Amin Ahmed

Articles by Amin Ahmed

Pakistan taps UN committee to reshape national food policy

Technology April 26, 2026

• Minister outlines efforts to ensure food access amid climate, economic pressures; seeks guidance to tackle challenges• Panel chair calls for inclusive governance, collaboration to drive change�...

Pakistan gains from global ‘Big Catch-Up’ vaccination drive

Health April 25, 2026

• Around 18.3 million vaccinated across 36 countries• Participating nations account for 60 per cent of zero-dose children worldwide ISLAMABAD: Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, WHO, and Unicef announced...

Every 1ºC of global warming avoided could halve number of world heritage sites exposed to major disruption: Unesco

News April 23, 2026

ISLAMABAD: The first global assessment examining all Unesco-designated World Heritage sites, Biosphere Reserves, and Global Geoparks reveals that every 1ºC of global warming avoided could halve the n...

Extreme heat pushes global agrifood systems to brink, UN report warns

News April 23, 2026

• Notes heatwaves threaten crop yields; rising temperatures disproportionately affect women farmers• Urges shift to proactive measures like early warning systems ISLAMABAD: Extreme heat threatens ...

Around 3.3 million jobs may have been affected by 2025 floods in Pakistan: ILO

News April 21, 2026

ISLAMABAD:  Around 3.3 million jobs may have been affected by the 2025 floods in Pakistan, according to an assessment conducted by the International Labour Organisation (ILO). The ILO — a specialis...

‘More than 16,000 lives lost in over 350 disasters in 2025’

News April 21, 2026

ISLAMABAD: The year 2025 saw 358 natural hazard-related disasters, resulting in over 16,000 fatalities, affecting 110.2 million people and causing $169.68 billion in economic losses, according to Emer...

‘More than 16,000 lives lost in over 350 disasters in 2025’: Cred

News April 21, 2026

ISLAMABAD: The year 2025 saw 358 natural hazard-related disasters, resulting in over 16,000 fatalities, affecting 110.2 million people and causing $169.68 billion in economic losses, according to Emer...

UN survey says economic growth momentum weakening in Asia-Pacific developing countries

Business April 20, 2026

ISLAMABAD: The momentum of economic growth in Asia-Pacific developing countries slowed to 4.6 per cent in 2025 and is projected to drop to 4pc in 2026, as fallout from the Middle East situation weighs...

IOM says 13,000 crossed into Pakistan from Iran during war

Business April 18, 2026

• Taftan-Mirjaveh and Gabd-Kumb-Rimdan border crossings see a daily average of 296 people• 170,153 individuals enter Afghanistan from Iran during the same period• People’s return to Iran incre...

Govt sets Kharif targets amid water stress, cotton shortfall

News April 15, 2026

ISLAMABAD: As the Rabi crop season nears completion, with wheat as the strategic crop ensuring the country’s food security, the federal government on Tuesday announced production targets for the upc...