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News Desk LAHORE: Lahore has emerged as the world’s most polluted city, with its Air Quality Index (AQI) reaching 194 amid a rise in air pollution levels, according to global air-quality monitors.The city’s overall AQI was recorded…

News DeskISLAMABAD: The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Pakistan and the Sindh Rural Support Organization (SRSO) have brought together government officials, financial institutions, agribusinesses,…

Nadeem TanoliISLAMABAD: High in Pakistan’s mountain ranges, thousands of glacial lakes hold enormous volumes of water behind fragile natural barriers. For communities living downstream, the danger is not always visible, and when one of…

Ali Nawaz RahimooUmerkot: In rural Umerkot, having a school within walking distance does not always mean that education is truly within reach.For a girl, the difference can be a private toilet, a secure boundary wall, clean drinking…

News DeskIslamabad: The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has called for a comprehensive strategy to address recurring urban flooding, stressing that the problem cannot be tackled through rainfall management alone.The…

Shah Khalid ShahBajaur: Across the rugged landscape of Bajaur, millions of wild olive trees are already growing without having been deliberately planted as commercial orchards. Now, agriculture officials and local farmers are trying to…

News DeskAugust 2026 tied the record for the hottest month ever recorded globally, with the world’s average surface temperature matching the previous record set in July 2023, according to the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change…

News DeskOslo: A new island has emerged in Norway’s Arctic Svalbard archipelago as the retreat of the vast Austfonna glacier has exposed land that had remained buried beneath ice.The newly revealed landmass, measuring around 0.45…

News DeskSwat:  A 54-day search and recovery operation on Falak Sar, the highest peak in Swat’s Kalam Valley, has ended with the recovery of the body of mountaineer Syed Ali Shah Mian from an altitude of around 5,200 metres.Mian…

News Desk Washington: The United States is testing automated drones equipped with artificial intelligence (AI) to detect and contain wildfires in their early stages, with the aim of preventing small fires from developing into major…