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Islamabad, The Prime Minister's coordinator on climate change, in the first meeting of the Advisory Committee on Climate Change, emphasized the need for collaborative efforts across various sectors to address the national climate crisis effectively. T...
Read More »Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Seeks to Implement Provincial Excise Duty on Tobacco
Peshawar, In a meeting with officials from Pakistan Tobacco Company, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Finance Advisor Muzamil Aslam discussed plans to impose a provincial excise duty on tobacco, a move that could shift revenue control from the federal to the prov...
Read More »Jaffarabad Adviser Calls for Urgent Action on Environmental Pollution
Jaffarabad, Provincial Adviser on Environment and Climate Change, Naseemur Rehman Khan Malakhil, has emphasized the urgent need for measures to combat environmental pollution, attributing recent crop damage and adverse weather conditions to climate ch...
Read More »Pakistan and Turkiye Commit to Deepening Bilateral Relations
Islamabad, Pakistan and Turkiye have agreed to enhance their cooperation across various sectors, following discussions between Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif, Turkish Vice President Cevdet Yilmaz, and Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan in Tehran. Th...
Read More »APHC Seeks UN Intervention for Resolution of Kashmir Dispute
Srinagar, The All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) has called upon the United Nations and the international community to urgently intervene in the Kashmir dispute, advocating for a resolution in line with UN resolutions that uphold the right to self...
Read More »Congressional Report Highlights Severe Human Rights Violations in Kashmir
Washington D.C, The Congressional Research Service (CRS) has issued a report detailing significant human rights violations in India, specifically in the region of Kashmir. The report accuses Hindu extremist groups, allegedly supported by the BJP gover...
Read More »Pakistani NA Speaker Mourns Iranian President and Officials Killed in Helicopter Crash
Islamabad, The Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan, Sardar Ayaz Sadiq, has sent a letter of condolence to his Iranian counterpart over the tragic deaths of President Ebrahim Raisi, Foreign Minister Hussein Amir Abdollahian, and other official...
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