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APP Peshawar: With a noticeable drop in temperatures, especially during the nights, the demand for traditional winter delicacies like Gajar Halwa, Chappli Kabab, Chicken Corn Soup, and Kashmiri Tea has surged across Peshawar. Food stalls…

APP Faisalabad: Pakistan has the second fastest rate of HIV/AIDS spread in the Asia-Pacific region, with a disturbing rise in new infections over the past decade, experts warned at a seminar on "The Evolving Landscape of HIV/AIDS:…

Fakhar-e- Alam Peshawar: While the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (KP) government remains embroiled in political maneuvering, millions of residents are grappling with a dire need for clean drinking water—a challenge that continues to haunt the…

APP Lahore: In response to the worsening smog crisis, the Punjab government has formed 41 emergency anti-smog squads to tackle the growing pollution levels across the province. Lahore, which remains the most polluted city in the…

Shazia Mehboob  Islamabad: In recent weeks, as visibility in Lahore plummeted and roads closed, the reality of climate change has once again revealed itself, not just in scientific data but in everyday disruptions affecting millions.…

AFP/APP Paris: Climate change is increasingly threatening human health through record-breaking heat, extreme weather events, air pollution, and the spread of infectious diseases. As the world approaches what is expected to be the hottest…

News Desk Islamabad: Islamabad generates approximately 600 tons of waste daily, with around 60 percent either openly burned or dumped in unmanaged sites. This situation poses significant risks to both environmental and public health.…

APP Multan: The Punjab Food Authority (PFA) has ramped up its efforts to combat the sale of unhygienic and expired food items, recently seizing 1.9 tonnes of such products, along with 210 sachets of banned gutka and 20 litres of…

News Desk Islamabad: The report that was presented by the Ministry of Health on the number of polio cases reported in Pakistan over the past three years is a matter of concern. According to the data submitted to the National Assembly,…

AFP/APP Bangkok: Thailand on Thursday confirmed Asia's first known case of a new, deadlier strain of mpox in a patient who had travelled to the kingdom from Africa. The patient landed in Bangkok on August 14 and was sent to hospital with…