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By Fakhar Alam PESHAWAR, Jan 24 (APP):Notwithstanding the country’s economic and agricultural resources, Pakistan’s population was growing at a rapid pace, thus depleting the job opportunities in government, private, agriculture and industrial sectors. Being the second most populous country after Indonesia in Muslim world and […]

UNITED NATIONS, Jan 06 (APP):UN human rights experts Friday called on the heads of many of the world’s biggest social media platforms to change their business models and become more accountable in the battle against rising hate speech online. In a detailed statement, more than […]

ISLAMABAD, Jan 6 (APP):Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif Friday said the apocalyptic rains and floods that had hit Pakistan last summer claimed 1,700 lives, left a swathe of territory the size of Switzerland under water and affected 33 million people – more people than live in […]

New York, Jan 1 (AFP/APP): The world’s eight billion people have been ushering in 2023, bidding farewell to a turbulent year marked by war in Europe, stinging price rises, Lionel Messi’s World Cup glory and the deaths of Queen Elizabeth, Pele and former pope Benedict. […]

Khairpur, Dec 30 (Online): A One-Day Awareness Seminar on Minorities Rights was held at Shah Abdul Latif University, Khairpur organized by the Marvi Rural Development Organization (MRDO), Sukkur and Peace & Harmony Society of University. Prof. Dr. Khalil Ahmed Ibupoto, Vice Chancellor, Shah Abdul Latif […]

UNITED NATIONS, Dec 26 (APP):A staggering 100 million people were forced to flee their homes in 2022 globally, the United Nations refugee agency said Monday, highlighting the continued UN help to those in need in a myriad of ways, and push for more legal, and […]

Islamabad, December 24,2022: United Nations Development Program UNDP-Pakistan and UNDP-Somalia have organized a first-ever Somalia-Pakistan Ministerial Study Tour on Federalism, Devolution and State-Building from December 20 to 27, 2022. The team will stay in Islamabad, attend seminars and learning sessions, and visit various institutions such […]

Montevideo, Dec 14 (AFP/APP): Peru has descended into protests since the country’s legislature last week threw out leftist president Pedro Castillo after he tried to dissolve Congress and rule by decree. Here is a timeline of the most recent upheaval in a country that has […]

ISLAMABAD, Dec 13 (ONLINE):Due to the fact that the average lifespan of people in the U.S. has increased over recent decades, some experts project that by 2050, the number of older adults with dementia could reach 13.8 millionTrusted Source. Figures of this stature spark justifiable […]

BONN 07 Dec (Online): Periods, sex, body shaming, harassment, misogyny, dating: These are not topics of discussion that are openly discussed in Pakistani households or amongst friends. But packaged as comedy, the taboo themes elicit raucous laughter and cheers in packed auditoriums. Families, couples and […]