The government burial fee in this district is 7,900 rupees ($44) but two locals reported paying 55,000 and 175,000 to lay a loved one to rest in the PECHS graveyard last year.

Antony Blinken says US sees Pakistan as 'essential for the interests of both of our countries'

Sri Lanka, hit by its worst economic crisis since independence in 1948 and on the brink of its first debt default, has been asking friendly nations including India and China for credit lines, food and energy.

The program was launched under the umbrella of another initiative, “Ehsaas poverty alleviation.” The former Prime Minister also engaged a lot of private entities to support the cause.

The disease is spread mainly by the bite of an insect; however, some analysts claim that it can also be transmitted through a knife cut. According to the Ministry of Food Security, Lumpy Skin Disease has a mortality rate of 1-5%.

Despite lack of infrastructure, the private companies are rolling out electric vehicles in Pakistan.

Under the agreement, Jazz Pakistan has deposited 50 percent of the amount upfront, while the remaining payment would be made in five equal annual installments amounting to ten percent of the total cost along with applicable markup of LIBOR+3pc.

U.S. President Joe Biden's administration is expected to announce as soon as Wednesday another $750 million in military assistance for Ukraine for its fight against Russian forces.

President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that peace talks with Ukraine had hit a dead end, using his first public comments on the conflict in more than a week to vow his troops would win and to goad the West for failing to bring Moscow to heel.

After South Korean media reported that the USS Abraham Lincoln strike group was deployed amid tensions over North Korea's missile testing, a US official confirmed that the ships were operating in waters near the Korean peninsula.

Ukraine's security services on Tuesday said they had arrested pro-Russian politician Viktor Medvedchuk, who is President Vladimir Putin's closest and most influential ally in Ukraine.

In his maiden speech as chief executive Shahbaz Sharif also announced a 10 percent increase in pensions as well as the salaries of government employees earning less than one lac per month.