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UNITED NATIONS: The plight of women and girls in Afghanistan featured prominently at the Human Rights Council in Geneva on Monday where UN-appointed rights experts warned of systematic “gender apartheid” and “gender persecution”. Volker…

The urgency is undeniable, as our rivers gasp for breath beneath a suffocating cloak of pollution. We stand at a critical crossroads, where the choices we make today will determine the fate of our water quality for generations to come.…

QUETTA: Hazara Quetta FC defeated Great Hazara FC by 2-1 in the men's final to win the National Futsal Cup Phase-II at Aghil Futsal Arena. While in the men's third-fourth position match, Balochistan Education Board outsmarted Buitems FC by…

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Finance Ishaq Dar says the government has decided to constitute a committee to negotiate a draft framework agreement with the UAE to further strengthen relations between the two countries in maritime sector. He said…

KARACHI: Chairman of Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) and Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari here vowed to live up to the expectations of Karachiites. He said Karachi was the biggest city of the country and it could take the country out…

PESHAWAR: Ali Wazir, a Member of the National Assembly (MNA), has been arrested months after his release from prison, sources said Monday, with the detention taking place in North Waziristan. It is not yet clear on what charges he has been…

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday stressed that they have to make huge investments in country’s youth because those nations had always excelled whose youth got skills and requisite degrees in different fields. Addressing a…

Chinese President Xi Jinping said the United States and China had “made progress” on a number of issues on Monday as he hosted US State Secretary Antony Blinken for talks in Beijing. Blinken’s visit is the highest-level trip by a US…

GENEVA: The UN rights chief voiced alarm Monday at attempts by several countries to silence human rights defenders and other civil society members, including those who cooperate with his office. “I am profoundly concerned about this…