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News Desk VENICE: Venice municipal authorities have announced a significant increase in the city's day-tripper entry fee, raising the cost to $34 (30 euros) in a renewed aggressive push to tackle the crippling impacts of relentless…

Xinhua/APP Beijing: The US Geological Survey reported an earthquake measuring 5.1 magnitude that struck 230 km W of Puerto Chacabuco, Chile, on Saturday. The quake's epicenter, initially located at 45.76 degrees south latitude and 75.74…

News DeskIslamabad: The Culture Ministers Conference is concentrating on cultural issues in order to improve coordinated cultural activity in the areas of cultural planning and development indicators, and combating the criminal…

News DeskRiyadh: The UN Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) has finalised the addition of 47 new sites to its World Heritage List, where member states nominated 50 natural, cultural and mixed sites.During the…

News DeskIslamabad: The National Heritage and Culture Division (NH&CD) has discussed the rehabilitation of cultural infrastructure in Islamabad, and energising the creative economy by turning them into hubs of activity and creating…

News DeskIslamabad: For the first time since the establishment of the National Commission for Human Rights (NCHR) in 2012, the Commission presented its annual performance report in Parliament.According to the report, the Commission…

Ishtiaq AhmedGujar Khan: Pakistan is a fast-moving and rapidly changing society. Fast, furious and often unplanned urbanization is raking havoc on major urban centres and traditional communities and their lifestyles. In Pakistan, the…

News DeskKabul: Local archaeologist Mohammad Ali Hasanyar is teaching local children on how to preserve the world’s priceless civilization in front of the Buddha site in central Afghanistan’s Bamyan Valley, where stands the famous Buddh…