The UN Children`s Fund, Unicef, warned on Tuesday that Pakistan stands in the way of global eradication of polio and could potentially be the last reservoir worldwide of the crippling disease.

New research shows that child labour has risen in the country in the aftermath of last year`s floods, `Save the Children` says in its latest report on Thursday.

The Punjab government on Wednesday announced its plan to construct eight more small dams in the Potohar region for which it has earmarked Rs750 million.

The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) announced on Wednesday that it required $96 million for its early recovery programme to support an additional 430,000 farming households in 14 flood-h