Defence Forces Act 2026: Key Powers Bill Clears NA

H ZafarAugust 20, 2026013 mins

Pakistan’s National Assembly has approved the Defence Forces Act 2026 along with amendments to the National Command Authority Act 2010, advancing legislation designed to give effect to defence-related changes introduced under the 27th Constitutional Amendment. The two bills were presented by Defence Minister Khawaja Asif during Thursday’s National Assembly session chaired by Speaker Sardar Ayaz…

UNESCO World Heritage Sites often ‘last line of defence against extinction’

PNP DeskAugust 31, 2023September 16, 202404 mins

Although properties protected under the World Heritage Convention make up less than one per cent of the Earth’s surface, they harbour more than 20 per cent of the planet’s biodiversity, new research by UNESCO and the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has revealed. The UN agency has urged the 195 States party to…