Poor visibility delays toss in Pakistan vs West Indies Test – Sport
The toss in the first Test between Pakistan and the West Indies in Multan on Friday was delayed because of poor visibility, as air quality monitors recorded high levels of pollution. Pakistan regularly suffers from winter smog which has dire health consequences. “The visibility has been affected due to fog so the toss has been […]
UK MPs hear about rights violations in Pakistan – Pakistan
LONDON: A group of British parliamentarians convened on Wednesday at Portcullis House to address escalating allegations of human rights violations and political repression in Pakistan. The session, organised by the newly formed group Friends of Democratic Pakistan-UK (FODP), spotlighted concerns over the erosion of democracy, enforced disappearances and the use of military courts to prosecute […]
Yoon stays away from questioning after arrest – World
LAWMAKERS of South Korea’s ruling Peoples Power Party visit the government complex in Gwacheon to protest against the Corruption Investigation Office after it started interrogating President Yoon Suk Yeol.—Reuters SEOUL: South Korea’s impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol refused to appear for fresh questioning by investigators on Thursday, a day after his dramatic arrest over an […]
Against children – Newspaper – DAWN.COM
WHY is this country so against its own children and its own future? Are you sur-prised by this question? Look at some of the statistics and facts below and see if the question is still surprising. Some 40 per cent of our children are said to be malnourished, that is, four out of 10 children […]
Never again – Newspaper – DAWN.COM
AFTER 15 long months, Israel’s genocide in Gaza has been put on hold. Whether this will lead to a permanent end to hostilities in the occupied Palestinian territories is anyone’s guess. But for the time being, the battered people of Gaza can mourn their dead — over 46,000 of them, and more likely buried under […]
Soldier martyred as aid convoy attacked in Kurram again – Pakistan
KURRAM: A security official was martyred and four others were injured when a convoy of 35 vehicles carrying food and other essential items to Parachinar, the headquarters of Kurram district, came under attack in the Bagan area on Thursday. In retaliatory action by security personnel escorting the convoy, six attackers were killed and 10 others […]
Atlantic boat tragedy claims lives of dozens of Pakistanis – World
• Migrants’ rights group estimates 44 of the deceased hailed from Pakistan• Vessel with 86 migrants left Mauritania on Jan 2; stayed adrift for 12 days• FO says vessel capsized; families of victims claim their loved ones were ‘tortured’ GUJRAT/MADRID: Around 50 Pakistanis have died on a migrant boat, while trying to cross the Atlantic […]
PTI changes stance on meeting with military leadership – Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: The issue of a meeting between Chief of Army Staff General Asim Munir and PTI leaders Ali Amin Gandapur and Barrister Gohar Ali Khan came under intense scrutiny on Thursday, but the agenda of the rendezvous remained shrouded in mystery, amid conflicting claims from both sides. Initially, the interim PTI chairman had denied a […]
KP wildlife dept moves for conservation of Indus blind dolphin – Pakistan
PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa chief conservator wildlife has requested his counterparts in Punjab and Sindh to advocate with the climate change ministry for designating more area along the River Indus as the biosphere reserve and promote its trans-boundary management for the effective conservation of Indus blind dolphins and the associated habitat. In a letter to […]
Economic toll from anemia stands at over $3 billion: report – Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: Anemia, a debilitating condition affecting millions of children, adolescent girls, and women in Pakistan, is silently draining the nation’s economy. With annual losses estimated at $2.5 billion for children alone and an additional $595 million for adolescent girls and women, the total economic toll from anemia exceeds $3 billion, according to Nutrition International’s recent […]