ISLAMABAD: The number of global under-five deaths dropped to the lowest point on record in 2019 — down to 5.2 million from 12.5m in 1990, according to new mortality estimates released by the United Nations Children’s Emergency Fund (Unicef) on Wednesday. Surveys by Unicef and the World Health Organization (WHO) reveal that the Covid-19 pandemic […]
In particular, men and women have found themselves battling identity issues due to the unrealistic beauty standards set by what they see on social media. Many have developed serious mental health issues, identity issues, and even body dysmorphia trying to emulate the beauty standards that are simply unattainable. We constantly see these unattainable standards of […]
Lahore Capital City Police Officer (CCPO) Umar Sheikh has put the blame on the victim of yesterday’s motorway gang-rape incident for choosing one route when she could have chosen another. The CCPO is set to lead the investigation of the gruesome incident. Talking to a News channel on the matter, Sheikh said that the woman […]
Six months after the Taj Mahal and the Agra Fort were closed to the public, the world heritage monuments will reopen from September 21. The two monuments have been closed since March 17—days before the nationwide lockdown was instituted to curb the spread of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19). “It is perhaps for the first time […]
Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif informed the Islamabad High Court on Wednesday that it was not possible for him to return to Pakistan and surrender, a private TV channel reported. The PML-N supremo informed the court of his inability to return through a review petition against the IHC’s order that had directed him to surrender […]
PESHAWAR – A transgender person was killed and another injured when unknown gunmen opened fire on them in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s capital, police confirmed on Wednesday. The deceased transgender activist has been identified as Gul Panra along with a friend came under attack in Peshawar’s Palosi neighborhood yesterday night. According to the FIR, a group of […]
LONDON: Young British Pakistani entrepreneur and activist Suleman Raza has thanked his celebrated footballer friend David Beckham for helping him to feed thousands of National Health Service (NHS) workers during the height of Covid-19 pandemic through the One Million Meals campaign. Raja Suleman Raza, who is originally from Rawalpindi launched the One Million Meals campaign […]
A 13-year-old boy in Glendale, Utah, was shot several times by police officers after his mother called 911 for help with his mental health crisis. Linden Cameron, who has Asperger’s, a form of autism, is now in a serious condition in hospital, his mother said. Golda Barton said she had believed police attending on Friday […]
Investors in ByteDance have got used to being caught between superpowers. They were still taken aback on 28 August, when an update to China’s export-licensing regime blocked the sale of the hot Chinese technology firm’s prize asset – the American arm of TikTok, a short-video app to American firms and investors. A Chinese riposte to […]
According to the news agency, Malaysia’s senior defence minister announced through an official Facebook post that citizens of 23 countries, including Pakistan and the United States, will be barred from entering the country where the number of corona cases is more than 150,000. As per reports by local media, all countries that have reported more […]
