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Thousands of protesters in Peru, many from the country’s heavily indigenous south, descended on Lima, the capital, on Thursday, angered by a mounting death toll since unrest erupted last month and calling for sweeping change. Police estimated the march at around 3,500 people, but others speculated it attracted more than …

      By Zahid Rabbani The first and foremost aim of any economic policy has to be to target and eliminate poverty. Both sides of the political divide can blame each other for the mess but to an outsider, both are culpable as they were short of imagination and …

 The Rawalpindi Development Authority (RDA) has decided to issue notices to the owners of three illegal housing societies. The societies included Cighu Country Farms in Mauza Chak Cighu on Chak Beli Khan Road Rawalpindi, Countryside Residencia in Mauza Kaliam Mughal on G.T.Road Rawalpindi and Mian Muhammad Bakhsh in Mauza Ranial …

Health officials on Wednesday said that 24 new Coronavirus cases were reported during last 24 hours across the country. As per data shared by the National Institute of Health (NIH), the case positivity ratio was 0.58 percent while 12 patients were in critical condition. No death was reported from the …

Governor Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Haji Ghulam Ali Wednesday said that instead of wasting two days, he had signed the advice of the Chief Minister for dissolution of the provincial assembly with immediate effect. Talking to the media persons here at Governor House , he said that the purpose of his immediate …

 Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari and his Saudi counterpart Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud on Wednesday reaffirmed the historic and deep-rooted fraternal ties between Pakistan and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. On his Twitter handle, the foreign minister shared pictures of his meeting with Foreign Minister of Kingdom of …

Like pneumonia and diarrhea, overweight and obesity during childhood have increased manifold in recent years in developing countries including Pakistan due to excessive use of unsafe and substandard foods. Therefore, it was need to the hour to impose ban on sale and purchase of junk foods at least in the …

 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Mahmood Khan on Tuesday night advised Governor Haji Ghulam Ali to dissolve the provincial assembly. “I, Mahmood Khan, Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in pursuance of provisions of Article 112 (I) of the Constitution of Islamic Republic of Pakistan, do hereby forward my advice for dissolution of …

Eighty-six journalists and media workers were killed around the world in 2022 – one every four days — following a decline over the previous three years, according to UNESCO, the Paris-based United Nations agency. The findings highlight the grave risks and vulnerabilities that journalists continue to face in the course …

 The Elec­tion Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Tuesday de-notified 35 more Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) members of the National Assembly (MNAs) following the acceptance of their resignations by NA Speaker Raja Pervaiz Ashraf. According to an ECP notification, 33 general and two reserved seats of the National Assembly were now deemed …