Preparing for the floods
Now that the very immediate rescue phase of super devastating floods in Pakistan is dovetailing into the relief phase to move towards the rehabilitation side, it is prudent to take…
Floods vs earthquakes
The destruction and loss of life caused by the devastating floods across Pakistan this summer have badly exposed multiple fragilities surrounding the country. Beyond the early price tag unveiled by…
Floods, food & debt crises, and 77th UNGA session
The United Nations General Assembly’s (UNGA’s) 77th Session from September 13-27 comes at a very crucial time for Pakistan, as the country suffers from unprecedented floods, while it was already…
MDCAT exams postponed indefinitely due to floods
Announcing the postponement of Medical and Dental College Admission Test (MDCAT) indefinitely due to the devastating floods, Federal Health Minister Abdul Qadir Patel Wednesday said the newly-constituted Medical and Dental…
Floods continue to be ignored by IMF
Finance Minister Miftah Ismail has repeatedly claimed that the harsh conditions agreed on behalf of the hapless people of this country in the sixth/seventh review documents uploaded by the International…
Devastating floods
Several parts of Pakistan are inundated in water as torrential monsoon rains wreaked havoc in Balochistan, Sindh and southern Punjab. The government, on August 25, declared a ‘national emergency’ as…
Apocalyptic floods
The people of Pakistan have seen natural disasters like the 2022 floods before. In 2010 and 2011, devastating floods across the country damaged several parts of each province. Before this,…
Pakistan and the floods
The 2022 floods have caused devastation beyond imagination. The unprecedented rains killed and injured more than a thousand people and damaged infrastructure, agriculture, and businesses. This has had a huge…
What floods can’t wash away
There is something decrepit and old in rural Pakistan that the floods have not washed away. So, will it be any different when the waters that have drowned entire settlements…
IMF, floods & economy
“Pakistan’s economy has been buffeted by adverse external conditions, due to spillovers from the war in Ukraine, and domestic challenges, including from accommodative policies that resulted in uneven and unbalanced…
