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PUBLISHED August 10, 2025 The State of Children in Pakistan 2024 report was prepared by and launched on April 30 this year by the National Commission on the Rights of Child (NCRC). Established by the Federal Government on February 28, 2020 as an independent statutory body, the NCRC has the overarching mandate for the promotion, protection and fulfillment of child rights as enshrined in the Constitution of Pakistan, the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) and other international obligations.  Pakistan has ratified several key UN human rights treaties that provide a broad framework for the protection…

Saulebek Kabylbekov (L) conducts examination for a patient at Daqing Ophthalmology Hospital in Daqing City, northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province, July 16, 2025. (Xinhua/Zhang Tao)HARBIN, Aug. 10 (Xinhua) — Saulebek Kabylbekov is a 66-year-old Kazakh ophthalmologist at Daqing Ophthalmology Hospital who could communicate with patients fluently in a northeastern Chinese dialect.In the 1990s, as an outstanding young ophthalmologist of Kazakhstan, Saulebek visited China multiple times for work and academic exchanges. In 1998, when Daqing Ophthalmology Hospital was established, he came to provide technical assistance, introducing advanced ophthalmic technologies at that time.Having worked at the hospital for 27 years, he trained dozens…

PUBLISHED August 10, 2025 ISLAMABAD: A year ago, August 5 would have plunged the Twin Cities into chaos. Roads would have been sealed and containers mounted, yet crowds would have been roaring in protest. But on August 5 this year, the anniversary of Imran Khan’s arrest from Islamabad in 2023, the streets of Rawalpindi and Islamabad remained calm, undisturbed by the opposition’s call for a protest. Only scattered police mobiles, prison vans and a visible security presence dotted major intersections and, that too, not to manage unrest but to watch over the conspicuous silence. This marked not just a shift…

A significant stretch of the Karakoram Highway (KKH) in Upper Hunza’s Morkhun area was destroyed by river erosion on Friday, severing the overland link between Pakistan and China, the Gilgit-Baltistan (G-B) government said. ️ اہم اطلاع: پاکستان اور چین کے درمیان زمینی رابطہ منقطع ⚠️بالائی ہنزہ میں دریائے ہنزہ گلگت بلتستان کے شدید کٹاؤ کی وجہ سے شاہراہِ قراقرم (KKH) کا ایک حصہ گرچہ اور مورخون (زرت غار بین) کے مقام پر دریا برد ہو گیا ہے۔اس کے نتیجے میں سوست اور ہنزہ کے درمیان شاہراہ ہر قسم کی… pic.twitter.com/VctQUGBg6b — Gilgit Baltistan Tourism. (@GBTourism_) August 8, 2025 “River erosion…

A smartphone with a displayed AMD logo is placed on a computer motherboard in this illustration taken March 6, 2023. Florence Lo | ReutersNvidia and Advanced Micro Devices have agreed to give the U.S. government a share of revenues from certain chips sold in China, the Financial Times reported, in an unprecedented arrangement with the White House.In exchange for 15% of revenues from the chip sales, the two chipmakers will receive export licenses to sell Nvidia’s H20 and AMD’s MI308 chips in China, according to the FT.The arrangement comes as President Donald Trump’s tariffs continue to reverberate through the global economy,…

The Pakistan Airports Authority (PAA) denied on Sunday media reports claiming Islamabad International Airport will be closed for eight days, terming them “incorrect and misleading”. The PAA said flight operations will only be suspended for two-hour intervals on specific days to facilitate rehearsals for Independence Day celebrations on August 14, reported PTV citing a statement by the PAA. According to a Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) issued by the PAA, temporary flight restrictions will apply during the following periods: All other operations will continue as normal. Passengers have been advised to contact their airlines for updated schedules to avoid inconvenience. Read:…

Listen to article Prof Cheng Xizhong of China’s Charhar Institute on Sunday debunked Indian Air Chief Marshal Amar Preet Singh’s claim that the Indian Air Force (IAF) had shot down five Pakistani jets and a large aircraft during Operation Sindoor, branding the assertion as baseless and unsupported by credible evidence. Prof Cheng described the statement as groundless and widely questioned by the international community, reported PTV World. Emphasising the need for verifiable proof, he noted that India has failed to provide photographs of wreckage, radar data, or any corroborating material. In contrast, Pakistan had promptly issued comprehensive technical reports following the engagement. He…

ISLAMABAD: Field Marshal Asim Munir has said that India is persisting in its efforts to destabilise the region, warning that any act of aggression will be met with a “forceful response.” “India is still bent on creating instability in the region, and Pakistan has made it clear that any Indian aggression will be met with a befitting response,” said Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Field Marshal Asim Munir, while addressing the Pakistani community during his visit to the US on Sunday. Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir is on an official visit to the United States,…

Photo illustration of Nvidia’s H20 chip. Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty ImagesChip giant Nvidia pushed back Sunday in response to allegations from Chinese state media that its H20 artificial intelligence chips are a national security risk for China.Earlier in the day, Reuters reported Yuyuan Tantian, an account affiliated with Chinese state broadcaster CCTV, said in an article published on WeChat that the Nvidia H20 chips are not technologically advanced or environmentally friendly.”When a type of chip is neither environmentally friendly, nor advanced, nor safe, as consumers, we certainly have the option not to buy it,” the Yuyuan Tantian article…

Player of the match Muneeba Ali’s hundred helped propel Pakistan women to a consolation win over Ireland on Sunday in the final Twenty20 International of the series that was won 2-1 by the Irish team. Coming into this encounter, the Green Shirts were 2-0 down in the series, with Ireland winning the first T20I by 11 runs on Wednesday and four wickets on Friday. Batting first at Clontarf Cricket Club Ground in Dublin, the Irish side got to a respectable 155-4 before centurion Muneeba and Aliya Riaz combined for an unbeaten 101 run partnership to make easy work of the…