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    Urgent Action Needed to Address South Asia’s Air Pollution Health Emergency: ICIMOD and HEI

    Leading regional and international public health and environmental scientists gathered in Kathmandu to push for progress in global pollution hotspots. India alone could save...
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    Agriculture policy

    Small Farmers Feeling Climate Change Heat Find Little Support From the State

    About 15,000 cattle died due scorching heat mixed with high humidity in Sindh province, Pakistan. The extreme heat adversely affected the milk production of the...
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    Democracy

    Karachi Police Crackdown on Baloch Yakjehti Committee Protesters

    The situation in Balochistan has been marked by allegations of autocratic rule, enforced disappearances, and human rights abuses over the past two decades. Activists...
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    Climate change

    Pakistan: President Zardari Pushes for Comprehensive Plan to Prevent Floods in Karachi

    Karachi’s existing network of drains had limited capacity and absorbed around 50 per cent of the rainwater under normal circumstances. The meeting was told...
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    Agri-technology

    Pakistan Joins Silk Road Agricultural Innovation Alliance, Boosting Agri-Tech Cooperation

    Pakistani universities received wheat and vegetable varieties last year, such as cabbage, carrot, and tomatoes, for further research at their demonstration parks. Plans are...
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    Afghanistan

    Pakistan Extends 1.4 Million Afghan Refugees’ Stay, UNHCR Applauds Move

    UNHCR acknowledged that Pakistan's decision marks a significant step in ensuring humanitarian assistance and protection for Afghan refugees amid regional challenges and geopolitical complexities. In...
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    Human rights

    South Asian Civil Society Coalition Calls for Action Against Sexual Violence

    According to SAMAJ, many existing laws fail to encompass the full spectrum of sexual violence and often perpetuate gender discrimination. Moreover, poor enforcement and...
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    Education for all

    Two of Every Five Pakistani Children Out of School

    The report from the Pakistan Institute of Education says that the country's school dropout rate is high, while universal enrolment has not been achieved...
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