Commonwealth nations mourn late Queen Elizabeth II
Commonwealth leaders have paid tribute to the life and service of Queen Elizabeth II, whilst they mourn her recent passing after 70 year of reign as Head of the family of…
Minister urges greater climate action following Pakistan flooding
Floods across Pakistan have killed at least 1,100 people and damaged nearly 1 million homes in natural disaster caused by severe weather conditions and climate change. Extreme levels of monsoon…
Outrage as minister urges Pakistan to drink less tea
A senior minister in Pakistan has urged people to reduce tea consumption to buoy the economy amidst severe crisis. The country’s Federal Minister for Planning and Development, Ahsan Iqbal, told…
Global polo eradication needs renewed commitments
The Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) has announced that it is seeking new commitments to fund its 2022-2026 Strategy at a virtual event to launch its investment case. The strategy, if fully…
NATIONAL DAY – PAKISTAN
Pakistan Day, or Pakistan Resolution Day, also Republic Day, is a national holiday in Pakistan primarily commemorating the adoption of the first Constitution of Pakistan during the transition of the…
PAKISTAN JOINS FIGHT AGAINST PLASTIC POLLUTION
Through its Ministry of Climate Change, Pakistan has now joined the World Economic Forum’s Global Plastic Action Partnership. Ahead of the fifth United Nations Environment Assembly, where plastic pollution will…
SCHOOL CLOSURES COULD IMPOVERISH WHOLE GENERATION
This generation of students now risks losing $17 trillion in lifetime earnings in present value, or about 14 per cent of today’s global GDP, as a result of COVID-19 pandemic-related…