China has expressed concern over escalating clashes between Pakistan and Afghanistan, urging restraint and dialogue while offering to mediate to ensure regional stability and protect its nationals and investments.
In a dramatic assembly session marked by opposition outcry and legal controversy, Sohail Khan Afridi secured 90 votes to become the new Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. In his victory speech, Afridi thanked Pakistan’s most powerful establishment-social media.
In Brazil’s Amazon, entrenched use of fire for cattle ranching, combined with climate-linked droughts, caused unprecedented forest fires in 2024, destroying millions of hectares and reversing progress on deforestation
In Pakistan, millions of children — mostly girls — work as domestic helpers in middle-class homes, enduring long hours, meagre pay, and frequent abuse despite laws banning child labour.