ISLAMABAD – Social Media Influencer Tax has emerged as one of the most debated proposals in Pakistan’s Finance Bill 2026, prompting widespread discussion among digital creators, freelancers, businesses and policymakers. To better understand public opinion, Press Network of Pakistan (PNP) conducted an independent online survey examining attitudes toward the federal government’s decision to impose a…
Due to severe monsoon‑related weather conditions, a one-day public holiday has been declared in Rawalpindi on Thursday, July 17, 2025. The notification, issued by Deputy Commissioner Dr. Hassan Waqar Cheema, urged residents to remain indoors and warned against non-essential outings as efforts to manage the emergency continued. Deputy Commissioner Issues Urgent Alert In his official…
World Migration Report 2024 reveals a significant shift in global migration patterns, including a record number of people displaced due to conflict, violence, natural and other disasters. Speaking at the launch in Dhaka, Bangladesh, IOM Director General Amy Pope said the report aims to “demystify the complexity of human mobility through evidence-based data and analysis”. …
“We are appalled by the public executions of three people at sports stadiums in Afghanistan in the past week, said OHCHR spokesperson Jeremy Laurence in a statement. “Public executions are a form of cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment,” he said. “Such executions are also arbitrary in nature and contrary to the right to life…
Immediate action will be taken for timely redressal of the complaint Islamabad: The Election Commission of Pakistan has established the Election Monitoring and Control Center EMCC for the convenience of the public in the general elections 2024. According to the spokesperson of the Election Commission, the public will be able to contact the election and…
The warning came as WHO reported more than five million dengue infections and 5,000 deaths from the disease worldwide this year. Briefing journalists at the UN in Geneva, Dr. Diana Rojas Alvarez, WHO Team Lead on Arboviruses, said that the threat required “the maximal attention and response from all levels” of the UN health agency…
The memorandum of understanding (MOU) allows experts from both international organizations to collaborate and share information on issues where anti-doping and public health intersect. It provides a framework to further goals on health promotion, the prevention of substance abuse and emerging drugs – and for encouraging clean and fair competition. ‘Watershed’ agreement WADA President Witold…
The UN health agency together with the IFRC, and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), emphasized that proper care of the deceased also provides emotional closure for surviving families, and promotes public health. The statement emphasized that the fear and misunderstanding caused by large scale fatalities “is often unfounded”, highlighting that communities need…
It details how systemic racism, marginalization and exclusion, rooted in the legacies of enslavement and colonialism, continue to have a negative effect on all aspects of life. UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk urged States to “accelerate action towards meaningful, inclusive and safe participation for people of African descent in every aspect of…
Collage Photo: Social Media In Dubai, an American woman was charged for shouting in a public place, the Dubai police detained the woman and sent her to jail. According to a foreign media report, the family of Terra Yong Allen from Houston says that their daughter has been stuck in Dubai for 2 months and…
