The Press Network of Pakistan (PNP) has officially completed ten internship batches since launching its structured training program in Autumn 2023 — an initiative that has now facilitated 689 students across Pakistan and abroad, while fully aligning with the HEC Undergraduate Education Policy (v1.1) and its Career & Internship Framework. In less than two years,…
Career-hopping is now becoming a trend among young professionals, but the million-dollar question remains: how many have actually cracked the code and found success on the other side? For those making the leap from social sciences to data science, the challenge is especially daunting. It’s like trying to solve a puzzle blindfolded. Entering the field…
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…
Lahore: Written by: Ayesha Sagheer The trend of drug use among women in Pakistan is increasing at an alarming rate, leading to smoking, which is very popular in public, then moving beyond cigarettes to alcohol, hashish, cocaine, crystal and ice. While the use of hashish is relatively high among women. According to United Nations Office…
(Photo: Internet) Lahore: Despite the ban on child labor in Punjab, cases of forced labor and sexual and physical violence against children are commonplace, and the order of the Lahore High Court is still not being implemented. According to Express News, the Lahore High Court has ordered the Child Protection Bureau to strictly implement the…
Melting ice and glaciers and rising sea levels threaten more socio-economic disruption in future, according to the agency’s latest State of the Climate report for the region. The mean temperature over Asia for 2022 was the second or third warmest on record and was about 0.72 degrees Celsius (°C) above the 1991–2020 average, which was…
A news channel in the Indian state of Odisha has introduced the first news anchor ‘Lisa’ based on artificial intelligence. In a recent video shared on Twitter by a Bharti news channel, AI News anchor Lisa introduced herself very lively and confident. According to Indian media reports, AI news anchor Lisa has the ability to…
File photo Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif has congratulated the nation and the business community on the positive trend of business in the Pakistan Stock Exchange. In a statement, Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif has said that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) agreement is restoring the confidence of investors and the business community. He said that Nawaz…
Today, the awareness day against forced child labor is being celebrated all over the world, including Pakistan. According to the United Nations, 1 out of every 5 children around the world is forced to do forced labor. The United Nations Children’s Organization UNICEF says that 160 million children between the ages of 5 and 17…
