Cabinet also agreed to restore supply of free medicines to cancer patients—File: Photo Lahore: Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz ordered the strict implementation of one dish in marriage ceremonies across the province and the cabinet meeting also approved the restoration of free medicines for cancer patients. The sixth provincial cabinet meeting was held in Lahore…
Coventry: A study has shown that a healthy and balanced diet is associated with superior mental health, better mental performance and mood. In this study, conducted at the University of Warwick, scientists used a variety of methods to better understand the impact of food choices on our physical and mental health. Research has shown that…
Hundreds of students participated in the protest. Karachi: A protest was held by the student body in University of Karachi to express solidarity with Palestine, in which hundreds of students participated. For the students expressing solidarity with Palestine in the American University, the student organization protested strongly in the University of Karachi. Hundreds of students…
Miroslav Jenča, UN Assistant Secretary-General for Europe, Central Asia and the Americas with the Departments of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs and Peace Operations, provided an update of recent developments since his office’s last Council briefing in July. The country continues to grapple with issues stemming from the brutal war that killed 100,000 people across the…
The Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) called for greater international support for the Congolese people to avoid a potential catastrophe for the country and the region. Current conflicts have escalated levels of gender-based violence, displacement and hunger in the restive eastern region where multiple armed groups are battling the national army and each other for control….
“For the sake of the people of Gaza, for the sake of the hostages and their families in Israel and for the sake of the region and the wider world, I strongly encourage the Government of Israel and the Hamas leadership to reach now an agreement,” he said, speaking to journalists in New York. Mr….
“There is an extraordinary, deep anxiety prevailing right now in Gaza because the question everybody asks is whether, yes or no, there would be a military offensive,” UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini told journalists in Geneva. Following several reports by the UN aid coordination office, OCHA, of “intensive strikes on Rafah” that caused dozens of fatalities, Mr….
In recent days, demonstrations unfolding through tented encampments on school grounds – sparked by students at New York’s prestigious Columbia University who are demanding authorities divest from Israel due to its occupation and military assault on Gaza – have spread nationwide. University authorities from the west to east coast have taken different approaches, ranging from…
In a call for an immediate end to the war in Gaza which sparked intensifying exchanges of fire between armed militants Hezbollah and the Israeli military, the UN Children’s Fund, UNICEF, warned that airstrikes are hitting “deeper and deeper” into Lebanon, with 344 people killed to date including eight youngsters. “Together with those killed and…
It’s called geothermal energy, and it’s an exciting prospect for the country. Geothermal has none of the intermittency issues of wind and solar – in other words, it provides stable energy day and night – and doesn’t take up any surface real estate, keeping the Roseau Valley in its pristine state. Most SIDS are dependent…
