ends: Scientists say that type 2 diabetes has a genetic link with breast, bowel and pancreatic cancer. In a study conducted at the University of Surrey, experts tried to find out whether some patients with type 2 diabetes also develop cancer. According to Diabetes UK, the research findings help to explain why people with type…
According to the Meteorological Department, the mercury may reach 36 degrees Celsius in Karachi on Sunday—File: Photo Karachi: The Meteorological Department has said that on Friday, higher than normal winds of 35 km per hour will blow in Karachi, while the weather is likely to remain hot and humid in the city for the next…
A major decision of the government regarding schools The Sindh government has taken a big decision regarding schools. A meeting related to school education was held under the chairmanship of Sindh Education Minister Sardar Shah in which the performance of Sindh Education Foundation was reviewed. It was decided in the meeting that primary schools will…
Peshawar: The Peshawar High Court ordered the Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to convene a meeting of the Assembly within 14 days and the Speaker to administer oath to the newly elected members before the Senate elections. The Peshawar High Court has issued a detailed judgment of the case, which consists of 24 pages, written by…
Karachi: Taking a major step against defaulting residential and commercial projects and housing societies, the Lyari Development Authority canceled the development permits and proposed layout plans of 25 housing societies and private projects covering an area of more than 1500 acres. According to the details, Development Authority of Lyari has canceled the proposed layout plan…
The Sudanese people have endured “unbearable suffering” since the conflict started just over a year ago when an outbreak of fighting between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) “brutally interrupted the political transition”, Rosemary DiCarlo, UN Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs, said. “This is a crisis of epic proportions;…
The unanimous declaration of the Decade of Sustainable Energy for All in 2012 aimed to hone on the importance of improving “access to reliable, affordable, economically viable, socially acceptable and environmentally sound energy services and resources for sustainable development.” Dennis Francis said there have been both achievements and shortcomings in meeting the goal throughout the…
OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Ian Borg briefed ambassadors during their annual meeting on cooperation between the UN and the regional body, which is comprised of 57 States spanning Europe, Central Asia and North America, representing one billion people. The Maltese Foreign Minister said OSCE countries and their societies “are confronted with an era of profound uncertainty”, given…
The World Health Organization (WHO) decision means that Euvichol-S vaccine can be added to other cholera-busting drugs which are not being produced in sufficient quantities to help countries battling outbreaks of the preventable disease. WHO reported 473,000 cholera cases in 2022 – double the number in 2021. “The new vaccine is the third product of…
Rakhine was the site of a brutal crackdown on the Rohingyas by the military in 2017, leading to killing of some 10,000 men, women and newborns, and the exodus of nearly 750,000 community members – many of whom continue to languish in refugee camps in neighbouring Bangladesh. “Rakhine state has once again become a battleground…
