LAHORE, Aug 31(ABC): Pakistan has reported six deaths in the last 24 hours by novel coronavirus as the number of confirmed positive cases has surged to 1,569,076. The nationwide tally of fatalities has jumped to 30,581 on Wednesday. According to the latest figures by the National Institute of Health (NIH), at least 227 persons were tested positive for COVID-19 across …

Aug 31(ABC): Mainly hot and humid weather is expected in most plain areas of the country during the next twelve hours. However, rain-wind/thundershower is expected at few places in northeast Punjab, upper Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Gilgit Baltistan and Kashmir. Temperature of some major cities recorded this morning: Islamabad twenty-four degree centigrade, Lahore and Karachi twenty-eight, Peshawar twenty-seven, Quetta eighteen, Gilgit and …

RAWALPINDI, Aug 31(ABC): In continuation of humanitarian air bridge established between Pakistan and UAE, second of the two relief flights scheduled for Tuesday were received at Nur Khan Air Base in Rawalpindi. In past two days, 5 relief flights from UAE have landed in Pakistan carrying food, medical supplies and tents. The relief assistance from UAE is welcomed with warmth …

UNITED NATIONS, Aug 31(ABC): The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), a sexual and reproductive health agency, has highlighted the affliction of Pakistani women caused by the catastrophic floods, saying that over half a million pregnant women in the flood-hit areas are in dire need of maternal health services while many other are at an increased risk of gender-based violence (GBV). …

ISLAMABAD, Aug 31(ABC): Health experts have sounded the alarm regarding the outbreak of disease in flood-affected areas, estimating around five million people to fall sick in the next four to 12 weeks, reported. People in the flooded areas of Sindh, Balochistan, southern Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa are likely to get diarrhea, cholera, gastroenteritis, typhoid and vector-borne diseases like dengue and …

ISLAMABAD, Aug 31 (ABC): WHO Pakistan Representative Dr Palitha Mahipala is on a monitoring visit to the Medical Relief Camps in flood-affected areas of district Lasbela, as a part of a 3-day visit to hard-hit flood-affected districts in Balochistan. He visited district Lasbella to kickstart WHO Health Emergency Response through the establishment of 2 medical camps (mobile and fixed). One …

PESHAWAR, Aug 30(ABC): KP Chief Minister Mahmood Khan on Tuesday said that his government will snatch its due share if the province will be ignored. While visiting the flood-stricken districts of Nowshera and Charsadda, KP CM Mahmood Khan visited the flood-stricken districts of Nowshera and Charsadda to meet the victims in the relief camp. Speaking to the media on this …

ISLAMABAD, Aug 30(ABC): Punjab Chief Minister Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi and former federal minister Chaudhry Moonis Elahi on Tuesday called on Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan to brief the former premier on the measures taken by the provincial government to provide relief to the people affected by the catastrophic flood. In a meeting held in Islamabad, Chief Minister Chaudhry Pervaiz …

Aug 30(ABC):US-based global tech company Google has offered the provision of 15,000 scholarships per year to competent youth from Pakistan, aiming to revolutionise the country’s high potential IT sector, reported. “The American tech giant wants to invest $3.5 million in Pakistan,” said Senator Dr Afnanullah Khan, a member of the Senate’s Standing Committee on Information Technology (IT). He said similarly, …

DADU, Aug 30(ABC): Strong flash floods overturned a bus carrying more than 40 passengers near the Indus Highway, Mehar Bypass, rescue officials said Tuesday, as the catastrophe continues to wreak havoc across the country. The officials said that three out of the 40 people were swept away in the floods, while the remaining were fortunately saved by onsite rescue teams. …