Pakistan has called for a global transition to clean energy, saying it is a lynchpin for the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) designed to combat poverty, hunger, disease and illiteracy. “Although we have made progress towards the achievement of SDG-7 in some areas, the overall effort still falls short of what is needed […]
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Threat to Pakistan not from across borders but from internal issues: Babar
The threat to Pakistan is not from across the border but from internal issues, including the inability to control the ticking time bomb of population, said former senator Farhat ullah Babar at a national conference on the status of reproductive health and rights in Pakistan, organised by the NCHR and Awaaz at a local hotel […]
Minors at greater risk as open defecation poses health threats: report
KARACHI: Despite significant progress on poverty reduction and reducing open defecation, the alarming state of water supply and sanitation in Pakistan still poses health hazards. Minors are particularly at risk, disclosed a new World Bank report released ahead of the World Toilet Day. World Toilet Day is observed every year to emphasise on actions to […]
Sartaj Aziz calls for govt, civil society joint cooperation for development
ISLAMABAD: Deputy Chairman Planning Commission Sartaj Aziz on Wednesday said that the government and civil society needs to work together to achieve Sustainable Development Goals in the country. Speaking to International Human Rights conference 2018, Sartaj said that the government and the civil society needs to join hands to achieve Sustainable Development Goals and that Pakistan […]