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‘Mating Glaciers’ High up in Pakistan’s Mountains Could Yield Climate Change Gamechanger
Recently, National Public Radio investigated a peculiar practice high in the Himalayas where locals are making "glacier babies" by introducing "male" glaciers to "female"...
Pakistani Man is True Hero in Dramatic Cable Car Rescue After Youths Were Stranded 15 Hours–WATCH
A rather unassuming young man with kind brown eyes is being hailed as a hero for his volunteer efforts to rescue 7 teenagers trapped...
Pakistan’s First Female Architect Delivers Bamboo-Built Relief Shelters to Flooded Countryside
Everyone needs a pension project, and for the first-ever female architect in Pakistan, hers has taken on a critical infrastructure need—disaster relief housing.
Yasmeen Lari,...
Man in Pakistan Needed Surgery in Alabama – Got So Much Love That He Invited the Entire City to His Wedding
Almost the only thing Birmingham, Alabama, and Pakistan have in common is Shahzeb Anwer—a man who left his home country for an important surgery...
Pakistan Sees Record Drop in Terrorism Last Year, With Attacks Down 45% Compared to 2019.
Once routinely in the news for all the wrong reasons, Pakistan is now a much safer place than it used to be.
The South Asian...
UPDATE: ‘World’s Loneliest Elephant’ Finally Headed For Sanctuary After Pakistan Ordered Him Released From Zoo
An elephant named Kavaan spent nearly a decade without a playmate in an Islamabad zoo. Now, he is finally moving to a sanctuary in Cambodia.
Pakistan Meets the UN Climate Goals One Decade Before Deadline in Continuation of Green Economic Legacy
Pakistan recently met its commitments to UN Sustainable Development Goal 13: urgent action against climate change through a variety of different policies.
Cher Sheds Tears of Joy as Pakistan’s ‘Loneliest Elephant’ Wins Bid For Freedom
Pakistan has set up an 8-member panel to find Kaavan ‘the loneliest elephant’ a suitable home after a ruling by the High Court ordered his freedom from a zoo.
Pakistan Contrata a Miles de Nuevos Desempleados para Proyecto Ambicioso de Plantar 10 Billones de Árboles
Al relanzar una iniciativa para plantar árboles durante el brote de corona virus, el gobierno pakistaní ha creado 63,000 trabajos para desempleados.
Pakistan Hires Thousands of Newly-Unemployed Laborers for Ambitious 10 Billion Tree-Planting Initiative
By relaunching the tree-planting initiative during the novel coronavirus outbreaks, the Pakistani government has created 63,000 jobs for unemployed workers.
Pakistan Opens First Ever Violence Against Women Center
While Pakistan might be a notorious region for female abuse, the country is taking steps towards better gender equality by opening up 36 different...
Pakistani Province Grows 750 Million Trees
A massive tree planting effort has provided jobs to 500,000 impoverished people, and will plant 1 billion saplings by the end of 2018.
Muslim Farmers Build Church for Christian Neighbors in Pakistan -Video
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In a region known for religious violence, Muslim village farmers in Pakistan are putting their savings together–and contributing labor– to help build a...
This Firefighter has Taught Thousands of Poor Pakistanis How to Read (MUST-SEE)
Not content with only saving people from burning buildings, this Pakistani firefighter has also spent decades saving children from illiteracy–and entrenched poverty–by teaching thousands to...
Oscar Winning Film Spurs Pakistan’s Leader to Action on Honor Killings
Amid the glitz and glamour of the Academy Awards on February 28, one deadly serious documentary was busy changing the world. Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy took...
Humans of New York Raises $2M for Humans of Pakistan Living in Bondage
In just five days, a popular photographer has raised two million dollars to help fight an illegal practice that borders on slavery.
Brandon Stanton, who...
The Solution to Pakistan’s Illiteracy Has Schooled 175,000 So Far
According to Pakistan’s Annual Status of Education Report, Pakistan faces an educational emergency. 21% of school-aged children are out of school. That is more...
Pakistan’s ‘Miracle’ Doctor Inspired by UK Health Care
"Pakistan's shambolic public health system suffers from corruption, mismanagement and lack of resources. But one public sector hospital in Karachi provides free specialized healthcare...
U.S. Saves Pakistani Lives With Training for Electricity Linemen
The United States government is helping to save the lives of thousands of linemen who work for Pakistan's electricity distribution companies (DISCOs) through a...
Pakistani Teen Malala Yousafzai Wins $67K EU Human Rights Prize
Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani girl who was shot in the head when she was 14 by the Taliban for advocating for education rights for...