By Ahsan Ansari Pakistan is currently experiencing a severe water crisis, which continues to worsen due to climate change, ineffective policies, and the mismanagement of natural resources. The Indus River System Authority (IRSA) reports that the country faces a 51% water shortage, severely impacting the agricultural and industrial sectors. Large […]
Month: April 2025
By Muhammad Mohsin Iqbal A few days ago, a powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck Myanmar on March 28, 2025, with its epicenter near Mandalay. This catastrophic event caused significant casualties, injuries, and destruction in Myanmar, Thailand, and surrounding areas. The devastation was so severe that it seemed as if doomsday […]
By Qamar Bashir In recent days, a highly controversial and unprecedented development has taken place involving a top-ranking official of Pakistan’s premier intelligence agency, the Inter- Services Intelligence (ISI), holding a political meeting with influential members of the Pakistani diaspora in Washington, D.C. The event, arranged officially through the Pakistani […]
By Qamar Bashir Our first Eid in Michigan was not just a religious celebration—it was a deeply moving and eye-opening experience. Having migrated to the United States on September 7, 2024, this marked our first Ramadan and Eid in a new land, far from the traditions and familiar environment of […]
NEW YORK, NY- UNS: The family of Bangladeshi teen Win Rozario will commemorate the one year since Win was killed with a vigil in Richmond Hill, Queens. On March 27, 2024, NYPD Officers Salvatore Alongi & Matthew Cianfrocco tased, shot and killed 19-year-old Win Rozario in his home in front […]
ISLAMABAD -Reuters/UNS :The U.S. tariff rate on all imports has rocketed to 22% from just 2.5% in 2024 under the new global levies imposed by President Donald Trump, Fitch Ratings’ U.S. economic research chief said on Wednesday. “That rate was last seen around 1910,” Olu Sonola, Fitch’s head of U.S. […]
WASHINGTON-UNS: President Donald Trump has imposed 29 per cent reciprocal tariff on Pakistan, besides tariff on over 180 countries and territories, saying that Islamabad charges 58 per cent tariff on goods imported from the United States. President Donald Trump has unveiled plans for sweeping new import taxes on all goods […]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump on Wednesday unveiled a 10% minimum tariff on most goods imported to the United States, with much higher duties on products from dozens of countries, kicking into high gear a global trade war that threatens to drive up inflation and stall U.S. and worldwide […]
KARACHI -UNS: President Asif Ali Zardari has been diagnosed with COVID-19 and is currently in isolation, confirmed his physician, Dr Asim Hussain, on Wednesday. “The president is under the care of infectious disease specialists at a private hospital. All meetings with the president have been strictly restricted due to his […]
ISLAMABAD -UNS: In a landmark diplomatic triumph for Pakistan, His Excellency Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani, Chairman of the Senate of Pakistan, has been designated as the Founding Chairman of the Inter-Parliamentary Speakers’ Conference (ISC), a Seoul-based global forum dedicated to fostering parliamentary dialogue, promoting sustainable development and augmenting cooperation in […]
