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APP United Nations: Lack of fuel is jeopardising 'the entire architecture of the humanitarian response' in Israel-blockaded Gaza, where raw sewage is now flowing in the streets, the head of UNRWA, the UN agency that assists Palestine…

Shazia Mehboob Islamabad: First Lady Samina Alvi highlighted the significant contribution of the private sector in providing accessible and affordable treatment in the battle against this disease. She also emphasized the crucial role of…

News Desk Quetta: The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has initiated a series of multi-hazard mock drills and exercises to enhance the preparedness and response capabilities of Balochistan’s disaster management agencies to…

News Desk Islamabad: Pulmonologist Dr Javaid Khan recently revealed that approximately 7 percent of Pakistan's population is currently grappling with asthma, with a projected surge of 20 to 25 percent in the coming weeks. With an…

Xinhua/APP Hong Kong: An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.1 jolted the South Indian Ocean on Tuesday, the GFZ German Research Center for Geosciences reported. The quake's epicenter, located at a depth of 10.0 km, was initially…

Asem Mustafa Awan Islamabad: In the heart of the relentless storm that is Gaza, where the echoes of lost lives resonate louder than the cries of despair, there exists an unyielding spirit within the walls of a United Nations school.…

News Desk Peshawar: Health experts at a seminar in Peshawar on Monday revealed that 40 per cent of children in Pakistan are either overweight or obese, attributing the alarming trend to sedentary lifestyles, excessive screen time, and…

APP Islamabad: The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) predicts that fog is likely to engulf a few places in plain areas of Punjab, upper Sindh and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa during the morning hours. According to the synoptic situation,…

Xinhua/APP  Beijing: A 5.0-magnitude earthquake jolted 167 km west-southwest of Ferndale, California, at 0315 GMT on Saturday, according to the US Geological Survey. The epicentre, with a depth of 8.0 km, was initially determined to be at…

AFP/APP Paris: Europe’s climate monitoring agency has warned that 2023 is on track to become the warmest year in recorded history, raising pressure on world leaders to curb greenhouse gas emissions ahead of the UN Climate Change…