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A 27-member Palestinian Disaster Response Team arrived in Islamabad on Saturday to express solidarity with Pakistan in the wake of devastating flood.

It is part of the Palestinian people’s campaign launched last month to help the flood victims in Pakistan.

Addressing a news conference in Islamabad, Ambassador of the State of Palestine to Pakistan Ahmed Jawad Rabel said people of Palestine are raising funds and collecting medicines for flood affectees.

He said Palestinian people stand by Pakistani brethren in this hour of need.

The Additional Secretary Ministry of Foreign Affairs Javed Ahmed Umrani thanked the delegation of Palestine for showing a great gesture to help the flood affectees in Pakistan.

 

Source: Radio Pakistan

The National Disaster Management Authority has released latest statistics regarding the loss of life and property in the flood-hit areas.

According to the latest figures, 37 more people have died of floods across the country taking the total number of casualties to 154. The number of injured persons has soared to 12, 850 injured whereas a total of 1,921,622 houses have been damaged.

The NDMA further says that 935,795 cattle swept away in flood waters across the country.

 

Source: Radio Pakistan

All Parties Hurriyat Conference has expressed serious concern over arrest spree unleashed by Indian troops across Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir.

In a statement in Srinagar, APHC spokesman said such brutal tactics could not subdue freedom sentiment of Kashmiri people and they would continue their struggle till it reached its logical conclusion.

The occupation authorities, once again, disallowed senior APHC leader, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, to offer Juma prayers at historic Jamia Masjid in Srinagar.

Meanwhile, as part of its settler colonialism agenda in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir, Modi regime has intensified the process of granting land ownership rights to non-state subjects.

In Geneva, Kashmiri representatives including Altaf Hussain Wani taking part in general debate during ongoing 51st session of UN Human Rights Council urged world body to appoint a Commission of Inquiry to investigate grave human rights violations perpetrated by Indian troops in IIOJK.

They also urged the Council to utilize U.N mechanisms to protect the life and dignity of people of occupied territory.

 

Source: Radio Pakistan

In India, nine people were killed after a wall collapsed following heavy rain in Lucknow on Friday.

 

Source: Radio Pakistan

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi says US sanctions must be lifted to reach a nuclear agreement, and there must be guarantees established to ensure their “lasting removal”.

In an interview with Al Jazeera in Uzbekistan, the Iranian President also said that it was not yet time to have face-to-face talks with the United States, and he questioned the sincerity of Washington in wanting to reach a deal with Tehran.

 

Source: Radio Pakistan