Category: News
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World losing 10M hectares of tropical forest every year, UN warns
WORLD The UN Office at Geneva on Monday sounded the alarm over the continued destruction of tropical forests, warning that the world loses 10 million hectares every year and urging governments to use the ongoing COP30 climate summit as a turning point to halt deforestation. In a message posted on the US social media company…
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Lyari River: Karachi’s Forgotten Lifeline
PAKISTAN Karachi, the city of lights and relentless ambition, hides a secret beneath its bustling streets—a river that once breathed life into the city but now struggles under the weight of human neglect. The Lyari River, a 50-kilometer stretch from the hills of the Kirthar Range to the Arabian Sea, has been reduced from a…
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Low Attendance Marks Opening of COP30 in Brazil as South Asia Pushes for Climate Justice
WORLD The 30th UN Climate Change Conference (COP30) opened Monday in Belem, Brazil, on the edge of the Amazon rainforest, against the backdrop of a recent climate tragedy and notably low global attendance. The summit follows yet another climate disaster in southern Brazil, where a tornado struck the state of Parana on Friday, destroying the…
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Mughal Iron & Steel Reappoints Chairman and CEO for Three-Year Term
PAKISTAN Mughal Iron & Steel Industries Limited has informed the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) that its Board of Directors, in a meeting held on Monday, November 10, 2025, reappointed Mr. Mirza Javed Iqbal as Chairman of the Board and Mr. Khurram Javaid as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for a term of three years. The meeting…
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ICEC-2025 Wraps Up with Closing Session at IEP Convention Hall
IEP, KARACHI – INT’L CIVIL ENGINEERING CONFERENCE The closing session of the 15th International Civil Engineering Conference (ICEC-2025) was held on Saturday at the IEP Convention Hall, Karachi. The event, organized in hybrid mode (physical and via Zoom), concluded a two-day conference focused on emerging trends and innovations in civil and environmental engineering. Dr. Marsha…