Islamabad: A private airline flight from Islamabad to Skardu narrowly escaped an accident. According to sources, immediately after take-off from Islamabad, a technical problem occurred in the plane, due to which the landing gear of the plane did not close. The captain of the private airline flight PA 251 contacted the air traffic controller and…
Scientists have developed a new method that allows diamonds to be created in the laboratory at normal atmospheric pressure and in 15 minutes without the necessary foundation to begin the creation process. Natural diamonds form in the mantle, a molten zone hundreds of miles below the Earth’s surface. This process of diamond formation takes place…
Accused Sharjeelur Rahman son of Khalilur Rahman was arrested by Bilal Colony Police (Photo; Express News). Karachi: The police arrested the suspect who had leaked the exam papers of class 9 and 10 and recovered a laptop and 4 mobile phones from his possession. According to the details, Bilal Colony police arrested the accused Sharjeelur…
London: Scientists say that the rate of diagnosis of type 2 diabetes among people under the age of 40 has increased alarmingly. The researchers A 39 percent increase in the diagnosis rate was attributed to poor diet and Matape has been declared. A study by Diabetes UK found that people at this age are more…
The UN agency assisting Palestine refugees (UNRWA) is continuing to provide healthcare as best it can but overcrowded shelters and limited sanitation services, coupled with forced displacement, are posing severe health risks, the agency said in a post on X. Furthermore, safe water is unaffordable for many, and people are resorting to burning trash to…
Adopting a resolution with the same title, the Assembly also asked the Secretary-General to establish an outreach programme on the Srebrenica genocide in preparation for the 30th anniversary next year. It further condemned any denial of the Srebrenica genocide as a historical event and called on Member States to preserve the established facts, including through…
Denise Brown said civilian lives must be protected during conflict by all sides, but in Kharkiv in recent days, they have instead been targeted in their homes, with businesses and transport links damaged and attacked. “My thoughts are with the families who have lost their loved ones due to the strikes,” she said, adding that…
Afghanistan is “not a hopeless crisis,” Edem Wosornu of the UN humanitarian affairs office, OCHA, told journalists in New York, following a recent visit to the country, Pakistan and war-wracked Sudan. Ms. Wosornu was part of an all-woman delegation in Afghanistan, where the climate crisis has caused widespread water scarcity, generating new food, health, and…
“Now is the time to unleash Africa’s peace power,” he said, opening a debate on its critical role in addressing global security and development challenges, convened by Mozambique, the Council president for May. Calling Africa “an important voice for the global good”, he cited examples of how the continent has shown “unity and solidarity in…
Based on information from 44 countries that engaged in the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) study, it highlights unhealthy eating habits, increasing levels of overweight and obesity and low levels of physical activity in young people. According to WHO, each of these are “significant risk factors for a range of noncommunicable diseases including cardiovascular…
