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Two Factories Fined for Pollution

APP Faisalabad: The Environment Protection Department has imposed a fine of Rs 400,000 on two factories on charges of polluting the environment. Deputy Director Environment Johar Abbas said here on Saturday that the environment teams…

Biting Cold, Dense Fog Disrupt Life

APP Islamabad: The biting cold combined with dense fog threw routine life out of gear and disturbed traffic flow on roads on Tuesday. An Islamabad traffic police official talking to a private news channel urged citizens to stay home and…

Snow in Beijing Affects Road Traffic

Xinhua/APP Beijing: Road traffic in Beijing was disrupted Monday morning following snowfall from Sunday evening, with more expected on Monday. From 7 pm Sunday to 8 am Monday, snowfall in the city reached 5.8 mm on average. The largest…

How Climate Change Impacts Health

AFP/APP Paris: Growing calls for the world to come to grips with the many ways that global warming affects human health have prompted the first day dedicated to the issue at the crunch UN climate talks starting next week. Extreme heat,…

Disorder on Display

Asem Mustafa Awan Rawalpindi: In the seemingly ordinary picture of an illegal rickshaw stand in front of a hospital entrance in Rawalpindi lies a microcosm of chaos that demands urgent attention from policymakers. A closer look at this…

The Lawless Lawmen!

The Lawless Lawmen!Asem Mustafa Awan These are a few images that show how the law of the land has deteriorated over time. These very officials are supposed to uphold the law but they act to the contrary. It has been days since the police, with great…