RAWALPINDI, (special correspondent) – Dr. Alamdar Hussain Malik, Advisor Academics, University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (UVAS) Swat and Former Secretary/Registrar, Pakistan Veterinary Medical Council (PVMC), has been honoured with the prestigious Gold Medal of Excellence at the Pakistan Agro Award 2026 in recognition of his long-standing services and contributions to veterinary education, the veterinary...
Kashmiri women artisans are the hidden backbone of the region’s renowned handicraft industry. This analysis explores low wages, middlemen, mechanized imitations and the challenges threatening their livelihoods and cultural heritage.
Somalia and Pakistan have agreed to deepen technical cooperation on digital identity, digital public infrastructure, e-governance, digital payments, social protection and financial inclusion following a 10-day peer learning mission supported by UNDP.
As the world observes the International Day of Democracy, the unresolved Kashmir dispute continues to raise questions about political representation, democratic participation and the right to self-determination of the people of Jammu and Kashmir.
UN-Habitat and Shehersaaz have completed the community-level component of a climate adaptation project in Pakistan, including 5,000 household rainwater harvesting units in Rawalpindi and Nowshera.
An in-depth strategic analysis examines IIOJK as the “world’s largest open-air jail,” focusing on militarisation, legal restrictions, digital surveillance, human costs and the wider security implications for South Asia.
A formal legal case has been launched in Italy over the desecration of the Holy Quran, with Dr. Nadeem Muhammad Waqas and a 10-member team of Italian lawyers pursuing the matter through the country’s legal system.
Trade Facilitation Network (TFN) Research Team Under the supervision of Muhammad Anwar, Founder & Chairman, TFN 13 September 2026 The 2026 BRICS New Delhi Declaration speaks firmly about the conditions needed for international trade. Paragraph 20 calls for a fair, predictable, rules-based trading system. Paragraph 21 warns that tariffs, non-tariff restrictions and protectionist measures can...
In 1989, the Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences in Srinagar recorded roughly 1,700 psychiatric outpatient visits annually. By 2015, that figure had reached 100,000. The woman who should be among those 100,000 is not. There is no psychiatrist in her district. She carries what the militarization gave her: house raids, a disappeared husband, years...
Pakistan’s diesel price has reached Rs403.32 per litre, and this is not simply a story about an expensive fuel. It is a story about governance. When an essential input for agriculture, transport, industry and trade reaches such a high price while the government simultaneously collects trillions of rupees through petroleum levies, taxes and duties, the...
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