Pakistan braced for more flooding in the south as officials began talks in Washington on Monday with the International Monetary Fund on how to shore up the battered economy to maintain stability.
The IMF said it would review Pakistan's budget and (...)
About 150,000 Pakistanis were forced to move to higher ground as floodwaters from a freshly swollen Indus River submerged dozens more towns and villages in the south, a government spokesman said Saturday.
Officials expect the floodwaters will (...)
Heavy rain lashed the makeshift camps housing Pakistan's flood survivors Monday and authorities warned of more flooding this week, adding to the urgency of the massive international relief effort.
Pakistan's worst floods in recorded history began (...)
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged the world to provide more aid to flood-ravaged Pakistan on Sunday as new torrents inundated villages.
Pakistan's worst floods ever have killed about 1,500 people and damaged 7.9 million acres (3.2 million (...)
The United Nations appealed on Wednesday for $460 million in emergency aid for Pakistan after floods devastated large areas of the country. The appeal was launched by UN humanitarian chief John Holmes at a meeting at UN headquarters and will cover a (...)
More rain soaked flood-ravaged Pakistan on Saturday and even heavier downpours were forecast for coming days, deepening a crisis in which hard-line Islamists have rushed to fill gaps in the government's patchy response.
Pakistani officials estimate (...)
