Afghanistan: A local education official from Afghanistan said that nearly 80 girls were poisoned and hospitalised in two separate attacks at their primary schools in northern Afghanistan.
Pakistan: The agriculture sector of Pakistan contributes 18.9% to the GDP and employs 42.3% of the labour force, including women. The estimates suggested that half of the country’s population still resides in rural areas and is directly dependent on agriculture, including the production of wheat, cotton, sugarcane, rice, mangoes, dates and know. Yet, it faces a huge food crisis because of the rapidly growing population and insufficient food productivity.
Pakistan, Afghanistan: According to the reports, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) President Parvez Elahi was sent to jail for 14 days of judicial remand in the illegal appointment case on Sunday.
