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University of Alberta, SAU to collaborate for “Carbon Neutral Villages & Environmental Impact Assessment” workshop

KARACHI: In a groundbreaking move, the University of Alberta in Canada and Sindh Agriculture University in Pakistan are poised to come together in April 2024 for a collaborative workshop on “Carbon Neutral Villages and Environmental Impact Asse...

FM Dar, IAEA’s Grossi discuss issues related to nuclear energy

BRUSSELS: Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar met International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi on sidelines of Nuclear Energy Summit here. Foreign Minister appreciated IAEA’s role in enhancing peaceful uses of nuclear...

COAS Munir, Saudi Crown Prince reaffirms kingdom’s willingness to ‘always stand with Pakistan’

Riyadh: Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said that Kingdom wanted to strengthen bilateral ties with Pakistan, according to press release issued from military’s media wing. Statement from Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) came...

Saudi Arabia announces $40m donation to UNRWA

Gaza: Saudi Arabia has announced it will donate $ 40 million to UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) which has faced massive funding cuts and calls for its abolition spearheaded by Israel, AFP reported. King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief C...

Gaza: Starving children fill hospital wards as famine looms

GAZA: More than five months into Israel's ground and air campaign, launched on October 7 attack, there are widespread shortages of food, medicines and clean water in Gaza, doctors and aid agencies said. Kamal Adwan hospital caring for Fadi suffers fr...

Ali Zafar draws parallel between govt, Israel on talks of conciliation

Islamabad: PTI leader Ali Zafar has called out alleged hypocrisy of government’s offers for conciliation while drawing comparisons between government and Israel. “You should remember what Israel does [...] They call Palestinians and tell...

Expanding Israeli settlements ‘war crime’: UN

United Nations: Expanding Israeli settlements in occupied Palestinian territories constitutes “War crime” and risks eliminating any likelihood of viable Palestinian state, UN Rights Chief warned, AFP reported. Volker Turk said there had b...

Modi felicitates Shehbaz on assuming PM role

ISLAMABAD: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi felicitated his Pakistani counterpart Shehbaz Sharif for being sworn in as country’s 24th premier. Taking to X, Narendra Modi congratulated Shehbaz Sharif who took reins of country for second time...

States cannot bar Trump from 2024 presidential race: US SC

Washington: In unanimous decision, United States Supreme Court ruled that states lack authority to disqualify Donald Trump from 2024 presidential ballot over his role in January 6, 2021 Capitol attack. Ruling, which comes ahead of Super Tuesday prima...

KSA Prince, Tajik President Malaysian PM congratulate Shehbaz on becoming PM

Riyadh: Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman extended warm congratulations to Shehbaz Sharif on his appointment as 23rd Prime Minister of Pakistan. Felicitations came after Sharif (72) assumed office for second term following resounding victory in Nation...

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Customs Seize Smuggled Honda Civic from Karachi’s NMB Wharf

KARACHI: The Anti-Smuggling Organization (ASO) of Pakistan Customs has seized a smuggled and duty-unpaid Honda Civic car from the NMB Wharf area of Karachi following credible intelligence regarding its illegal importation. According to the official s...

Narrative Warfare and Media Diplomacy: Pakistan’s Response to Disinformation During the 2025 India-Pakistan Conflict

Regional tensions have always been a top headline in International and National media. From Russia- Ukraine issue to Pak-India conflict the world has been witnessing many great challenges and upheavals among nations. The traditional means of war has...

Abandoned Government School buildings turn into drug dens in Sher Shah Colony

KARACHI: On the directives of Sindh Ombudsman Muhammad Sohail Rajput, Aftab Ahmed Khatri, Regional Director of the Provincial Ombudsman Sindh (POS) for Keamari District/West Karachi, along with Salahuddin Siddiqui, conducted an inspection of the...

Awareness seminar held in Karachi on Right to Self-Determination Day for Kashmir

KARACHI: An awareness seminar was organized in Karachi on the occasion of Right to Self-Determination Day by the Youth Forum for Kashmir – Karachi Regional Office (YFK-KRO). Political, social, religious and media personalities attended the even...
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