ADB President Asakawa’s meeting with Pakistan Prime Minister Mian Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif witnessed the signing of agreements for two major projects: the Sindh Emergency Housing Reconstruction...
Karachi’s existing network of drains had limited capacity and absorbed around 50 per cent of the rainwater under normal circumstances. The meeting was told...
The decision to open the door to external payment of fines is a pragmatic acknowledgement that not every person currently incarcerated needs to remain there.
Cherevko’s message was clear: the window for preventing a deeper emergency is closing. “We must act before winter, not after families have exhausted their options.”
The UN appeal comes at a moment when humanitarian funding is already stretched by multiple crises. While CERF has provided rapid support, broader donor commitments remain insufficient relative to the scale of projected need.
The decision to open the door to external payment of fines is a pragmatic acknowledgement that not every person currently incarcerated needs to remain there.
Cherevko’s message was clear: the window for preventing a deeper emergency is closing. “We must act before winter, not after families have exhausted their options.”