London: Britain's National Health Service (NHS) is facing the "greatest workforce crisis" in its history, according to a parliamentary committee report. The report by the Health of Social Care Select Committee also criticized the "absence of a credible government strategy" to deal with the crisis, saying
Islamabad: Pakistan remains the largest refugee-hosting country in Asia and the Pacific as 1.5 million Afghans still prefer to stay in this country, even though one year has elapsed since the US forces beat a hasty retreat from Kabul. The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
Maskwacis, Canada: Pope Francis apologized for the “evil” inflicted on the Indigenous peoples of Canada on the first day of a visit focused on addressing decades of abuse at Catholic-run residential schools. The plea for forgiveness from the leader of the world’s 1.3 billion Catholics was
Chicago: Researchers analysed more than 100,000 participants for 30 years and revealed that those who worked out for 150 to 600 minutes had a 21-31 percent lower mortality rate. “The potential impact of physical activity on health is great, yet it remains unclear whether engaging in
Dubai: Iran will keep the UN nuclear watchdog’s cameras turned off until a 2015 nuclear deal is restored, the head of the country’s Atomic Energy Organisation said, the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported. Iran informed the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) it had removed IAEA equipment,
Karachi: Former Pakistani and Indian diplomats have urged the immediate resumption of long-stalled peace talks between the two nuclear neighbours to resolve a raft of disputes, mainly Jammu and Kashmir. On the eve of the 23rd anniversary of the Kargil war, which was part of the
Hong Kong: China’s population has slowed significantly and is expected to start to shrink ahead of 2025, the state backed Global Times reported, citing a senior health official. Birth data released late on Sunday showed that the number of new births in 2021 was the lowest
Washington: Five US lawmakers — two senators and three members of the US House of Representatives — have pressed President Joe Biden to raise Asim Ghafoor’s detention with the highest levels of the UAE government and advocate for his fair and humane treatment. Asim Ghafoor, a
Islamabad: Pakistan has rejected and strongly condemned the unwarranted and totally unacceptable comments made by Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh in Jammu. The Minister in his remarks distorted the well-established historical facts about the Kashmir dispute, leveled baseless allegations and hurled threats against Pakistan. This is not
New Delhi: Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday appeared before the Enforcement Directorate for the second time in connection to a money-laundering case related to the National Herald newspaper, ANI reported. She was accompanied by Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi. She left the Enforcement Directorate’s office