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News Desk  Islamabad: The Islamabad district administration has intensified its anti-dengue operations, inspecting more than 39,268 sites across the capital in an ongoing effort to control the spread of the virus, as 30 new cases were…

New Desk  New York: Pakistan has reiterated its call for equitable and non-discriminatory access to civil nuclear technology to help meet its growing energy needs, while reaffirming its firm commitment to nuclear safety and security.…

Fareena Abbas  Islamabad: When the Taliban returned to power in 2021, they promised reform — respect for women’s rights, opportunities for education, and no return to the past. But within months, those promises unraveled. Schools and…

Asem Mustafa Awan Islamabad: In a field baked under the October sun, an elderly farmer guides a pair of oxen across the soil — a sight unchanged for centuries. The cracked earth rises in thin clouds as the wooden plough carves through…

News Desk  Islamabad: The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) on Wednesday formally signed a no-confidence motion against Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Prime Minister Chaudhry Anwarul Haq, ending weeks of…

AFP/APP  Paris:  Climate change is ravaging global health, with policy failures leading to “millions” of preventable deaths each year, according to The Lancet’s Countdown 2024 report released on Wednesday. The international team of…

News Desk  Islamabad: Pakistan’s groundwater lifeline is fast running dry — and the Pakistan Institute of Development Economics (PIDE) has sounded the alarm.  In a new policy roadmap unveiled at a seminar co-hosted with the Planning…

Shazia Mehboob Islamabad: As many as 34 foreign nationals acquired Pakistani citizenship during the first eight months of 2025, and all of them were Indian nationals.  Records from the Passport and Emigration Office in Islamabad,…

News Desk  Tokyo: US President Donald Trump has once again claimed credit for preventing a potential war between India and Pakistan, saying his intervention helped end the military confrontation in May that saw the loss of several Indian…

Xinhua/APP UN: The UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) has reported significant progress in countries’ climate commitments, noting improvements in the quality, credibility, and economic coverage of their nationally…