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News Desk Islamabad: Around 170,000 people die due to tobacco-related diseases annually; meanwhile, the market share of novel products is staggering at $32 billion, large enough to peddle influence and spread the reach. The hazards of…

News Desk Rawalpindi: Chief Traffic Officer (CTO) Taimoor Khan has ordered the additional deployment of 200 traffic wardens in Murree, a well-known tourist destination in Punjab, to address the escalating traffic situation. Taimoor…

News Desk Washington: A two-day summit in Paris brought focus on the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Banks to own climate change policies amid calls for multilateral development banks (MDBs) to do more to help developing…

News Desk Rawalpindi: Over 1.5 million children, between six months and 59 months of age, would be vaccinated against measles during the week-long drive, launched in 10 districts of Punjab, including 42 union councils (UCs) in Rawalpindi…

News Desk Islamabad: As Pakistan grapples with the projected flood risks, swift and decisive action is imperative. By formulating a comprehensive plan encompassing climate adaptation and mitigation strategies, strengthening community…

News Desk Islamabad: As many as 50 new Coronavirus cases are reported nationwide during the last 24 hours. The case positivity ratio is 1.77 percent and 23 patients are in critical condition. As per the data shared by the National…

Mohammed Ajeeb Bradford: Yesterday when I was browsing through my archive I came across a quite lengthy article which was written by me about 10 years ago and published in the International Daily News London in two instalments. It…

Pakistan in Picture Asem Mustafa Awan Law and order should be for the protection of citizens, from which they should take comfort yet in Pakistan they live in fear of the law enforcers with little prospect of getting justice. The system…

News Desk Islamabad: At the United Nations, Pakistan has cautioned that reducing humanitarian aid to Afghanistan would be immoral and politically ineffective as it would hurt the human rights of 28 million Afghan people who are already…

News Desk Islamabad: The National Commission on the Rights of Child (NCRC) held a briefing with policymakers and media on the state of children’s rights and measures taken by the Commission during its first term. The purpose of the…