Poor planning fuels Bangladesh contraceptive crisis – World
Condoms, oral pills, emergency contraceptive pills, intrauterine devices and injectables are unavailable at around a third of the country’s 64 districts, according to government figures for May. Bangladesh’s once-praised family planning system is buckling under severe contraceptive shortages, raising fears of a rise in unplanned pregnancies in one of the world’s most densely populated countries. […]
Using Strait of Hormuz as ‘pressure tool’ will deepen crisis, Qatari PM tells Iran
Two sides review efforts aimed at achieving peace, enhancing security and stability in the region A combination of photos featuring Iran’s foreign minister Abbas Araghchi and Qatar’s prime minister and foreign minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani. Photo: AFP/ File Qatar’s prime minister told Iran’s foreign minister that using the Strait of Hormuz as “a pressure […]
Iran can endure US blockade for months without major economic crisis: Report
Iran’s oil output is falling under blockade pressure, and storage may run out within two months A banner with a picture of Iran’s new Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, next to a symbolic classroom of the Minab school students who were killed in a strike, in Tehran, Iran, May 8, 2026. PHOTO: REUTERS The United States’ […]
Pakistan has fiscal space to fight climate crisis: Aurangzeb – Pakistan
• Calls macroeconomic stability ‘basic hygiene’ for unlocking climate funds• WB official says global economy has resources to bridge financing gap ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has adequate local financial capacity to address the impact of climate change, Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb said on Tuesday, stressing that the country should first utilise available domestic resources effectively instead of […]
Breathe Pakistan: Law minister decries ‘lack of will’ in tackling climate crisis – Pakistan
Musadik Malik says conversations do not save people, “something real has to happen”; Green Pakistan Initiative CEO calls for facilitating farmers. The second edition of Breathe Pakistan International Climate Change Conference, organised by DawnMedia, kicked off in Islamabad on Wednesday. Despite contributing minimally to global emissions, Pakistan remains among the most climate-vulnerable nations, underscoring the […]
Asia battles rising, uneven toll of energy crisis caused by Iran war – Business
Governments in Asia, the top oil importing region, are scrambling to find alternatives and insulate their economies from the worst of the energy crisis triggered by the Iran war, but the pain is getting increasingly costly. The disruption spurred the Asian Development Bank to cut its growth forecast for developing Asia and the Pacific to […]
PTI accuses govt of ‘unprecedented economic crisis’, slams claims of stability – Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: PTI accused the government on Monday of driving Pakistan into an “unprecedented economic and governance crisis” that has “crushed the common man”. In a statement, PTI’s Information Secretary Sheikh Waqas Akram stated that the “stability” claimed by the government was nothing but a “cruel joke on 250 million Pakistanis”. Akram said that after four […]
Crisis in Sindh health department as 75pc of top-level technical posts lying vacant – Pakistan
KARACHI: With more than 75 per cent of top-level technical posts vacant, the Sindh health department is facing a serious shortage of experts at a time when the province is experiencing multiple outbreaks of infectious diseases, it has emerged. According to sources, the health management cadre — a specialised administrative structure within the Sindh health […]
Pakistan among top 10 countries facing acute food crisis – Newspaper
Source: The 2026 Global Report on Food Crises • Multi-agency report says over 9m Pakistanis face ‘crisis’ conditions; another 1.7 million in the more severe ‘emergency’ category• Notes devastating monsoon rains, severe flooding wiped out crucial cropland, livelihoods• Warns global hunger remains at critical levels amid conflict, drought, aid cuts; outlook for 2026 remains ‘bleak’ […]
Fuel crisis puts education of children with special needs at risk – Pakistan
Gul-e-Haya KARACHI: Until two years ago, Gul-e-Haya was a quiet child. Born with a congenital amputation — her right forearm never developed — she rarely mingled with other children at home or in her class at a small private school in Hyderabad. Her father, 35-year-old Syed Waqas, hoped that she would become more expressive as […]