISPR

On twentieth September 2023, Safety Forces performed an Intelligence Based mostly Operation (IBO) in space of Kulachi, Dera Ismail Khan District.#PakistanArmy #Pakistan #FC

Throughout conduct of the operation, intense fireplace change befell between our troops and terrorists,… pic.twitter.com/kYjzr4dM9p

— Pakistan Armed Forces Information 🇵🇰 (@PakistanFauj) September 20, 2023

In response to the ISPR, weapons and ammunition have been present in custody of the slain terrorist, who “remained actively concerned in terrorist actions towards safety forces and killing of harmless civilians”.

“Locals of the realm appreciated the operation. Sanitisation of the realm is being carried out to get rid of another terrorists discovered within the space,” it added.

In the same incident on September 14, three terrorists have been killed whereas a Pakistan Military soldier was martyred in an change of fireplace in Quetta.

The gun battle had taken place after militants attacked a safety forces’ submit close to Wali Tangi, the ISPR had mentioned.