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WORLD

UN Chief desires quick ‘Polio stop’ in war-hit Gaza as Palestinians struggle
16Aug By The Pakistan TimesNo Comments
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UN Chief desires quick ‘Polio stop’ in war-hit Gaza as Palestinians struggle

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday called for fighting gatherings in Gaza to set out their arms with the goal that helpful specialists can securely immunise the greater part 1,000,000 youngsters against polio. "I'm interesting to all gatherings to give substantial affirmations immediately ensuring philanthropic stops for the mission," he expressed, addressing correspondents at UN Central command in New York. "How about we be clear a definitive immunisation for polio is harmony and a prompt philanthropic truce. Notwithstanding, a Polio Interference is a certain necessity."The UN Chief also portrayed Gaza as being in "a philanthropic drop" in light of the fact that "right when it appears to be what is going on couldn't deteriorate for Palestinians in Gaza, the enduring dev...
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China and Pakistan join hands in flaxseed to Reduce oil imports
15Aug By The Pakistan TimesNo Comments
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China and Pakistan join hands in flaxseed to Reduce oil imports

The newly-unveiled Flax Study Research and Innovation Hub between China and Pakistan by Gansu Academy of Agricultural Sciences  and Sindh Agriculture University Tandojam, is expanding the horizons of agricultural cooperation between the two countries. The two sides are working together on variety selection and breeding, planting technology improvement, etc, aiming to reduce both countries’ dependence on imports when it comes to edible oil.Pakistan is one of the largest importers of edible oil across the globe, and the insufficiency of edible oil in the country keeps expanding. At present, although China is the world major flaxseed processer with an annual processing capacity of about 1 million tons, about 60 Percent of flaxseeds are imported. So China and Pakistan face the same challen...
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United Nations warns Extreme heat threat to health of 500 Million children
15Aug By The Pakistan TimesNo Comments
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United Nations warns Extreme heat threat to health of 500 Million children

One in five children or 466 million live in areas that experience at least double the number of extremely hot days every year compared with their grandparents’ generation, according to a UNICEF analysis released on Wednesday. Extreme heat is increasing, disrupting children’s health, well-being and daily routines,” said UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell.The study compared averages in the 1960s with the period 2020-2024, measuring the days which exceeded 35 degrees Celsius (95 degrees Fahrenheit).It presents a stark warning over the speed and scale at which such days are increasing for almost half a billion children worldwide many without the infrastructure or services to endure it.In examining country-level data, the analysis also found that in 16 countries, children n...
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UNESCO says 1.4 million young ladies restricted from school since Taliban retook power
15Aug By The Pakistan TimesNo Comments
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UNESCO says 1.4 million young ladies restricted from school since Taliban retook power

The Taliban "have nearly cleared out twenty years of consistent advancement for schooling" in Afghanistan, placing the fate of a whole age in danger, the UN instructive, logical and social organization (UNESCO) detailed Afghanistan is at present the main country in the reality where auxiliary and advanced education is completely prohibited to ladies and young ladies over age 12, the Paris-based UN organization saidThe Taliban cleared once more into power on 15 August 2021 and quickly started abridging ladies' freedoms, it was brought up. Three years to the day after the fall of Kabul, the country's capital, something like 1.4 million young ladies have been intentionally denied admittance to auxiliary training due to the boycotts. Aside from the young ladies who were at that point ou...
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Pakistan Independence Day flag hoisted ceremony at the Pakistan embassy in Washington
15Aug By The Pakistan TimesNo Comments
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Pakistan Independence Day flag hoisted ceremony at the Pakistan embassy in Washington

Pakistan green sickle and star was spread out at a basic service held at the Pakistani consulate in Washington on Wednesday to praise the Freedom Day of Pakistan. Charge d'Affaires Dr. Fareha Bugti lifted the Pakistani banner at the International safe haven yard as the public song of devotion was struck up. The function was gone to by an enormous number of individuals from the Pakistani people group. Unique messages of President Asif Ali Zardari and the State leader Shehbaz Sharif were perused out on the event.In their messages, the two chiefs honored the tremendous penances made by the country's progenitors and the legends of the Pakistan Development, who battled resolutely for a free country.Dr. Fareha Bugti alongside the officials of the International safe haven and different v...
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Ambassador Hashmi bestows Hilal-e-Quaid-i-Azam on Ambassadors Sha Zukang, Nong Rong
14Aug By The Pakistan TimesNo Comments
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Ambassador Hashmi bestows Hilal-e-Quaid-i-Azam on Ambassadors Sha Zukang, Nong Rong

In a dignified investiture ceremony held at Pakistan Embassy in Beijing, Ambassador Khalil Hashmi on Wednesday conferred the prestigious ‘Hilal-e-Quaid-i-Azam’ award, upon two distinguished Chinese dignitaries on behalf of the president of Pakistan. The honourees were Ambassador Sha Zukang, former Permanent Representative of China to the United Nations in Geneva and past President of the China-Pakistan Friendship Association, and Ambassador Nong Rong, Deputy Director of the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the State Council and former Ambassador of China to Pakistan.Ambassador Hashmi in his remarks extended heartfelt congratulations and paid a rich tribute to the contributions made by the two dignitaries. He highlighted the significant impact of their efforts on bilateral relati...
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Palestine’s envoy urges UNSC to slap sanctions on Israel for Gaza assault, defiance of int’l law
14Aug By The Pakistan TimesNo Comments
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Palestine’s envoy urges UNSC to slap sanctions on Israel for Gaza assault, defiance of int’l law

 Palestine's UN Representative, Riyad Mansour, has approached the UN Security Gathering to answer Israeli animosity in Gaza with sanctions, not yet words. "Israel keeps making a living souls and all moves imaginable to spread fierce blazes across the Center East as we stay here on the 75th commemoration of the Geneva Shows," Mansour said during a crisis meeting of the 15 part Gathering on Tuesday. The gathering met by Algeria, the main Bedouin part in the Committee, after Israel did a destructive airstrike on a Gaza school protecting uprooted Palestinians, killing in excess of 100 individuals.."Grant me to get out anything that might not need to be said.. Israel couldn't care less about your judgments… It excuses your goals. It doesn't pay attention to your discussions," Mans...
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ME&CA Final of Huawei Seeds for the Future 2024 Kicks Off in Uzbekistan
13Aug By The Pakistan TimesNo Comments
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ME&CA Final of Huawei Seeds for the Future 2024 Kicks Off in Uzbekistan

• 150 students, 14 teachers and academic representatives from 14 countries of Middle East and Central Asia are set to participate in this year’s regional edition of Huawei’s global CSR program Seeds for the Future in Uzbekistan.• Under the umbrella of the Seeds for the Future program, Huawei is hosting the Tech4Good regional competition in Tashkent, targeting youth with ideas that can address social issues by leveraging the latest ICT technologies.   Huawei, in collaboration with the Ministry of Digital Technologies of the Republic of Uzbekistan, IT Education Association and telecom, regulatory, labor authorities and vocational training bodies, announced the launch of the regional finals of its prestigious Seeds for the Future program for university students from Middle East and Cen...
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Ministry of Islamic Affairs of Saudia Arabia introduces Electronic Judging system at King Abdul Aziz International Quran Competition
13Aug By The Pakistan TimesNo Comments
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Ministry of Islamic Affairs of Saudia Arabia introduces Electronic Judging system at King Abdul Aziz International Quran Competition

Ministry of Islamic Affairs of Saudia Arabia  Dawah and Guidance has introduced an electronic judging system for the 44th King Abdul Aziz International Competition for the Memorisation, Recitation, and Interpretation of the Holy Quran.According to details, the electronic judging system, part of the ministry digital transformation efforts which utilizes cutting edge technology to enhance the accuracy, transparency, and efficiency of the competition. The system can also select questions from a preliminary added question data which further organizes the contestants alphabetically, and track recitation scores. It also allows the ministry to resolve any issues encountered by contestants quickly. The final steps of the competition are adjudicated by a panel of experts in Quranic way.On t...
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New poll shows Kamala Harris leading Donald Trump in three key swing states
10Aug By The Pakistan TimesNo Comments
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New poll shows Kamala Harris leading Donald Trump in three key swing states

U.S. Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Devi Harris leads Republican former President Donald Trump in three battleground states Wisconsin, Pennsylvania and Michigan by four points, according to a poll by the New York Times and Siena College.Ms. Harris is ahead of Trump by four percentage points in those three states, 50 percent  to 46 percent among likely voters in each state, according to the surveys conducted from Aug 05-09.  The poll conducted between 05 Aug  and 09 Aug of this month  found that if the election were held today 50 percent of voters among the likely electorate in Michigan, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania each said they’d choose Harris while 46% of the electorate in each state said they’d choose Trump if the two candidates were in a head to head mat...
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