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Public debt increases to Rs 34.5 trillion just 9 months
The central government’s debt increased at a double-digit pace to Rs34.5 trillion by the end of May 2020 on an annualised basis, according to State Bank of Pakistan....
President wants laws amendments to make Ombudsman institution more effective
President Dr. Arif Alvi has underlined the need of amending the existing laws to make the institution of Ombudsman more effective and to provide free of cost and...
Ex-cricketer Faisal Iqbal pictured with Malala, shares the snap on her birthday
Former Pakistani Test cricketer Faisal Iqbal shared on Twitter his picture with activist Malala Yousafzai to wish the latter on her birthday. Faisal, who is quite active...
Indonesia launches contest to use insulting words against COVID-19
Jawasastra Culture Movement, an association of activists in Indonesia launched has launched a contest “Sayembara Misuh Internasional 2020” of using insulting words...
‘No return to normal life soon,’ WHO makes it clear
The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that too many countries were bungling their response to the coronavirus pandemic, meaning there could be no return to...
‘You cannot spell CorruPTIon without PTI,’ – Bilawal takes a dig at govt
Chairman Pakistan People’s Party, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, mocked the ruling PTI government, saying the word corruption cannot be spelled without ‘PTI’ in it....
WATCH: Turkish paragliding instructor takes couch, TV into the sky
A Turkish paragliding instructor rigged up a couch and a TV so he could become a “couch potato” hundreds of feet in the air. Hasan Kaval, 29, of Izmir,...
Ten million kids ‘may never return to school’ after virus
Story by AFP The coronavirus pandemic has caused an “unprecedented education emergency” with up to 9.7 million children affected by school closures at risk...
‘Pakistan achieves climate change goal 10 years ahead of deadline’
Pakistan has achieved an important goal by achieving the Sustainable Development Goal – 13 ‘Climate Action’ 10 years ahead of its deadline, revealed the United...
World entering new military ‘drone age’: UN expert
Story by AFP The world is entering a military “second drone age” with uncontrolled proliferation and no standards governing their use, a United Nations...