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The boom in oil production in recent years that helped industrial consumers and citizens save money is likely to fall back to lower levels, causing prices to soar next year. With the Organization of the Petroleum...

On the eve of a Summit for Refugees and Migrants, the United Nations has said the world should not let the unprecedented number of refugees be buried by indifference Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon accepted a 1.3 million...

Climate change effects, a fast-growing population and development usage are putting a high premium on future availability of the precious resource. Already around 1.6 billion people live in countries with physical water scarcity – a figure...

As the world faces resurgent questions of polarization along political, religious, ethnic and economic lines in several countries and regions, the United Nations has reminded the international community that mutual respect for different faiths and cultures...

February 2016 saw four Pakistanis distinguish themselves with extraordinary achievements in the fields of science, technology and arts. Professor Nergis Mavalvala, a prominent Pakistani-American MIT scientist and Imran Khan, a PhD candidate working at Italy’s Gran...

New Delhi’s decision to initially invest US $ 150 million for the development of Chah Bahar, an Iranian port, just 70 kilometers away from Pakistani deep-sea port of Gwadar, seems a manifestation of the decades old...

Pakistan on Monday vigorously opposed the addition of new permanent seats to the UN Security Council, with the country’s top diplomat saying that kind of move would only “serve the self-centered interests of a few.” Permanent Representative Ambassador Maleeha...

When I stepped out of my home for a leisurely Saturday afternoon, I felt a surprising delight to see several people dressed in light clothes with only a few wearing jackets, and kids frolicking around joyfully...

Tunisian vendor Mohamed Bouazizi’s self-immolation on December 17, 2010, was not just an individual’s final act of desperation but it also symbolized a generation’s collective scream of protest against a system that stifled democratic rights of...