Killing of livestock in floods likely to trigger meat, milk shortage on September 8, 2022As the losses from devastating floods in Pakistan keep piling up, farmers and experts fear that the killing of hundreds of thousands of animals may lead to a severe shortage of milk and meat in the coming months. Ravaging floods have killed over 1,300 people, ripped away mountainsides, swept off the foundations of buildings, bridges, […]
Pakistan’s unfazed vaccinators fight polio against all odds on August 23, 2022From the roofs of inundated mud houses, it was an incredible sight earlier this week to see two polio vaccinators wading through waist-deep rainwaters to deliver vaccines. They were headed to a remote village in northwest Pakistan where their colleagues were engaged in administering jabs to children. Raging floods caused by ongoing torrential monsoon rains […]
Tunisia’s Electoral Commission Says New Constitution Passed on July 27, 2022Tunisians have approved a new constitution in a referendum, the head of the country’s electoral commission said Tuesday, citing preliminary results. Farouk Bouasker, president of the Independent High Authority for Elections, said 94.6% of the participants in the referendum voted “yes” and 5.4% voted “no.” The turnout rate was only 27.54%, according to unofficial results. […]
Ex-diplomats urge resumption of Pak-India talks to end disputes on July 26, 2022Former Pakistani and Indian diplomats have urged the immediate resumption of long-stalled peace talks between the two nuclear neighbours to resolve a raft of disputes, mainly Jammu and Kashmir. On the eve of the 23rd anniversary of the Kargil war, which was part of the broader Kashmir dispute, falling on July 26, Pakistan’s former Foreign […]
The population of once an endangered specie, ‘Turkman wild goat’ growing in Pakistan on May 11, 2022JAMSHORO, Pakistan: The population of the Turkman wild goat also known as Sindh ibex has shown significant growth in Pakistan in the last decade due to a blanket ban on hunting and the protection provided by local communities. The wild goat, which is endemic to southwest Pakistan, and also found in southeast Iran, is still […]
40pc of children in Pakistan suffer from obesity on March 4, 2022Health experts fear things may get worse in coming years if current lifestyle trends continue A colossal 40% of children in Pakistan are either overweight or obese, mainly due to a sedentary lifestyle, excessive screen time, and an unhealthy diet, the latest studies and health experts say. According to the most recent study by the […]
Sports facilities in Pakistan bring color to special children’s lives on February 24, 2022Using her feet, visually challenged Anita Sanam, a student of grade-11 at a school for children with special needs in the Pakistani port city of Karachi, is seen kicking, dribbling, and maneuvering the football like an ace player. Although she wanted to become a professional footballer, there were no facilities available to pursue her dreams […]
Kashmiri women’s resilience in face of suffering in IIOJK on February 20, 2022Shaheena Akhter, a 51-year-old widow, is busy at her small home in Srinagar, the capital of the Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK), tailoring a Kameez-Shalwar attire, a traditional long loose shirt and baggy trouser, for a customer. Living alone in the congested poor neighbourhood of Khwaja Bazar, she has developed many health problems […]
Ancient Buddha artifacts found in Pakistan on February 16, 2022Archeologists have found Buddha artifacts in northwest Pakistan dated back to 1,800 years, an official said. The rare artifacts have been found in the Swabi district, located some 83 kilometers (52 miles) from Peshawar, the capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Abdul Samad, the provincial director of Archeology Department, told Anadolu Agency. “We have found around […]
Ban on student unions causes ‘political drought’ in Pakistan on February 9, 2022Mahmood Ghaznavi recalls the campaigning for the 1982 students’ union elections at Karachi University when thousands of students would throng the Pakistani university’s sprawling sports ground in support of their respective candidates on the last day of electioneering. It was the second-to-last election held at any educational institution in Pakistan before then military ruler Gen. […]