Pakistan: At least one killed, eight wounded in clash between PML-N, PPP...
Source: DAWN Group of NewspapersCountry: PakistanMUZAFFARABAD: At least one person was killed and eight others wounded on Saturday in a political clash in the Kotli area of Azad Jammu and Kashmir...
View ArticlePakistan: Countrywide anti-polio drive to start from Monday
Source: DAWN Group of NewspapersCountry: PakistanISLAMABAD: A three-day national polio immunisation campaign is set to begin in the federal capital and other parts of the country from Monday...
View ArticlePakistan: Thar children’s deaths show no signs of abating as eight more die
Source: DAWN Group of NewspapersCountry: PakistanA CORRESPONDENT MITHI: The ongoing human tragedy of deaths of children in Thar shows no signs of abating, despite tall claims by the government that it...
View ArticleWorld: Disaster lessons from the hottest year on record
Source: UN International Strategy for Disaster ReductionCountry: Guatemala, India, Malawi, Mexico, Nepal, Pakistan, WorldBy Robert GlasserDisasters don’t recognise borders or calendar years....
View ArticlePakistan: Despite threats, thousands join drive to end polio in Pakistan, a...
Source: Reuters - AlertNetCountry: PakistanSource: Reuters - Mon, 15 Feb 2016 12:48 GMT Author: ReutersKARACHI/ISLAMABAD, Feb 15 (Reuters) - More than 100,000 health workers fanned out across Pakistan...
View ArticleWorld: Polio this week as of 10 February 2016
Source: Global Polio Eradication InitiativeCountry: Afghanistan, Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, Guinea, Iraq, Kenya, Lao People's Democratic Republic (the), Liberia, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritania,...
View ArticlePakistan: Refusal cases biggest challenge for polio vaccinators in Balochistan
Source: DAWN Group of NewspapersCountry: PakistanQUETTA: As a three-day vaccination campaign against polio in 15 high-risk districts of Balochistan got under way, the toughest task of vaccinators in...
View ArticlePakistan: Crisis Response Bulletin, February 15, 2016 - Volume: 1, Issue: 57
Source: Alhasan SystemsCountry: PakistanHIGHLIGHTSDenial or rumour? Health dept denies death from swine flu Four more children die, death toll reaches 161 in drought-hit Tharparkar Punjab govt signed...
View ArticleWorld: Global Emergency Overview Snapshot: 10 – 16 February 2016
Source: Assessment Capacities ProjectCountry: Afghanistan, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Colombia, Côte d'Ivoire, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Democratic Republic of the...
View ArticleKenya: Kenya: Kakuma New Arrival Registration Trends 2016 (as of 16 Feb 2016)
Source: UN High Commissioner for RefugeesCountry: Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Iran (Islamic...
View ArticlePakistan: Pakistan: Floods Emergency appeal operations update no. 2 (MDRPK011)
Source: International Federation of Red Cross And Red Crescent SocietiesCountry: PakistanTimeframe covered by this update: 1 September to 15 January 2016Glide n° FL-2015-000090-PAKDate of issue: 17...
View ArticleSerbia: Weekly Situation Overview: European Migration Crisis, Western...
Source: REACH InitiativeCountry: Afghanistan, Iraq, Pakistan, Serbia, Syrian Arab Republic, Turkey, WorldSUMMARYThis document summarises key findings from data collected between 25-31 January 2016,...
View ArticlePakistan: ICRC Pakistan: Newsletter - June - December 2015
Source: International Committee of the Red CrossCountry: PakistanIn this issueICRC - May 2015An interview with Dr Abdul Bari KhanIt was not easy to treat APS victims.South Asia Teaching Session on IHL...
View ArticlePakistan: Polio worker shot as Pakistan holds countrywide vaccination drive
Source: Reuters - AlertNetCountry: PakistanSource: Reuters - Wed, 17 Feb 2016 09:38 GMTAuthor: ReutersLAHORE, Pakistan Feb 17 (Reuters) - Gunmen shot and wounded a Pakistani polio worker in the eastern...
View ArticlePakistan: PHPF Update: Issue 16 | October– December 2015
Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian AffairsCountry: PakistanPHPF allocates US$ 5 million to support returnsWith support from the Department for International Development (DFID) and...
View ArticlePakistan: Two-day extension in polio campaign
Source: DAWN Group of NewspapersCountry: PakistanKARACHI: The three-day polio campaign in the city concluded on Wednesday, but officials extended it by two days to target the children missed during the...
View ArticlePakistan: Afghan refugee makes it to final 10 in Global Teacher Prize
Source: UN High Commissioner for RefugeesCountry: Afghanistan, PakistanISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Feb 18– Afghan refugee teacher Aqeela Asifi, who won the prestigious 2015 UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award for her...
View ArticlePakistan: Karachi school refuses polio team on behalf of parents
Source: DAWN Group of NewspapersCountry: PakistanKARACHI: A private school in Ayesha Manzil did not allow a polio team to enter its premises on Thursday, citing parents’ refusals.School administration...
View ArticlePakistan: IDP Return Intention Survey: South Waziristan Agency Phase 3...
Source: UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Protection ClusterCountry: PakistanBackgroundSouth Waziristan is a mountainous region in northwest Pakistan, bordering Afghanistan. It comprises the area west...
View ArticlePakistan: Extension of Afghan refugees’ stay under consideration, Senate told
Source: DAWN Group of NewspapersCountry: Afghanistan, PakistanAMIR WASIMISLAMABAD: The Minister for States and Frontier Regions, retired Lt Gen Abdul Qadir Baloch, informed the Senate on Thursday that...
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