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Faiza Gilani Muzaffarabad: Economic empowerment for women is more than a goal, it stands as a potent instrument for eliminating poverty, said National Commission on the Status of Women (NCSW) Chairperson Nilofar Bakhtiar. Let's…

APP Lahore: The participants of the First Private Sector Consultative Session have unanimously supported the formulation of a separate SME policy for women entrepreneurs in Pakistan. The Small and Medium Enterprises Development…

APP Islamabad: Three passengers were killed and 17 others sustained injuries when a passenger bus plunged into the river Nowshera Jadeed in Bahawalpur on Tuesday morning. According to rescue officials, an over speeding passenger bus…

APP Peshawar: Deputy Commissioner Khyber, Captain (Retd) Sanaullah Khan on Thursday inaugurated a seven-day anti-polio drive in Khyber district. The deputy commissioner commenced the campaign by administering polio drops to children…

AFP/APP United Nations: With UN Security Council members still unable to agree on a ceasefire resolution, mainly over US objections, the head of the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) warned that without safe water, “many more children” in…

Xinhua/APP Beijing: The US Geological Survey reported an earthquake measuring 5.1 magnitude that struck 230 km W of Puerto Chacabuco, Chile, on Saturday. The quake's epicenter, initially located at 45.76 degrees south latitude and 75.74…

AFP/APP Dubai: They call the giant climate business expo running outside the COP28 United Nations talks in Dubai the "green zone". With the enormous former Expo 2020 site given over to green—and not so green—companies to trumpet their…

AFP/APP Washington: Thousands of people took to the streets across the world on Saturday to condemn violence against women on International Women's Day, highlighting the crime. On the UN-designated International Day for the Elimination of…

AFP/APP Nairobi:Tens of thousands of people across the country had been impacted by heavy rainfall, flooding, and landslides that had also interrupted cargo services at Mombasa port, Kenya said. The Horn of Africa has experienced…

News Desk Islamabad: Dr Iqbal Memon, a health expert in Islamabad, on Wednesday urged parents nationwide to prioritise polio vaccines for their children's well-being. "Parents in Karachi and other far-flung areas of the country must…