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Stock markets buckle under weight of global worries

2-day children's literature festival begins at Arts Council of Pakistan

A two-day 60th Children's Literature Festival CLF began on Wednesday at Arts Council of Pakistan here , with children and adults participating with great gusto in all the sessions

Wajahat S. Khan is back with an in-depth investigation on the land mafia and corrupt graveyard system in Karachi – Graveyard Inc.

The first look of the documentary – titled “Graveyard Inc. - The Business of Death in Karachi” – was released on Saturday 3rd August, 2019, and has already generated immense interest.

Chinese delegation, Sharjah Research, Technology and Innovation Park explore cooperation

Indonesia economy loses steam in Q2 amid US-China trade war

Indonesia posted its slowest rate of quarterly growth in two years on Monday as Southeast Asia's biggest economy feels the sting of US-China trade tensions

US media continues to comment on Imran Khan's "successful' visit to Washington, spotlighting Trump's Kashmir mediation offer

Prime Minister Imran Khan's groundbreaking visit to the United States continues to draw comments from analysts who underline the Pakistani leader's diplomatic skills in rebuilding relations between the two countries, while highlighting President Donald Trump's offer to mediate the lingering Kashmir dispute

China vows to strike back at US tariffs threat

The trade war between the United States and China escalated on Friday as Beijing threatened to unleash "countermeasures" against US plans to impose tariffs on $300 billion in Chinese goods

July heatwave up to 3C hotter due to climate change

The record-shattering heatwave that baked much of northern Europe last month was likely between 1.5 to 3 degrees Celsius hotter due to man made climate change, an international team of scientists said Friday

Rs 8 b allocation for 10BTT shows govt's sincerity for green cover: Malik Amin Aslam

Adviser to the Prime Minister on Climate Change Malik Amin Aslam Wednesday said the government had allocated Rs 8 billion for 10 Billion Tree Tsunami (10BTT) despite economic crunch to revive the green cover across the country

Trump hails strong US dollar, but doesn't rule out intervention

Climate records fall as Europe roasts in heatwave

Soaring temperatures broke records in Germany, France, Britain and the Netherlands on Thursday as a heatwave gripped Europe for the second time in a month, in what scientists said were becoming more frequent events as the planet heats up

BISP implementation research platform to be established soon: Dr. Sania Nishtar

Dr. Sania Nishtar, Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Social Protection and Poverty Alleviation Wednesday said that Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) implementation research platform would be established soon

Gene therapy may help reverse blindness

Researchers have shown that gene therapy might help reverse blindness by reprogramming cells at the back of the eye to become light sensitive

Incoming UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson

Former London mayor Boris Johnson on Tuesday won the race to become the leader of the UK Conservative Party and will assume the prime minister's position on the following day

Diabetic women at greater risk of heart failure than men: Study

According to the International Diabetes Federation (IDF), currently 415 million adults world-wide live with diabetes - with approximately 199 million of them being women