With financial resources dwindling and multilateralism waning, Pakistan has underscored the importance of full cooperation by host States to enable timely deployment of UN peacekeepers, including police components, authorized by the Security Council. “Blue helmets are the most visible symbol of the United Nations commitment to peace and stability,” Ambassador Asim Ahmad, permanent representative of […]
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Global Crises and the Risk of Cold War 2.0
What the world is witnessing right from the beginning of 2026 is not isolated incidents or happenings, but rather a web of interconnected flashpoints. There is a pattern in all happenings, the US military’s operations in Venezuela, the potential settlement in Ukraine, the ongoing fights in Yemen, Syria, and Afghanistan, and the escalating tensions with […]
Mega cities to face urban flooding as monsoon effects spread countrywide
ISLAMABAD: The prevailing monsoon effects spreading across the country have increased the risk of urban flooding in mega urban centers as heavy downpour further lashed out various parts of the country. The ongoing monsoon rains were in their active phase especially in the northern and central areas of the country including Rawalpindi, Islamabad, and Lahore, […]
Taller people more at risk of skin infections, nerve disorders: Study
ISLAMABAD: While standing tall among the crowd may give you an edge, the extra inches can come at a cost. A new study has confirmed that people who are tall are at a higher risk of developing a host of health problems including skin infections, nerve disorders. Tall or short, a person’s height is known […]
Collapsed dreams: Cambodia construction workers risk lives for ‘riches’
When Sam Sok took a $6-a-day job as a construction labourer in Sihanoukville she knew it could be dangerous, but the deaths of 28 workers in a building collapse — with her nephew among the missing — has laid bare the risks many like her face to earn a living. She left her eight-year-old son […]
Nawaz ‘at risk of another stroke’, says Maryam
Maryam Nawaz said on Monday that her father Nawaz Sharif has been at the risk of another stroke. Maryam tweeted that the former president was examined by a team of specialists of Aga Khan University Hospital at Sharif Medical City Hospital. She further told that the team of doctors included a vascular surgeon, urologists, cardiac […]