poverty

Tahira KhanLoralai: Muhammad Zubair, a 16-year-old resident of Loralai, is employed in one of the coal mines in Duki, a renowned coal mining region in Balochistan province, Pakistan.Zubair, once an ambitious school-going boy with…

Asem Mustafa AwanIslamabad: Echoing the struggles of millions of Pakistanis entrenched in poverty and systemic corruption. Clad in gold-colored attire, Ashfaq and his daughter Zainab walk hand in hand, their facade of prosperity a stark…

News DeskIslamabad: Following negotiations between the Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) government and the People's Action Committee (PAC), the government has issued a notification signalling the withdrawal of the proposed price increase.…

News Desk Islamabad: The Pakistan Institute of Development Economics (PIDE) is poised to introduce its groundbreaking 'PIDE Reform Manifesto' aimed at catalyzing socio-economic transformation in Pakistan. In a significant move towards…

AFP/APP Pule Alam: Khurma had to borrow her neighbor's shoes to walk to Pul-e Alam city to collect a cash handout being given to the growing number of vulnerable Afghans who are struggling to survive the winter. The 45-year-old widow…

APPFaisalabad: Dr Iqrar Ahmad Khan, Vice Chancellor of the University of Agriculture Faisalabad (UAF), expressed serious concern over an estimated 40 percent of the population suffering from malnutrition, a pressing issue for…

News DeskIslamabad: Joining Global Observance, Pakistan commemorates International Mountain Day, emphasizing the majesty and fragility of mountains in the Himalaya and Hindu Kush regions.This year's theme is 'Restoring Mountain…

AFP/APPIslamabad: Achieving another significant milestone, Blue Carbon, environmental solutions developer based in the UAE, has formally signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Union of Comoros.This partnership…

News DeskIslamabad: Creating more jobs and promoting entrepreneurship culture for youth empowerment is the top priority of the caretaker government, stated Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) on Youth Affairs Wasi Shah.…

APPPeshawar: 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,…