Rain Halts Opening T20 Match Between Pakistan and New Zealand
By: Asim Nawaz
RAWALPINDI: The first match of the T20 International series between Pakistan and New Zealand was rained out. New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat first...
Pakistan and UNICEF Forge Agreement to Advance Youth Education and Training
WEB DESK
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister’s Youth Programme and UNICEF Join Forces to Ensure Equal Education...
Fly Jinnah Takes the Lead in International Punctuality and Regularity Among Local Airlines
OUR CORRESPONDENT
ISLAMABAD: In a data set unveiled by the digital analytics initiative, Fly Jinnah...
Navigating Pakistan’s Educational Dilemma and a Call for Urgent Reforms
By: Dilbar Ali
At a critical juncture in its history, Pakistan's education system is undergoing...
Spotify reunites with Coke Studio to continue elevating local artists globally
WEb DESK
KARACHI: Two of Pakistan's most influential music powerhouses, Spotify and Coke Studio Pakistan,...
Health advocates calls to all sectors to help stop marketing tactics of tobacco
ISLAMABAD: Health advocates call on all sectors to help stop marketing tactics of tobacco and related industries that prey on children. Sabeen Khan Gul,...
E-Conference held on Socio-Economic Impacts of COVID-19 on Population & Youth
By: Our Correspondent
ISLAMABAD: To assess the socio-economic impacts of COVID-19 on population and young people International E-Conference was held. The online session was organized...
Implementing Plain Packaging of Cigarettes as a Tobacco Control Measure
By: Our Correspondent
ISLAMABAD: Society for Protection of Rights of the Child (SPARC) held a press conference on “Implementing Plain Packaging of Cigarettes as a...
‘Youth alliance on family planning’ urges govt. to work for mental and reproductive health
Our Correspondent
ISLAMABAD: National Youth Alliance on Family Planning (NYAFP) in a statement showed great concerns over rising difficulties for young people, transgender community, women...
PMDC an incompetent white elephant
By: Asem Mustafa Awan
They have spent a life time learning life-saving skills but the office that is made from their own money is failing...
Government must stand against the tobacco industry to save millions of lives
Our Correspondent
ISLAMABAD: Effects of tobacco on health discussed in an online session. During the session, anti-tobacco activists demanded Pakistan government to implement the WHO...
Anti-tobacco activists demand to raise FED on cigarettes
By: Our Correspondent
ISLAMABAD: Experts and civil society activists urged the government to increase taxes on cigarettes in the upcoming budget to improve the health...
Daring response to COVID-19; medical students, national service
By: Farzana Ali Khan
ISLAMABAD: Given that, it has been witnessed that the corona virus disease (COVID-19) pandemic that had surged in Wuhan, has moved from...
COVID-19 needs action on mental health
ISLAMABAD: It is already proven that mental health is at the core of our humanity as it enables us to lead rich and fulfilling lives...
16% of all cigarettes smoked in Pakistan are illicit, big Tobacco Companies are behind; Report
Islamabad: Illicit trade of cigarettes in Pakisan is on rise, 16 percent of cigarette packs were found to be illicit out of 8000 packs...
Gender equality experts recommend key actions for COVID-19 response and recovery for G7 leaders
New York: As the pandemic is moving beyond a global health crisis and morphing into a labour market, social and economic crisis, UN Women...
UNAIDS urges countries to stay focused on HIV prevention during COVID-19
By: Our Editor
GENEVA: UNAIDS cautions the world that the pandemic of coronavirus could reverse the global efforts made to prevent HIV. The new HIV...
Medical-related benefits of the Rose flower
A flower to which the whole world is obsessed with, a flower that captivates many people from any nation or religion into its smell,...
Anti-tobacco advocates urge higher tobacco taxation to help fight COVID-19
By: Our Correspondent
ISLAMABAD: Anti-tobacco advocates during an online session on tobacco taxation have urged the government to take measures to reduce the consumption...
