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Asem Mustafa Awan Islamabad: This heap of filth is not far from a building that hosts scores of parliamentarians assigned to do one job which is building Pakistan. The nation-building slogans raised for decades have seen nations go down…

News Desk Islamabad: Scientists claim to have discovered a bacterium that will kill the malaria parasite at its root in an experiment to develop a powerful and effective malaria drug. The British multinational pharmaceutical company…

News Desk Islamabad: A research study found that the risk of dying from a heart attack may double on days with both extremely high temperatures and excessive levels of pollution from fine particulate matter. The study was published in…

News Desk Islamabad: Eating 26 grams of strawberries per day, or eating 8 to 10 seeds, provides the vitamins and minerals a person needs to stay healthy which improves the health of a person’s heart and mind, according to new research.…

News Desk Islamabad: As many as 2,200 permits are issued to foreign adventure tourists to climb peaks above 6,500 meters in Gilgit-Baltistan (GB), including five 8,000ers: K2, Broad Peak, Gasherbrum-I, Gasherbrum-II and Nanga Parbat.…

News Desk Islamabad: Seasonal visitors from all over the country have begun travelling to the hilly regions of Pakistan to take in the natural beauty, with the scenic Siran Valley in the Mansehra district becoming the most popular travel…

Asem Mustafa Awan Islamabad: The family of six all huddled together and trudging along on a cheap motorcycle may bring smiles to many but this is the life of many, and the number exceeds hundreds of millions. He is one of the blessed…

Sadia Kayani Islamabad: The monsoon is the season of heavy rain, melting glaciers, cloudbursts, lightning, and GLOF (Glacial Lake Outburst Flood). The combination of these climatic factors compounds the risk of natural disasters.…

News Desk United Nations: A new United Nations report calls for a global trade, investment, and innovation ‘Blue Deal’ to sustainably use the ocean, which is home to 80 percent of all life. The United Nations Conference on Trade and…

News Desk Paris: The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) report lays out a three-pronged plan based on reuse, recycling and diversifying the materials used to help slash plastic pollution by 80 per cent by 2040 overall and cut…