• A flooded residential area in Pakistan's Balochistan province. The country's death toll from monsoon flooding since June has reached 1,136. AFP
    A flooded residential area in Pakistan's Balochistan province. The country's death toll from monsoon flooding since June has reached 1,136. AFP
  • Vehicles move along a flooded road in Mehar, Pakistan. Reuters
    Vehicles move along a flooded road in Mehar, Pakistan. Reuters
  • Soldiers load relief goods on to an army helicopter during a relief operation in Sawat, Pakistan. Reuters
    Soldiers load relief goods on to an army helicopter during a relief operation in Sawat, Pakistan. Reuters
  • Displaced people wait to receive food aid in the flood-hit Dera Ghazi Khan district of Punjab province. AFP
    Displaced people wait to receive food aid in the flood-hit Dera Ghazi Khan district of Punjab province. AFP
  • A cook prepares food for displaced people at a centre run by charity Saylani Welfare in Sukkur, Sindh province. AFP
    A cook prepares food for displaced people at a centre run by charity Saylani Welfare in Sukkur, Sindh province. AFP
  • Displaced people eat food provided by Saylani Welfare in Sukkur. AFP
    Displaced people eat food provided by Saylani Welfare in Sukkur. AFP
  • A baby sleeps in a hammock as its parents wait for assistance along a road in Mehar, Pakistan. Reuters
    A baby sleeps in a hammock as its parents wait for assistance along a road in Mehar, Pakistan. Reuters
  • Displaced women show their national identity cards at a government office in Sukkur as they wait to receive 25,000 Pakistani rupees ($112) in compensation for their damaged houses. AFP
    Displaced women show their national identity cards at a government office in Sukkur as they wait to receive 25,000 Pakistani rupees ($112) in compensation for their damaged houses. AFP
  • Rescue workers use a boat to drop children back home after school in Dera Ghazi Khan district. AFP
    Rescue workers use a boat to drop children back home after school in Dera Ghazi Khan district. AFP
  • Smiling through the hardship, people who fled their homes with their belongings wade through a flooded street in the Sohbatpur area of Jaffarabad district in Balochistan. AFP
    Smiling through the hardship, people who fled their homes with their belongings wade through a flooded street in the Sohbatpur area of Jaffarabad district in Balochistan. AFP
  • Flood waters at Panjal Shaikh village on the outskirts of Sukkur in Sindh province, Pakistan. AFP
    Flood waters at Panjal Shaikh village on the outskirts of Sukkur in Sindh province, Pakistan. AFP
  • Newborn Yasmeem asleep on a cot at her flood-damaged house on the outskirts of Sukkur, Sindh province. AFP
    Newborn Yasmeem asleep on a cot at her flood-damaged house on the outskirts of Sukkur, Sindh province. AFP
  • Ghulam Rasool wades through his flood-damaged mud house in Sukkur, Sindh province. AFP
    Ghulam Rasool wades through his flood-damaged mud house in Sukkur, Sindh province. AFP
  • Residents of Karachi receive food aid distributed by the Nikhil Foundation. EPA
    Residents of Karachi receive food aid distributed by the Nikhil Foundation. EPA
  • Workers from the Nikhil Foundation sort water bottles to be distributed among the people recovering from floods in Karachi, Pakistan. EPA
    Workers from the Nikhil Foundation sort water bottles to be distributed among the people recovering from floods in Karachi, Pakistan. EPA
  • A chicken is slaughtered to feed a family who fled heavy monsoon rains in the Sohbatpur area of Jaffarabad district in Balochistan province. AFP
    A chicken is slaughtered to feed a family who fled heavy monsoon rains in the Sohbatpur area of Jaffarabad district in Balochistan province. AFP
  • Pakistan Army soldiers in Shikarpur, Sindh province, distribute relief food bags to people who escaped the floods. AFP
    Pakistan Army soldiers in Shikarpur, Sindh province, distribute relief food bags to people who escaped the floods. AFP
  • Flood damage to a road on the outskirts of Peshawar, Pakistan. AP
    Flood damage to a road on the outskirts of Peshawar, Pakistan. AP
  • People who escaped the floods dry their belongings at a camp in the Sanghar district of Sindh province in Pakistan. EPA
    People who escaped the floods dry their belongings at a camp in the Sanghar district of Sindh province in Pakistan. EPA
  • A householder sweeps muddy water out of his home in Charsadda district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. EPA
    A householder sweeps muddy water out of his home in Charsadda district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. EPA
  • A displaced man wades through a flooded area after fleeing his home on the outskirts of Peshawar, Pakistan. AP
    A displaced man wades through a flooded area after fleeing his home on the outskirts of Peshawar, Pakistan. AP
  • People wade through a flooded area following heavy rains in Charsadda District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. EPA
    People wade through a flooded area following heavy rains in Charsadda District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. EPA
  • Heavy rains brought waist-deep flood water to parts of Charsadda district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. EPA
    Heavy rains brought waist-deep flood water to parts of Charsadda district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. EPA

UAE

Government

UAE opens air bridge to send humanitarian aid to Pakistan

Pakistan's government has declared a state of emergency and called for international assistance

The National

August 29, 2022

  • English
  • Arabic

The UAE has begun operating an air bridge to transport humanitarian aid to those affected by the monsoon flooding in Pakistan.

The death toll has reached 1,061 since June, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) said on Monday, with 28 more people having died in the past 24 hours.

The crisis has forced the government to declare a state of emergency, mobilise the army for relief efforts and call for international assistance.

Villages with weak infrastructure from the Sindh province to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province have been affected so far, with rescue teams struggling to access many areas.

The UAE's Ministry of Defence, represented by the Joint Operations Command, is overseeing the delivery of relief aid from the Emirates, which includes shelter materials, humanitarian needs, food and medical parcels.

Hamad Obaid Al Zaabi, the UAE's ambassador to Pakistan, said the first Emirati relief aid plane flew on Monday morning to Pakistan and will be followed by several more in the coming days to provide support.

The aid is being delivered following directives issued by President Sheikh Mohamed to provide all forms of support to Pakistan.

Mr Al Zaabi said the provision of aid underlines the strength of relations between the two countries.

On Saturday, Sheikh Mohamed ordered 3,000 tonnes of food supplies and other humanitarian aid to be delivered to Pakistan.

The UAE aid includes about 3,000 tonnes of food supplies, medical and pharmaceutical items, and tents and shelter materials.

Teams from the UAE will also provide humanitarian support.

The death toll is likely to rise because hundreds of villages in the mountainous north have been cut off by flood-swollen rivers washing away roads and bridges, AFP reported.

The annual monsoon is essential for irrigating crops and replenishing lakes and dams across the Indian subcontinent but it also brings destruction.

Officials say this year's flooding has affected more than 33 million people — one in seven Pakistanis — destroying or badly damaging nearly a million homes.

The NDMA said more than two million acres of cultivated crops had been wiped out, with 3,457 kilometres of roads destroyed and 157 bridges washed away.

Pakistan flood's death toll rises — in pictures

  • A man clears mud off his property in the aftermath of floods in Charsadda District, Pakistan. EPA
    A man clears mud off his property in the aftermath of floods in Charsadda District, Pakistan. EPA
  • A man wades through floodwater carrying his granddaughter on his back in Charsadda. Reuters
    A man wades through floodwater carrying his granddaughter on his back in Charsadda. Reuters
  • People affected by floods wait to receive food in Charsadda District. EPA
    People affected by floods wait to receive food in Charsadda District. EPA
  • A man holding a baby wades through a flooded area in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. EPA
    A man holding a baby wades through a flooded area in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. EPA
  • People wade through water in Sanghar District. EPA
    People wade through water in Sanghar District. EPA
  • A displaced boy peeks through a hole in a plastic shelter after fleeing his flood-hit home on the outskirts of Peshawar. AP Photo
    A displaced boy peeks through a hole in a plastic shelter after fleeing his flood-hit home on the outskirts of Peshawar. AP Photo
  • A displaced boy who fled his flood-hit home carries food rations as he wades through water. AP Photo
    A displaced boy who fled his flood-hit home carries food rations as he wades through water. AP Photo
  • Personnel from the Pakistan Navy rescue people from the floods in the Dadu district of Farid Abad village in Sindh province. EPA
    Personnel from the Pakistan Navy rescue people from the floods in the Dadu district of Farid Abad village in Sindh province. EPA
  • A man carries his sick daughter along a road damaged by flood waters following heavy monsoon rains in the Madian area of Pakistan's northern Swat Valley. AFP
    A man carries his sick daughter along a road damaged by flood waters following heavy monsoon rains in the Madian area of Pakistan's northern Swat Valley. AFP
  • People forced from their homes gather at a road damaged by flood waters following monsoon rains in the Madian area of Pakistan's northern Swat Valley. AFP
    People forced from their homes gather at a road damaged by flood waters following monsoon rains in the Madian area of Pakistan's northern Swat Valley. AFP
  • Tents set along a road provide temporary shelter during monsoon rains in Sukkur, Sindh province. AFP
    Tents set along a road provide temporary shelter during monsoon rains in Sukkur, Sindh province. AFP
  • A man is given food by the Pakistan Army during relief operations in the Rajanpur district of Punjab. AP
    A man is given food by the Pakistan Army during relief operations in the Rajanpur district of Punjab. AP
  • People are moved away from a flood-hit area of the Rajanpur district of Punjab by soliders. AP
    People are moved away from a flood-hit area of the Rajanpur district of Punjab by soliders. AP
  • Troops distribute food and other essentials to the displaced people of flood-hit Rajanpur district in Punjab. AP
    Troops distribute food and other essentials to the displaced people of flood-hit Rajanpur district in Punjab. AP
  • People affected by floods triggered by heavy rains survey their damaged houses on the outskirts of Quetta, Balochistan province, Pakistan. EPA
    People affected by floods triggered by heavy rains survey their damaged houses on the outskirts of Quetta, Balochistan province, Pakistan. EPA
  • Thousands of people living near flood-swollen rivers in Pakistan's north have been ordered to leave their homes as the death toll from devastating monsoon rains approaches 1,000. AFP
    Thousands of people living near flood-swollen rivers in Pakistan's north have been ordered to leave their homes as the death toll from devastating monsoon rains approaches 1,000. AFP
  • A woman goes through her belongings next to the ruins of her house after heavy monsoon rains in Rajanpur district, Punjab province. AFP
    A woman goes through her belongings next to the ruins of her house after heavy monsoon rains in Rajanpur district, Punjab province. AFP
  • Soldiers distribute food to people affected by floods, near a makeshift camp in Rajanpur. AFP
    Soldiers distribute food to people affected by floods, near a makeshift camp in Rajanpur. AFP
  • Rescue workers evacuate people from flood-hit homes in the district. AFP
    Rescue workers evacuate people from flood-hit homes in the district. AFP
  • A doctor checks a child at a makeshift medical camp in Sanghar District, Sindh Province. EPA
    A doctor checks a child at a makeshift medical camp in Sanghar District, Sindh Province. EPA
  • A villager uses cots to save usable items salvaged from his flood-hit home, in Jaffarabad district, Balochistan province. AP
    A villager uses cots to save usable items salvaged from his flood-hit home, in Jaffarabad district, Balochistan province. AP
  • People take refuge by a highway after fleeing from their homes in Charsadda district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. AFP
    People take refuge by a highway after fleeing from their homes in Charsadda district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. AFP
  • The heavy rains are expected to continue, bringing more hardship for those displaced. AFP
    The heavy rains are expected to continue, bringing more hardship for those displaced. AFP
  • Partially submerged houses in Charsadda district. AFP
    Partially submerged houses in Charsadda district. AFP
  • Volunteers from the Chhipa Welfare Association carry goods for distribution to flood victims following heavy rains, in Karachi. EPA
    Volunteers from the Chhipa Welfare Association carry goods for distribution to flood victims following heavy rains, in Karachi. EPA
  • A damaged bridge in Quetta. EPA
    A damaged bridge in Quetta. EPA
  • A partially damaged homestead in Jaffarabad. AP
    A partially damaged homestead in Jaffarabad. AP
  • Pakistan's government has appealed for relief assistance from the international community. AP
    Pakistan's government has appealed for relief assistance from the international community. AP
  • A damaged road in Quetta. AFP
    A damaged road in Quetta. AFP
  • A satellite dish is used to move children across a flooded area in Jaffarabad district. AFP
    A satellite dish is used to move children across a flooded area in Jaffarabad district. AFP
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Barcelona 5 (Lenglet 2', Vidal 29', Messi 34', 75', Suarez 77')

Valladolid 1 (Kiko 15')

In numbers: China in Dubai

The number of Chinese people living in Dubai: An estimated 200,000

Number of Chinese people in International City: Almost 50,000

Daily visitors to Dragon Mart in 2018/19: 120,000

Daily visitors to Dragon Mart in 2010: 20,000

Percentage increase in visitors in eight years: 500 per cent

The Freedom Artist

By Ben Okri (Head of Zeus)

THE BIG THREE

NOVAK DJOKOVIC
19 grand slam singles titles
Wimbledon: 5 (2011, 14, 15, 18, 19)
French Open: 2 (2016, 21)
US Open: 3 (2011, 15, 18)
Australian Open: 9 (2008, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 19, 20, 21)
Prize money: $150m

ROGER FEDERER
20 grand slam singles titles
Wimbledon: 8 (2003, 04, 05, 06, 07, 09, 12, 17)
French Open: 1 (2009)
US Open: 5 (2004, 05, 06, 07, 08)
Australian Open: 6 (2004, 06, 07, 10, 17, 18)
Prize money: $130m

RAFAEL NADAL
20 grand slam singles titles
Wimbledon: 2 (2008, 10)
French Open: 13 (2005, 06, 07, 08, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20)
US Open: 4 (2010, 13, 17, 19)
Australian Open: 1 (2009)
Prize money: $125m

The First Monday in May
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Starring: Anna Wintour, Karl Lagerfeld, John Paul Gaultier, Rihanna
Three stars

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Engine: 3.4-litre twin-turbo V6 plus supplementary electric motor

Power: 464hp at 5,200rpm

Torque: 790Nm from 2,000-3,600rpm

Transmission: 10-speed auto

Fuel consumption: 11.7L/100km

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PFA Team of the Year: David de Gea, Kyle Walker, Jan Vertonghen, Nicolas Otamendi, Marcos Alonso, David Silva, Kevin De Bruyne, Christian Eriksen, Harry Kane, Mohamed Salah, Sergio Aguero

Tom Fletcher on 'soft power'
'Brazen'

Director: Monika Mitchell

Starring: Alyssa Milano, Sam Page, Colleen Wheeler

Rating: 3/5

More about Middle East geopolitics

Mercer, the investment consulting arm of US services company Marsh & McLennan, expects its wealth division to at least double its assets under management (AUM) in the Middle East as wealth in the region continues to grow despite economic headwinds, a company official said.

Mercer Wealth, which globally has $160 billion in AUM, plans to boost its AUM in the region to $2-$3bn in the next 2-3 years from the present $1bn, said Yasir AbuShaban, a Dubai-based principal with Mercer Wealth.

“Within the next two to three years, we are looking at reaching $2 to $3 billion as a conservative estimate and we do see an opportunity to do so,” said Mr AbuShaban.

Mercer does not directly make investments, but allocates clients’ money they have discretion to, to professional asset managers. They also provide advice to clients.

“We have buying power. We can negotiate on their (client’s) behalf with asset managers to provide them lower fees than they otherwise would have to get on their own,” he added.

Mercer Wealth’s clients include sovereign wealth funds, family offices, and insurance companies among others.

From its office in Dubai, Mercer also looks after Africa, India and Turkey, where they also see opportunity for growth.

Wealth creation in Middle East and Africa (MEA) grew 8.5 per cent to $8.1 trillion last year from $7.5tn in 2015, higher than last year’s global average of 6 per cent and the second-highest growth in a region after Asia-Pacific which grew 9.9 per cent, according to consultancy Boston Consulting Group (BCG). In the region, where wealth grew just 1.9 per cent in 2015 compared with 2014, a pickup in oil prices has helped in wealth generation.

BCG is forecasting MEA wealth will rise to $12tn by 2021, growing at an annual average of 8 per cent.

Drivers of wealth generation in the region will be split evenly between new wealth creation and growth of performance of existing assets, according to BCG.

Another general trend in the region is clients’ looking for a comprehensive approach to investing, according to Mr AbuShaban.

“Institutional investors or some of the families are seeing a slowdown in the available capital they have to invest and in that sense they are looking at optimizing the way they manage their portfolios and making sure they are not investing haphazardly and different parts of their investment are working together,” said Mr AbuShaban.

Some clients also have a higher appetite for risk, given the low interest-rate environment that does not provide enough yield for some institutional investors. These clients are keen to invest in illiquid assets, such as private equity and infrastructure.

“What we have seen is a desire for higher returns in what has been a low-return environment specifically in various fixed income or bonds,” he said.

“In this environment, we have seen a de facto increase in the risk that clients are taking in things like illiquid investments, private equity investments, infrastructure and private debt, those kind of investments were higher illiquidity results in incrementally higher returns.”

The Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, one of the largest sovereign wealth funds, said in its 2016 report that has gradually increased its exposure in direct private equity and private credit transactions, mainly in Asian markets and especially in China and India. The authority’s private equity department focused on structured equities owing to “their defensive characteristics.”

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Winner: Hypothetical, Mickael Barzalona (jockey), Salem bin Ghadayer (trainer)
7.05pm: Meydan Sprint – Group 2 (TB) $163,000 (Turf) 1,000m
Winner: Equilateral, Andrea Atzeni, Charles Hills
7.40pm: Curlin Stakes – Listed Handicap (TB) $88,000 (D) 2,200m
Winner: New Trails, Fernando Jara, Ahmad bin Harmash
8.15pm: UAE Oaks – Group 3 (TB) $125,000 (D) 1,900m
Winner: Mnasek, Pat Dobbs, Doug Watson
8.50pm: Zabeel Mile – Group 2 (TB) $163,000 (T) 1,600m
Winner: D’bai, William Buick, Charlie Appleby
9.25pm: Balanchine – Group 2 (TB) $163,000 (T) 1,800m
Winner: Summer Romance, James Doyle, Charlie Appleby
10pm: Al Shindagha Sprint – Group 3 (TB) $130,000 (D) 1,200m
Winner: Al Tariq, Pat Dobbs, Doug Watson

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Three ways to boost your credit score

Marwan Lutfi says the core fundamentals that drive better payment behaviour and can improve your credit score are:

1. Make sure you make your payments on time;

2. Limit the number of products you borrow on: the more loans and credit cards you have, the more it will affect your credit score;

3. Don't max out all your debts: how much you maximise those credit facilities will have an impact. If you have five credit cards and utilise 90 per cent of that credit, it will negatively affect your score.

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Company name: Suraasa

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Based: India, UAE and the UK

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Mr Kandhari is legally authorised to conduct marriages in the gurdwara

He has officiated weddings of Sikhs and people of different faiths from Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Russia, the US and Canada

Father of two sons, grandfather of six

Plays golf once a week

Enjoys trying new holiday destinations with his wife and family

Walks for an hour every morning

Completed a Bachelor of Commerce degree in Loyola College, Chennai, India

2019 is a milestone because he completes 50 years in business

 

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Perez 23'

Wolverhampton Rovers 2

Jota 17', Doherty 90' 4

Red cards: Yedlin 57'

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700 - Dubai Hurricanes had more than 700 playing members last season between their mini and youth, men's and women's teams

Dh600,000 - Dubai Exiles' budget for pitch and court hire next season, for their rugby, netball and cricket teams

Dh1.8m - Dubai Hurricanes' overall budget for next season

Dh2.8m - Dubai Exiles’ overall budget for next season

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(Kemosabe)

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From Dubai-based clinical psychologist Daniella Salazar:

1. Solitary Play: This is where Infants and toddlers start to play on their own without seeming to notice the people around them. This is the beginning of play.

2. Onlooker play: This occurs where the toddler enjoys watching other people play. There doesn’t necessarily need to be any effort to begin play. They are learning how to imitate behaviours from others. This type of play may also appear in children who are more shy and introverted.

3. Parallel Play: This generally starts when children begin playing side-by-side without any interaction. Even though they aren’t physically interacting they are paying attention to each other. This is the beginning of the desire to be with other children.

4. Associative Play: At around age four or five, children become more interested in each other than in toys and begin to interact more. In this stage children start asking questions and talking about the different activities they are engaging in. They realise they have similar goals in play such as building a tower or playing with cars.

5. Social Play: In this stage children are starting to socialise more. They begin to share ideas and follow certain rules in a game. They slowly learn the definition of teamwork. They get to engage in basic social skills and interests begin to lead social interactions.

The Disaster Artist

Director: James Franco

Starring: James Franco, Dave Franco, Seth Rogan

Four stars

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Director: James Cameron

Starring: Sam Worthington, Sigourney Weaver, Zoe Saldana

Rating: 4.5/5

Profile of Tamatem

Date started: March 2013

Founder: Hussam Hammo

Based: Amman, Jordan

Employees: 55

Funding: $6m

Funders: Wamda Capital, Modern Electronics (part of Al Falaisah Group) and North Base Media

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WORLD RECORD FEES FOR GOALKEEPERS

1) Kepa Arrizabalaga, Athletic Bilbao to Chelsea (£72m)

2) Alisson, Roma to Liverpool (£67m)

3) Ederson, Benfica to Manchester City (£35m)

4) Gianluigi Buffon, Parma to Juventus (£33m)

5) Angelo Peruzzi, Inter Milan to Lazio (£15.7m

RESULTS

5pm: Rated Conditions (PA) Dh85,000 (Turf) 1,600m
Winner: AF Mouthirah, Tadhg O’Shea (jockey), Ernst Oertel (trainer)

5.30pm: Maiden (PA) Dh80,000 (T) 1,400m
Winner: AF Alajaj, Tadhg O’Shea, Ernst Oertel

6pm: Wathba Stallions Cup Handicap (PA) Dh70,000 (T) 1,400m
Winner: Hawafez, Connor Beasley, Abubakar Daud

6.30pm: Maiden (PA) Dh80,000 (T) 2,200m
Winner: Tair, Fabrice Veron, Eric Lemartinel

7pm: Handicap (PA) Dh80,000 (T) 2,200m
Winner: Wakeel W’Rsan, Richard Mullen, Jaci Wickham

7.30pm: Handicap (PA) Dh100,000 (T) 2,400m
Winner: Son Of Normandy, Fernando Jara, Ahmad bin Harmash

Election pledges on migration

CDU: "Now is the time to control the German borders and enforce strict border rejections" 

SPD: "Border closures and blanket rejections at internal borders contradict the spirit of a common area of freedom" 

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