Pakistan Cuts Tobacco Use by 15.7% in Decade

Pakistan reduced tobacco consumption by 15.7% from 2014 to 2024, with 16.1% of adults still using tobacco. Stronger taxes and bans drove progress, but challenges like e-cigarettes remain.

Yasin Joyia Appointed to EBAA Committees

Yasin Joyia, President of Eye Donation Welfare Society, has been appointed to two prestigious committees of the Eye Bank Association of America for a two-year term, recognizing his contributions to eye donation and corneal transplantation in Pakistan.

Indonesia's tropical glaciers may vanish by 2027

Indonesia's last tropical glaciers on Puncak Jaya are projected to disappear by 2027 due to accelerated ice melt from global warming and El Nino, threatening local ecosystems and indigenous culture.

5 of 7 Trapped in Laos Cave Found Alive

Rescuers in Laos have found five of seven people alive after they were trapped in a flooded cave for a week. Two others are still missing, and efforts continue to reach them.

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