Covid-19’s financial toll on vulnerable communities in Peshawar
By Raheela Bibi The Covid-19 pandemic has cast a shadow of financial hardship over the lower-middle-class and impoverished populations in...
Month: August 2023
Commitment to learning – a powerful tool for social change
By Raheela Bibi Amidst the din of life’s struggles in the busy streets of Peshawar lives a determined young soul...
Murtaza Solangi visits media houses, National Press Club
ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Minister for Information and Broadcasting Murtaza Solangi visited multiple media houses and the National Press Club (NPC) on...
Caretaker Sindh cabinet sworn in; ministers assumes offices
KARACHI: A 10-member caretaker Sindh cabinet was sworn in on Saturday at a ceremony held at the Sindh Governor’s House....
US authorises transfer of F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine
The United States has approved delivery of F-16 warplanes from the Netherlands and Denmark to Ukraine, according to media reports...
Federal govt notifies transfers, postings of secretaries, officers
ISLAMABAD: The federal government has notified transfers and postings of secretaries and high ranking officers working in various ministries and...
President Dr Arif Alvi signs Official Secrets, Army Acts into law
ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi has signed the official secrets and army amendment bills. The bills have now become laws....
Extreme heat is here to stay, becomes the ‘new normal’, warns UN weather agency
UNITED NATIONS: Heatwaves sweeping large parts of the world offer yet another reminder that extreme weather events, boosted by human-induced...
Hindu nationalists’ demolition drive in Haryana amounts to ‘ethnic cleansing’: Indian scholar
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has weaponized religion that allows Hindu nationalists to...
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s new caretaker cabinet takes oath
PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s new 12-member strong interim cabinet, comprising nine ministers and two advisers and a special assistant, was sworn...