Experts urge FBR to consider tobacco taxation as public health policy not a revenue-generation tool. Rs 770 billion annual economic burden caused by smoking-related diseases, which is 1.2% of Pakistan’s GDP. The Tobacco Control Knowledge Hub aims to serve as a centralized platform for collaboration, coordination, advocacy, and evidence-based discussion.Read More →

Terrorist Attack on Train in Balochistan: The Role of BLA How Did the BLA’s Leadership Shift from Tribal Chiefs to the Middle Class?BBC Special Report Quetta (  Web  News  ) The banned Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) has hijacked a train traveling from Quetta to Peshawar in the Dera Bolan areaRead More →

Pakistan made progress to empower women amid major structural, cultural barriers: Experts Experts urge accelerated efforts in gender-responsive budgeting, stronger law enforcement to achieve Beijing+30, SDG-5 commitments ISLAMABAD  (   WEB  NEWS  ) Experts on Monday at the International Women’s Day Seminar here highlighted that Pakistan has made progress in meeting genderRead More →

Ishaq Dar holds meetings with OIC SG Hissein Brahim Taha, Egyptian FM Badr Abdelatty & his Palestinian counterpart Riyad al-Maliki in Jeddah Ishaq Dar reaffirms Pakistan’s unwavering support for the Palestinian cause JEDDAH   (   WEB NEWS  ) Deputy Prime Minister /Foreign Minister of Pakistan, Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar met withRead More →