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News Desk  Islamabad: The country's average life expectancy experienced a slight decline, dropping to 72.3 years in 2023 from 72.4 years recorded in 2022. Experts attribute this decline mainly to an increase in infectious and…

APP Lahore: Coordinator to Minister of State and Federal Tax Ombudsman Meher Kashif Younis said that overpopulation had posed a great challenge to Pakistan's economy, exerting pressure on resources, infrastructure, and socio-economic…

APP Peshawar: About 60 percent of infant and child deaths are caused by diarrhoea, while the cholera fatality rate is 25-5 percent, and every 16 minutes, a person dies of hepatitis, mostly due to drinking unsafe water in Pakistan,…

APP Islamabad: The Ministry of National Health Services (NHS) is all set to organise the ‘All Pakistan Women Convention on Family Planning and Population Management’ to empower women and mothers by raising their awareness and knowledge.…

Islamabad: Careful economic management and deep structural reforms will be required to ensure macroeconomic stability and sustainable growth, stated World Bank (WB)Country Director for Pakistan Najy Benhassine. While launching ‘Pakistan…

Xinhua/APP Seoul: Cancer remained South Korea's top cause of death in 2022, causing 162.7 deaths per 100,000 people, a slight increase from the previous year’s rate of 161.1 deaths, according to the Statistics Korea statistical office.…

Wraa Noor Islamabad: Neither prophecy nor rocket science is required to understand the alarming fact that Pakistan is destined to collapse under the weight of its own population. Any attempts at reform or progress in Pakistan are…

News Desk United Nations: More than 2.4 million refugees will require resettlement in 2024, compared to just over 2 million in 2023, according to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) report. In its ‘Projected…

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,…

Asem Mustafa Awan Islamabad: Quenching their thirst on a hot day is their last day. They died in their hundreds and the count will continue as the lake is poisoned and contaminated. This was witnessed a few days ago in Islamabad,…