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$160m UN Flash Appeal for flood donations set to launch on August 30: FO

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Foreign Office spokesperson Asim Iftikhar addressing his weekly press briefing at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Islamabad, on April 25, 2022. — Facebook/foreignofficepk UN to launch $160m appeal. Appeal will trigger international community’s response as well as bilateral assistance from countries. Appeal set to launch simultaneously from Geneva and Islamabad on August 30. The United Nations is set to launch a Flash Appeal in support of Pakistan following devastating rains and floods that have disrupted the lives of millions in the country. According to a report by Dawn , the UN will launch a $160 million appeal. In his weekly press briefing on Friday, Foreign Office spokesperson Asim Iftikhar said a UN Flash Appeal will be launched on Tuesday, August 30, simultaneously from Geneva and Islamabad. "As you can see, the scale of the disaster is so huge that it requires urgent cooperation and support from the international community. We are grateful to the UN, IFIs, and a

Imran Khan to set record for most numbers of nomination papers

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PTI Chairman Imran Khan - Reuters  PTI prepares nomination papers for Chairman Imran Khan. Imran Khan will contest from nine NA seats at the same time. By-elections are to be held on September 25. ISLAMABAD: To set a record in the country’s political history, PTI has prepared nomination papers of its chairman to be filed for contesting by-elections from nine National Assembly (NA) constituencies simultaneously. Following the recent by-elections in Punjab, this is considered as another major political test for the ruling multi-party coalition.   Imran Khan will run in the Mardan, Charsadda, Peshawar, Kurram, Faisalabad, Nankana, Malir, Korangi, and Karachi South constituencies. Which means, the chairman of the PTI will run from NA-22, NA-24, NA-31, NA-45, NA-108, NA-118, NA-237, NA-239, and NA-246. These seats were declared vacant after NA Speaker Raja Pervaiz Ashraf accepted the resignations of PTI MNAs.  Subsequently, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) de-notified th

If you can identify every species in this optical illusion in fewer than six seconds, you'll set a new record

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You’ll be left wondering about this clever optical trick for a while. You must search a hilly background to find the animals that are concealed there. There are actually six different creatures for you to find, both large and small. How many can you identify? The image’s dull colour makes them much more difficult to identify. And it’s said that just 17% of people can spot all the animals hidden in the vegetation. If you have trouble identifying any, don’t worry; we’ll explain it to you below. The butterfly should be the first thing to catch your attention because it is the simplest to see. Then, as you look around the picture, familiar-looking animal silhouettes should start to appear. The trunk of the tree should be made up of crocodile scales on the left side, in the centre. As we turn around, the mountain range should begin to resem