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By Tom Kavanagh Published in bbc.com on March 08, 2022 The head of the World Food Programme, David Beasley, has warned the conflict in Ukraine could send global food prices soaring, with a catastrophic impact on the world’s poorest. Ukraine and Russia are both major exporters of basic foodstuffs, and […]

By Zile Huma Published in The News on March 08, 2022 The UN theme for International Women’s Day (IWD) 2022, is ‘Gender equality today for a sustainable tomorrow’. It also supports the main theme of the 66th session on the Commission of the Status of Women “achieving gender equality and[…]

By Afiya S. Zia Published in DAWN on March 07,  2022 Since 2018, the Aurat March annual events have reclaimed the publics across different cities of Pakistan and have provoked political reaction, inspired scholarly papers, and stirred donor research interest. But four years on, have they achieved tangible political outcomes,[…]

By Salman Siddiqui Published in The Express Tribune on March 06, 2022 KARACHI: The Shariah-compliant banks in Pakistan are growing at a rapid pace compared to conventional counterparts as a strong preference for “markup-free banking” has emerged among the people and businessmen of Pakistan. “The deposits of Islamic banks have[…]