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APPPeshawar: 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/APPUnited 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/APPDubai: 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/APPNairobi: Tens of thousands of people across Kenya have been affected by heavy rainfall, flooding, and landslides that have also disrupted cargo operations at the strategic Port of Mombasa, officials said.The Horn of Africa…

News DeskKampala: Nearly 60 internally displaced people have died from starvation, including 33 children and 27 adults (17 women and 10 men) in the central Congo province of Kwilu, according to the Provincial Humanitarian Commission on…

News DeskIslamabad: Ministry of Human Rights Caretaker Federal Minister Khalil George expressed grief and sorrow over the loss of more than 1,000 lives and property caused by the earthquake in Morocco.The minister further said that…

News DeskIslamabad: Despite the drop in humanitarian aid, the United Nations and its partners have set a goal of helping 250 million people around the world affected by conflict and other crises.UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres…

Dr Muhammad Ashraf KhanIslamabad: There has been an active and persistent collaboration between Pakistan and France in the field of Archaeology since the early years of 1950.Raul Curial, a well-known French Archaeologist, served the…