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Price tag on the planet? Helping business value nature

Posted on September 1, 2021 by News Desk

Paris, Sept 1 (AFP/APP):From agriculture to housing to transportation, economic growth has historically depended on burning through finite natural resources and rearranging natural landscapes. As the IUCN World Conservation Congress kicks off in France on Friday, an urgent question will be how to reduce the […]

Egypt dig uncovers 2,300-year-old settlement in Alexandria

Posted on August 28, 2021 by News Desk

Cairo, Aug 27 (AFP/APP):Egypt on Friday announced the discovery of a settlement in the Mediterranean coastal city of Alexandria dating back to at least the second century BC. An Egyptian archaeological team made the find in the city’s central Al-Shatby district during nine months of […]

Rotating presence at school, work limits Covid spread: study

Posted on August 27, 2021 by News Desk

Paris, Aug 26 (AFP/APP):The best way to keep Covid cases out of businesses and schools while maintaining some in-person presence is to create two rotating groups, a French study showed Thursday. Several research institutions including the CNRS and the University of Paris mapped real-world contact […]

LED streetlights contribute to insect population declines: study

Posted on August 25, 2021 by News Desk

Washington, Aug 25 (AFP/APP):Streetlights — particularly those that use white light-emitting diodes (LEDs) — not only disrupt insect behavior but are also a culprit behind their declining numbers, a new study carried out in southern England showed Wednesday. Artificial lights at night had been identified […]

Sehat Insaf Card: A blessing for millions of patients to avail free medical treatment By Taj Nabi Khan

Posted on August 22, 2021 by News Desk

ISLAMABAD, (APP):The Sehat Sahulat programme or Sehat Insaf Card, one of the flagship projects of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has been proved no less than a blessing for millions of patients during testing times of their lives. The project has won the […]

US-Pakistan now have ‘convergence’ of interests on Afghanistan: Ambassador Asad Khan

Posted on August 20, 2021 by News Desk

WASHINGTON, Pakistan’s Ambassador to the United States, Asad Majeed Khan, has said that Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan has provided an opportunity for Washington and Islamabad to work in concert rather than in an atmosphere of suspicion over the alleged Pakistani support for the insurgents. In […]

Green Pakistan Need of Hour

Posted on August 16, 2021 by News Desk

KARACHI, Green denoting cleanliness and freshness, has turned to be a buzz word across the country with major focus on braving the challenges of pollution, global warming and climate change registered to affect atmosphere, public health, livelihood and ultimately the economy. Scenario in the context […]

India, Afghanistan – a source of sustained disinformation campaign against Pakistan

Posted on August 12, 2021 by News Desk

ISLAMABAD, A sustained disinformation and propaganda campaign by India and Afghanistan to sabotage the Afghan peace process and target Pakistan, has been uncovered, showing the extent of the fifth generation warfare. According to data analytics conducted by the G5iO – a think tank studying the […]

In pictures: Countrywide solidarity rallies voice ‘We are Kashmiris too’ message

Posted on August 6, 2021 by News Desk

ISLAMABAD, As two years passed since India’s illegal revocation of the special status of Jammu and Kashmir, solidarity rallies were held across the country and in Azad Kashmir on Thursday to show support to the Kashmiris. The capital’s Kashmir solidarity rally saw the Pakistani and […]

World rejects IIOJK’s unlawful annexation, UNSC resolutions only way forward