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News Desk Islamabad: The Gilgit-Baltistan Disaster Management Authority (GBDMA) on Thursday confirmed that there was less impact of the prevailing heatwave on the melting Shishper Glacier, falling in the vicinity of Hassanabad village of…

News Desk ISLAMABAD: Irresponsible tourism is damaging the natural environment of the mesmerizing Margalla Hills National Park (MHNP), home to numerous species of flora and fauna. "The Islamabad Wildlife Management Board (IWMB) is the…

News Desk Islamabad: Staff shortage and inadequate number of branches at the National Savings have irked pensioners and investors across the country, including AJK. This administrative and management crisis started when the Finance…

ISLAMABAD: To educate her community, trans-social activist Rani Khan has established a seminary in Mehrabadi area of Islamabad. The seminary building of  Madrassah Al Fatima-tu-Zahra is constructed on a four-marla plot, where 28 Trans women…

Ishtiaq Ahmed A sobering thought for the nation of 220 million and counting Pakistan came to be an independent state on 14th August 1947. Since this auspicious date, 19 prime ministers have come and gone hurriedly. It is a sobering…

Islamabad Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) on Wednesday warned the citizens of increasing temperatures in most parts of the country during the current week. "Temperatures are likely to increase gradually in most parts of the…

Islamabad Improving air quality may not only help your lungs but also your kidneys, suggests a study. Researchers from Kings College London found that ambient fine particulate matter (PM2.5) concentration reduction led to significant…

Islamabad South Asia is the most vulnerable region in the face of climate change and thus, collective efforts are needed of the hour to deal with different threats posed by changing weather patterns and increasing risks of natural…

Islamabad Health officials on Wednesday said that four new covid-19 cases were reported in Islamabad during the last 24 hours. According to the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC), as many as six cases were reported on…

News Desk Peshawar: Anthelme Brillat-Savarin, a famous German lawyer once said, “The discovery of a new dish does more for the happiness of mankind than the discovery of a star.” In Peshawar, this phrase is turning out to be quite…