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APP Islamabad: Health activists urged the Minister of Health to inquire about the serious matter of the regularisation of heated tobacco products (HTPs) which are now openly sold everywhere in Pakistan. The decision to regularise…

Asem Mustafa Awan Islamabad: Middle class forms the economy but in Pakistan, this class is diminishing due to inflation and unchecked price hikes. A report says that the middle class was at 45 per cent in General Pervez Musharraf’s…

News Desk Islamabad: The Birmingham City Council, England, which is Europe’s largest council, has declared itself effectively bankrupt. According to the BBC report, the Birmingham Council financial officer issued a notice of…

Sadia Kayani Islamabad: The monsoon is the season of heavy rain, melting glaciers, cloudbursts, lightning, and GLOF (Glacial Lake Outburst Flood). The combination of these climatic factors compounds the risk of natural disasters.…

News Desk Islamabad: Experts at an event called for a multifaceted approach to tackle mountain drought risks. “An annual deficiency of rainfall is causing drought in southern areas. However, if winter rainfall suppresses in the South,…

News Desk ISLAMABAD: Globally, 2.1 billion people still lack access to safe drinking water, and 4.5 billion people have no adequate facility for safely managed sanitation services, said Pakistan Council for Research in Water Resources…

News Desk Islamabad: The proactive role of science diplomacy in addressing the global climate change crisis was stressed by speakers at a one-day introductory course on ‘Science Diplomacy and Sustainability’ held in Islamabad. The…

News Desk Islamabad: Political will and pecuniary support are needed to combat war, climate change, famine, and the food crisis as humanitarian needs worldwide increase, and be ready for the next emergencies that inevitably lurk around…

Editorial Pictorial Asem Mustafa Awan: These three siblings walk for miles on daily basis to obtain water. They have grown up carrying these containers because the most precious natural resource of clean water is denied to them. Their…

Ishtiaq Ahmed London: Rishi Sunak is firmly installed at 10 Downing Street, the official residence of the British Prime Minister. As the first non-white and the first Asian Prime Minister of the UK, he has shattered the ultimate glass…