UNICEF calls for collective action to end child marriage in Pakistan. ISLAMABAD, 28 May 2025: UNICEF has launched a video campaign featuring National Ambassador Saba Qamar, to raise awareness about the urgent need to end child marriage in Pakistan. The video calls on communities to speak up against this harmful practice and reinforces UNICEF’s commitment to...
DUBAI (Tahir Munir Tahir) BHM Capital congratulates the board of directors and executive management of Lulu Retail Holding on its inclusion in the FTSE Emerging Markets Index – a new milestone that reflects the company’s leading position in the retail sector and confirms the global market’s confidence in its performance. This achievement comes as part...
In the ever-changing menu of Pakistani cinema, “Love Guru” arrives not just as a film — but as a full-course cultural platter. Directed by Nadeem Baig and penned by comedy chef Vasay Chaudhry, this cinematic dish stars none other than Humayun Saeed as the so-called Love Guru — a man who thinks he’s the Michelin...
Islamabad, 27 May 2025, (TW) – The World Health Organization (WHO) warns that Pakistan is losing 164 000 lives and PKR (Pakistani Rupees) 700 billion (approximately US$ 2.5 billion) annually due to the devastating impacts of tobacco on public health and is calling for urgent measures – including increased taxation – to save lives. All tobacco products...
As Orwell once wrote, “In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act.” In an age where facts travel faster than fiction, the BJP-RSS narrative around the Pahalgam attack is steadily falling apart under global scrutiny. Pakistan has responded with clear counterarguments, and international observers are growing increasingly skeptical. As India’s...
In the high-stakes theater of South Asian geopolitics, where nuclear arsenals, historical grievances, and territorial disputes intersect, Pakistan has developed a strategic approach that shifts the balance of power away from sheer military might and towards more sophisticated, indirect methods. This approach referred to as “Bleeding India with a Thousand Cuts relies on asymmetric warfare...
KARACHI, – Stakeholders at the two-day workshop on hazardous waste management and ship recycling enhanced their understanding of the Hong Kong Convention, ILO’s Chemical and Occupational Safety and Health Conventions, and legal requirements for worker safety and environmental compliance. Organized by the International Labour Organization (ILO) in collaboration with the International Maritime Organization (IMO) and...
Islamabad, 23 May 2025, (TW) – The World Health Organization (WHO), in partnership with the Government of Pakistan, has built 13 prefabricated vaccination centres and initiated the procurement process to deliver 13 additional facilities in underserved areas across the country. Together, the centres will serve a population of over 750 000 people. The 26 centres –...
The members of the Security Council condemned in the strongest terms the heinous and cowardly terrorist attack on a school bus in Khuzdar, Balochistan province, Pakistan, on 21 May 2025. This reprehensible act of terrorism resulted in the grievous loss of at least 6 Pakistani nationals including 4 school going children along with 53 injured,...
Geneva, Switzerland/Islamabad, Pakistan, (TW) __ Member States of the World Health Organization (WHO) today formally adopted by consensus the world’s first Pandemic Agreement. The landmark decision by the 78th World Health Assembly culminates more than three years of intensive negotiations launched by governments in response to the devastating impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, and driven...
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