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ISLAMABAD:
Developing Asia and the Pacific is ill-prepared to safeguard the well-being of its rapidly aging population, facing challenges ranging from low pension coverage to health issues, social isolation, and restricted access to essential services. While longer lifespans signify the region’s development triumph, urgent policy reforms are essential to uphold the welfare of older individuals,…
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A flood situation has arisen in Pak-Iran border areas due to torrential rain, a large flood channel coming from Iran has entered Pakistani borders.
The local population is seriously threatened by the floods, the border authorities say that torrential rains and hailstorms are continuing in the Taftan border area of Pak-Iran border.
Thunderstorm forecast…
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LAHORE:
Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif has termed a healthy population the backbone of a prosperous society.
“It is very important for every individual to understand the importance of health. A person's health is not just his personal matter but it affects the entire family,” she stated in her message on the World Health…
" Births in Italy dropped to a record low in 2023, the 15th consecutive annual decline, national statistics bureau ISTAT said on Friday, as the population continued to shrink.
Italy’s ever-falling birth rate is considered a national emergency, but despite successive governments pledging to make it a priority, none have so far been able…
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MANILA, Philippines (AFP) - The entire population of Gaza is experiencing "severe levels of acute food insecurity", US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Tuesday, underscoring the urgency for increasing the delivery of humanitarian aid into the Palestinian territory.
"According to the most respected measure of these things, 100 percent of the population in…
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KARACHI:
Wildlife authorities launched a campaign on Sunday to count the number of sparrows in the country's largest city of Karachi, where the human-friendly bird is fast disappearing from the skies.
The campaign will target specific urban and suburban hotspots of local sparrows in the metropolis, home to 20 million people.
Joined by bird lovers,…
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Population growth rate has increased to 2.55%, living standard facing challenges: Ahsan Iqbal
ISLAMABAD (92 News) - Federal Minister for Planning Ahsan Iqbal said that the population growth rate had increased to 2.55 percent, while the people's living standard is facing challenges.
Talking to the media during his visit to the Pakistan Bureau of…