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    Child asthma cases linked to cities’ dirty air

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    ‘Pressure’ on Top Rights Body Alarms Pakistani Activists

    In a strongly worded statement issued on July 2, the Lahore-based HRCP warned that recent efforts by authorities to block its public events and intimidate staff represent an unprecedented assault on its mission since the organisation was founded in 1987.

    Wada Na Todo Abhiyan launches Promises and Reality 2025

    The report says that government estimates also tout India as a global economic powerhouse – leading in real-time digital transactions globally, improved in ease of doing business, and projected as the fastest-growing major economy.

    Trump Imposes 35 Per Cent Tariff on Bangladeshi Imports

    Trump’s message also came with a warning: any retaliatory tariff by Bangladesh would be matched with further US tariff increases. “Whatever the number you choose to raise them by will be added onto the 35 per cent that we charge,” he stated.

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    ‘Pressure’ on Top Rights Body Alarms Pakistani Activists

    In a strongly worded statement issued on July 2, the Lahore-based HRCP warned that recent efforts by authorities to block its public events and intimidate staff represent an unprecedented assault on its mission since the organisation was founded in 1987.

    Wada Na Todo Abhiyan launches Promises and Reality 2025

    The report says that government estimates also tout India as a global economic powerhouse – leading in real-time digital transactions globally, improved in ease of doing business, and projected as the fastest-growing major economy.
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