MAHABALIPURAM, INDIA, Tuesday, November 24, 2020 (AFP/WNP/DL): Local Indian authorities banned public gatherings and closed shops as more than 1,000 rescue personnel mobilised against a powerful cyclone barrelling towards the southeastern coast, bringing heavy rains and strong winds. Cyclone Nivar is set to cross the coasts of Tamil Nadu state and the small territory of […]
By Shabbir Hussain ISLAMABAD, Sunday, October 25, 2020 (WNP/DL): European Union (EU) Ambassador to Pakistan Androulla Kaminara Sunday said collective efforts were required to address the international issues particularly COVID-19 and climate change. She said while talking to this scribe, the United Nations (UN) was the only platform to response the global issues accordingly. Since […]
By Shabbir Hussain ISLAMABAD, Tuesday, October 20, 2020 (WNP/DL): UNICEF Pakistan Country Representative Aida Girma Tuesday said it was imperative to protect and ensure healthy environment in order to groom and nurture a healthy and robust society. Regarding Clean Green Index initiative, she said it was definitely a motivating step towards raising standards of cleanliness […]
ISLAMABAD, Sunday, August 09, 2020 (WNP/DL): Prime Minister Imran Khan launched the country’s largest tree plantation campaign on Sunday with the aim of planting 3.5 million saplings in the country in a single day. Addressing a ceremony in Islamabad, the premier began his address by thanking all those who had participated in today’s campaign. Prime […]
KARACHI, Friday, August 07, 2020 (WNP/DL): At least nine people died in separate incidents in Karachi on Friday as the fourth spell of monsoon rains continued to lash parts of Sindh for the second straight day. Seven of the deceased lost their lives due to electrocution, while two minor boys died from drowning while swimming […]
KARACHI, Thursday, August 06, 2020 (WNP/DL): A 28-year-old man died while another was injured in separate incidents as yet another spell of rain accompanied by gusty winds battered parts of Karachi on Thursday, hospital officials said. Salahuddin lost his life after suffering an electric shock at Raheel Arcade in the Gulistan-i-Jauhar area. The body was […]
ISLAMABAD, Monday, August 03, 2020 (WNP/DL): The Pakistan Meteorological Department on Monday issued an urban flooding warning for Karachi and Hyderabad in which it predicted a monsoon spell in Sindh and parts of Balochistan from Thursday (August 6) to Saturday (August 8). In a notification, the Met office said a low pressure system from the […]
By Muhammad Rizwan ISLAMABAD, Tuesday, July 21, 2020 (WNP/DL): European Union (EU)’s delegation to Pakistan Tuesday called on the Advisor to Prime Minister on Climate Change Malik Amin Aslam. Both sides discussed at length various matters of bilateral collaboration and cooperation-related opportunities in the fields of in green economic recovery through investment and green job […]