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Zareef Baloch Gwadar: In the political history of Gwadar and other Baloch-populated areas in Balochistan, religious political parties have struggled to garner as much support as Baloch nationalist parties. Gwadar, renowned for the…

Ishtiaq Ahmed London: Pakistan is all set to go to the polls tomorrow, February 8, 2024, against the backdrop of high inflation, economic stagnation, mounting national debt, stringent IMF bailout conditions, unemployment, rising costs of…

AFP/APP Havana: The Colombian government and the National Liberation Army (ELN) rebel group on Tuesday announced a six-month extension to a ceasefire in effect since August, with the ELN agreeing to suspend kidnappings for ransom. The…

Sanjay Mathrani Sukkur: On the conclusive day of the Sukkur Youth STEMLearning Festival, speakers underscored the imperative to integrate climate change education and emergency response strategies into the academic curriculum. Active…

APP Islamabad: Approximately 34 million people in Pakistan, constituting 26.7 percent of the adult population aged 20–79, are affected by diabetes. This rate is significantly higher than the global average, where approximately 1 in every…

Xinhua/APP Colombo: The population of dengue mosquitoes in Sri Lanka that transmit the dengue virus has increased by 29.5 percent, state media reported on Saturday, quoting the National Dengue Control Unit (NDCU). The NDCU said the…

APP Islamabad: Special Judge Central Humayun Dilawar on Thursday indicted former Deputy Executive Director of Finance at Polyclinic Hospital Dr Amanullah and three others in the case of using expired dengue kits. Judge Humayun Dilawar…

APP Lahore: Child rights activists stressed the importance of collaboration among all stakeholders to collectively combat child marriage and advocate for legislation in Punjab. These sentiments were shared during a consultation on 'Ending…

AFP/APP London: A British-Palestinian doctor who worked in Gazan hospitals during the Israel-Hamas conflict hopes that the testimony he has given to UK police will lead to prosecutions for war crimes. Ghassan Abu Sitta, a plastic…

APP Lahore: Dengue is effectively under control in the province, as only one case emerged in Punjab on Sunday, according to the latest Health Department report. Across 36 districts in Punjab this year, a total of four confirmed dengue…