Home » Entries posted by Nasir Aijaz (Page 22)

Peshawar School Carnage provoke crackdown on Afghan refugees

Peshawar School Carnage provoke crackdown on Afghan refugees

Thousands of Afghans in Pakistan have been arrested or moved from their homes of many years in the wake of December’s killing of over 100 schoolchildren in the city of Peshawar. The Afghans, the majority of whom are not registered refugees, have been targeted in a government crackdown announced immediately after the killings. Responsibility for […]

[Exclusive Report] Environmental Disaster in world’s 4th biggest Thar Desert: Thousands of Gugral trees dry up due to illegal extraction of resin

[Exclusive Report] Environmental Disaster in world’s 4th biggest Thar Desert: Thousands of Gugral trees dry up due to illegal extraction of resin

Like in the past, hundreds of kilograms of gum, illegally extracted from Camphora Mukal, the gum-producing trees, locally known as Gugral, by using poisonous chemical, were being transported in vehicles to Karachi this year too, as the conservators of forests and wildlife in Nagarparkar area of Tharparkar district of Sindh province of Pakistan, bordering India, […]

Pakistan mourns massacre of 132 school children

Pakistan mourns massacre of 132 school children

The day began like any other morning in Pakistan’s Army Public School in the northwestern city of Peshawar; students pored over their books; teachers ruffled through their notes and gave lectures; and in an instant, the peace was shattered by gunfire, with bodies strewn across the school’s corridors and the terrorists rushing from room to […]

Drought and Famine in Thar Desert of Pakistan: INGOs stay away from helping starved and ailing children

Drought and Famine in Thar Desert of Pakistan: INGOs stay away from helping starved and ailing children

The death continues haunting starved and ailing children raising the toll to 170 since October last in Thar Desert of southern Sindh province of Pakistan bordering India but surprisingly none of the international NGOs has so far come forward to help them. The government is numb over the deaths, as no official figure has so […]

Drought and famine cause death of scores of children every year in Pakistan’s Thar Desert

Drought and famine cause death of scores of children every year in Pakistan’s Thar Desert

The persistent drought spell, compounded by poverty, poor nutrition and lack of health facilities and awareness, continues to take its toll on the children of Tharparkar, the desert district of southern Sindh province of Pakistan bordering India. Around 140 children have reportedly expired and over 200 admitted to local hospitals during last two months while […]

Polio cases surge in Pakistan

Polio cases surge  in Pakistan

Pakistan is heading for one of its worst years for polio in recent times. According to figures from the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI), 166 cases of polio have been verified this year, compared to 28 at the same time last year, says a report released by United Nations Integrated Regional Information Network (IRIN). This […]

The AsiaN on 29 October 2014

The AsiaN on 29 October 2014

The AsiaN on 29 October 2014.

Extremism haunts Pakistan’s Nobel Laureates

Extremism haunts Pakistan’s Nobel Laureates

Pakistan’s two citizens – Theoretical Physicist Dr. Abdus Salam and a teen-age girl Malala Yousufzai won Nobel Prize, one in 1979 and the other after 35 years in 2014, but despite being the symbol of honor for their country, they faced the same unfortunate situation of being away from motherland for threat to their life […]

Wildlife trafficking from Pakistan ranks 3rd after arms and narcotics

Wildlife trafficking from Pakistan ranks 3rd after arms and narcotics

Illegal wildlife trade from Pakistan to different countries of the world has registered surge since 1995, and now is considered third highest after the smuggling of narcotics and weapons. The gangs involved in illegal trade of wildlife have vast network spread from local to international level. The different wildlife animals and birds like pangolin, eagles […]

Pakistan’s response to sinking of South Korean ferry

The tragic incident of the capsized of the South Korean ferry Sewol, carrying 476 passengers, mostly students, on April 16, received wide coverage in Pakistan’s print and electronic media. It was really shocking news for the entire Pakistani nation, who kept on watching TV channels for the updates. They could not stop their tears when […]

Search in Site