Pakistan gets $ 984.52m US aid

Associated Press of Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has received aid commitments of US $ 984.52 million from various countries for the flood-affected people till September 1, 2010.

Donors’ moot to be held soon: Zardari

Special Correspondent

ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari today called upon Britain to send a team of its experts to see what improvements can be made in the Sukkur barrage to enable it withstand the onslaught and minimize the adverse impact of such floods in the future, a suggestion that was promptly accepted by the visiting British Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg who promised to send a team of British experts for this purpose.

Four hurt in Karachi firing

The Post Monitoring

KARACHI: Four people were injured on Wednesday, as unknown gunmen opened fire at a religious procession in Karachi.

SC declares appointments of NAB Chairman, PG illegal

Court Reporter

ISLAMABAB: The Supreme Court on Wednesday declared the appointments of Chairman and Prosecutor General of National Accountability Bureau (NAB) as unlawful and directed the government to make new appointments within a month.

Pak Army comes to the fore

The Post Monitoring

Lahore: Flood devastation has affected approximately 20 million Pakistanis, destroyed infrastructure and left the frontline American ally in the war against al-Qaeda in a vulnerable state, reports The Asia Times.

Hungry families block highway

Agence France Presse

THATTA: Hundreds of hungry families blocked a highway in Pakistan's flood-hit south on Wednesday, demanding the government provide more food as the UN warned of a "triple threat" to desperate survivors.

Floods displace 16m: UNHCR

Associated Press of Pakistan

QUETTA: Country Director UNHCR Mr Mangesha Kabede on Tuesday disclosed that worst ever floods had rendered 16 million people homeless in Pakistan.

Son kills father, 3 sisters

T Khan

LAHORE: A man allegedly slaughtered his father and three sisters over a domestic issue in the jurisdiction of Mozang police here on Wednesday early morning.

NA session today

App

ISLAMABAD: The 24th session of the National Assembly is scheduled to start on Thursday (today).

NAB arrests Suhail Zia Butt

The Post Monitoring

LAHORE: NAB officials have arrested former MPA Suhail Zia Butt who was allegedly involved in embezzlement of millions of rupees and shifted him to Chamba House Lahore on Wednesday.

Shortfall rises to 1,624MW

App

ISLAMABAD: The power shortfall on Wednesday again surged to 1,624 MW from 650 MW which compelled PEPCO to observe three to four hours load-shedding across the country.

First birth at flood relief camp

Agence France Presse

THATTA: Jannan Soorjo summoned the energy to give birth in the filthy Pakistan graveyard that has become her refuge from the floods -- but she cannot produce the milk to feed her sickly newborn.

3 Oxfam workers killed in Kabul

Agencies

KABUL: Oxfam has suspended operations in a northeastern Afghan province after two of its staff members and a community volunteer were killed there last week, the aid agency said.

India: Where are the baby girls?

The Post Monitoring

New Delhi: I would like to know the sex of my unborn child. In America, that's a straightforward procedure: When you're around 20 weeks pregnant, you go to your obstetrician's office, where an ultrasound technician squirts a puddle of cold jelly on your belly, skates a transducer probe over the top, and tells you if she can spot a willy or not.

Two PDs approved for reinstatement in EGD

Mohammed Emran

Islamabad: Termination of two project directors by Advisor on IT Sardar Latif Khan Khosa in EGD hired under the PSDP was declared out of merit by Senate sub committee of standing committee on Information Technology The committee met here on Wednesday at parliament house to investigate the mess going on in the Ministry of IT.

US changes military commanders in Iraq

The Post Monitoring

BAGHDAD: The United States changed commanders in Iraq Wednesday, beginning the final phase of American military involvement in the country despite political uncertainty and persistent violence.

Qureshi meets Saudi intel chief

Associated Press of Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi met Prince Muqrim Bin Abdul Aziz, Chief of Intelligence of Saudi Arabia, on Tuesday and delivered a special message from President Asif Ali Zardari for King Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz.

US offers jobs to flood survivors

Diplomatic Correspondent

ISLAMABAD: The United States is launching a new program to provide 21 days of work to approximately 4,800 households in Swat to help quickly infuse cash into local economies and repair flood-damaged infrastructure.

US deaths in Afghanistan hit record in 2010

The Post Monitoring

KABUL: The number of US soldiers killed in the Afghan war in 2010 is the highest annual toll since the conflict began almost nine years ago, according to an AFP count Wednesday.

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TAUNTON (England): Shahid Afridi and Abdul Razzaq leave the team hotel for a practice session on the eve of their warm-up match against English county team Somerset.