In 2022, Pakistan’s southern and southwestern regions experienced devastating floods triggered by climate change-induced erratic monsoon rains, which affected 33 million people and halted education ... ( read original story ...)
Doctors treat hundreds of victims of heatstroke in Pakistan after heatwave hits the country
ISLAMABAD — Doctors treated hundreds of victims of heatstroke at hospitals across Pakistan on Thursday after an intense heatwave sent temperatures above normal levels due to climate change, officials ... ( read original story ...)
Hundreds treated for heatstroke in Pakistan as country faces severe heat wave
A severe heat wave in Pakistan has led to hundreds of heat stroke cases across the country, prompting health officials to advise staying indoors and hydrated. ( read original story ...)
Doctors treat hundreds of heatstroke victims as Pakistan hit by heatwave
D octors were treating hundreds of victims of heatstroke at hospitals across Pakistan on Thursday after an intense heatwave sent temperatures above normal levels due to climate change, officials said. ( read original story ...)
Property leaks expose vast holdings of Pakistani elite in Dubai
In a groundbreaking revelation, a global collaborative investigative journalism project dubbed Dubai Unlocked has uncovered the extensive property holdings of ... ( read original story ...)
IPO stresses for intellectual property rights to boost country’s economy
Chairman Intellectual Property Organization (IPO)-Pakistan Ambassador (R) Farukh Amil on Thursday stressed the importance of ... ( read original story ...)
What India’s clout in white-collar work means for the world
If so, GCCs already represent over a third of India’s services exports, which would make them its biggest export category after IT services themselves. The shortfall is in India’s own roster of global ... ( read original story ...)
Vietnam’s Hoi An counts cost of popularity as mass tourism threatens to overwhelm ancient town
Controversial private projects, increase in tourist boat trips near ecologically important mangrove forests have upset conservationists in Hoi An.
Philippines fisheries production dips 0.5% in first quarter of 2024
Fisheries production in the Philippines saw a slight decline of 0.5% in the first quarter of 2024. The total volume registered was 987.19 thousand metric tonnes, down from 992.33 thousand metric tonnes in the same period the previous year,
Philippines adjusts school calendar to avoid extreme heat issues in country
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has approved a proposal to end the school year 2024-2025 on April 15 - a schedule that allows for basic education schools to gradually revert to the old calendar without holding Saturday classes to meet the required number of school days.