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BHM Capital congratulates Lulu Retail Holding on its inclusion in the FTSE Emerging Markets Index.
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BHM Capital congratulates Lulu Retail Holding on its inclusion in the FTSE Emerging Markets Index.

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...

Tobacco costs Pakistan 164 000 lives and US$ 2.5 billion annually; urgent tax increases can save lives
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Tobacco costs Pakistan 164 000 lives and US$ 2.5 billion annually; urgent tax increases can save lives

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...

Pulwama to Pahalgam: How India’s Propaganda Strategy is Losing Global Credibility
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Pulwama to Pahalgam: How India’s Propaganda Strategy is Losing Global Credibility

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...

Bleeding India with a Thousand Cuts: Pakistan’s Asymmetric Warfare Doctrine
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Bleeding India with a Thousand Cuts: Pakistan’s Asymmetric Warfare Doctrine

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...

Pakistan moves to strengthen hazardous waste management in ship recycling sector
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Pakistan moves to strengthen hazardous waste management in ship recycling sector

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...

26 new vaccination centres will serve 750 000 people in underserved areas of Pakistan
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26 new vaccination centres will serve 750 000 people in underserved areas of Pakistan

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 –...

Security Council Press Statement on Terrorist Attack in Pakistan
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Security Council Press Statement on Terrorist Attack in Pakistan

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,...

World Health Assembly adopts historic Pandemic Agreement to make the world more equitable and safer from future pandemics
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World Health Assembly adopts historic Pandemic Agreement to make the world more equitable and safer from future pandemics

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...

FAO Signs LoAs with Taraqee Foundation and Islamic Relief Pakistan Under EU-Funded RBWRP to Enhance Community Mobilization and Promote Sustainable Resource Management in Balochistan
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FAO Signs LoAs with Taraqee Foundation and Islamic Relief Pakistan Under EU-Funded RBWRP to Enhance Community Mobilization and Promote Sustainable Resource Management in Balochistan

Islamabad, May 21, 2025 – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations has formalized two strategic partnerships with Taraqee Foundation and Islamic Relief Pakistan under the European Union (EU) funded Revival of Balochistan Water Resources Programme (RBWRP). These collaborations aim to strengthen community mobilization and deepen local support of sustainable water, agriculture, and livestock...

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