More than 1 billion people worldwide are living with vision impairment because they do not get the care they need for conditions like short and farsightedness, glaucoma and cataract, according to the first World report on vision issued by the World Health Organization. The report launched ahead of World Sight Day on October 10, found that aging populations, …
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Is a Million & Billion Tree Plantation Initiative the Solution? Qiyamud Din Ikram Environmental Specialist Forests and plantations are important aspects of life and linked to human and world economy. According to WRI, more than 1 billion people depend on forests globally for their livelihoods. Forests also contain nearly 90 percent of the world’s terrestrial…
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By Ali Wazir The past few months have transformed my life. Amid the agonies I have endured and the threats, suspicion, and accusations I face, the love, support, and respect I receive is overwhelming. Since February, when we began protesting to draw attention to the suffering of ethnic Pashtuns — among the worst victims of terrorism…
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