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The News international, Karachi, Thursday, June 18, 2028


At least 487 peace
accords inked between|

1900 and June 2026

astra *

ical and diplomatic entity. losses, the Encyclopedia

PPP wins 11|Monsoon rains may trigger outbreak of dengue,

‘seats after.
‘GBCEC..
decides

‘petitions

. Muslims hence gained polit- Britannica states: *The]GILGIT: Gilgit Baltistan

LAHORE; Not fewer than ical legitimacy and many casualties suffered by the] Chief Election Commis-
487 newsworthy armistice infidel individuats converted participants in World War] sioner (CEC) Raja Shah-

treaties have been signed tolshm.     ten

in different corners of the -- Hudaybivyah is an area
world during the last 126 just outside Makkah.       .
years (1900-2026), though ©: While Prophet Muham-
the history of such reported mad (PBUH) represented

I dwarfed those of previ-| baz Khan on Wednesday
ous wars. Some 8,500,000] announced decisions on
> soldiers died as 2 result of|the three pending elec-
wounds and/or disease. War] tion petitions, giving PPP
was increasingly mecha-] 12 scats in the provincial

landmark accords and the Muslims of Madinah, nised from 1914 and pro-| assembly.

ccasefires is over 5,100 sears
old, research undertaken by
the Jang Group and Geo Tel-
evision Network reveab, =

.* These agreements. have
undoubtedly gone on to:
radically redraw maps,
end devastating conflicts
and establish fruitful mod-
em international Laws for
humanity's benefit. -

: However, while some
pacts successfully forged

lasting stability, others cole >

lapsed and contributed to
further bloodshed and com-
pounded human miseries,
Atentative counting exer-
cise shows that some 333

Suhayl ibn Amr represented duced casualties even when

ly.      cee
PPP candidate Attaullah

the Quraysh tribe, Both nothing important was hap-| Khan was declared winner
sides had agreed to cease pening. The heaviest loss of] from GBA 16 Diamer-IlI,

; hostilities to allow people to life for asingle day occurred

live in safety.   .     ... on July 1, 1916, when the
It was a 10-year cease  British Army suffered 57,470

fire. Though Muslims were casualties.

required to retum to Madi- . Some historians think

nah without performing the World War II was the dead-

Umrah that year, they were liest conflict in history,

+ granted access to peacefully causing an estimated total

enter Makkah for three days of 60-75 million deaths --
the folowing year. oy _., inchiding those who died
. The extradition rules from deprivation, famine
were visibly more in favour and discase.
of the warring Quraysh .-. This represented about
. tribe, According to the pact, 3 per cent of the estimated
if somebody fled to Madi- global Population of 2.3 bil-
nah without his/her guard. bon in 1040, -:


notable treaties were signed jan’s permission, Hazrat
during the 20th century Muhammad (PBUH) agreed

Deaths directly caused
by the war ~ including mil-

(1900-2000) and 54 similar
truce pacts aimed at silence
ing guns have been inked
till date (June 2026) during
the 2ist century, whereby
the warring countrics agreed
upon solutions and opted to
hak fire,
+ Even the Egyptian Phare
aoh Ramses Il once had to


to return hinvher, but if a itary and civitian fatalities
Muslim fied to Makkah, the ~ are estimated at 50-56
Quraysh were not obligated million, with an additional
to return hinvher,           estimated 19-28 millton
In global context, the deaths from war-related
June %, 1919 “Treaty of Vor-' disease and famine. ~~”
gailles,” signed just outside Civilian deaths totaled

++ Paris, is widely considered 50-55 million; military


the world’s most famous deaths from all causes
peace treaty because it totalled 21-25 million,

enter into an agreement in officially ended the state of
his quest for peace after a war between Germany and
battle with a rival king 1,200 the Allied Powers follow.
years before the birth of ing World War I, which had
Jesus Christ, .                  + already cost an estimated

including deaths in captiv-
ity of about 5 million pris-
oners of war, The “Paris
Peace Treaties,” signed on
February 10, 1947, formally

Research shows that
most powerful monarchs,
premiers and presidents had
all been signatories to recon-
ciliation agreements at some
point or the other because

wars had largely failed to :

resolve conflicts. +. 1-0-0 4

The most famous peace
treaty in Islam is called the
‘Treaty of Hudaybiyyah,”
signed in 628 AD. It was a
pivotal 10-year truce made
between Prophet Muham-

mad (PBUH) and the :_

Quraysh tribe of Makkah.
Though its immediate terms
seemed highly disadvanta-
Seous to Muslims, the Holy
Quran famously declared it
a “manifest victory”. ~

: It was deemed a “vic
tory" because by
with Prophet Muhammad
(PBUH), the Quraysh effec-
tively recognised the newly
established Islamic state of

Madinah as an equal polite :

US$126 to $150 billion in ended Wortd War II hostil-

PMLN candidate Malik
Kefayat from GBA 17 and
PMLN candidate from GBA
13 Astore-L.

+’ The rival candidates
had petitioned the Election
Commission challenging
the Form 47 results, After
hearing arguments from
both sides, Raja Shahbaz
Khan suspended the results
and reserved his verdict on
the petitions, -

* With the announce.
ment, the PPP has secured
11 seats followed by the
PMLN securing six seats,
Independent candidates,
who joined the Isteh-
kam-e-Pakistan Party
(IPP) a day earlier, have
won four, PTI-backed can-
didates have won two and
Majlis Wahdat-i-Muslimeen
one seat,

. Raja Shahbaz said the
Commission  will notify
the successful candidates.
He said six seats reserved
for women and three tech-| .
Nocrat seats would be dis-
tributed among the parties

according to the number of j Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on

their seats after the official

-Mmalaria, cholera and hepatitis; warns NIH

<BYM. Wagar Bhatti. “of mosquitoes responsible for distress, ‘altered conscious.” monitoring, improve sanitation
* transmitting dengue, malaria ness and organ failure. Chi- facilities, and promote hand

ISLAMABAD: The National and chikungunya, while con kungunya infection may cause  Tygiene and safe foodttandling
Institutes of Health (NIH) has. taminated food and drinking fever, rash, severe Joint pain practices. Healthcare facilities
wamed that the approsching  water increase the risk of and prolonged fatigue, while have been advised to maintain
Taonscon scason could tigger acute watery diarrhoea, cho cholera and acute watery adequate stocks of essential
outbreaks of dengue, Tue  era, typhoid fever, and viral diarrhoea can rapidly result in medicines, diagnostic suppties,
cholera, typhoid fever, viral hepatitis A and E. Exposure dehydration, shock and death intravenous fluids, oral rehyvira-
hepatitis A and E, chikun- to contaminated floodwaters if left untreated, Typhoid ton salts, bod products and
Sunya and leptospirosis, while may also result in leptospi- fever usually presents with infection-prevention materials,
also increasing the risk of rosis, 2 bacterial infection prolonged fever, headache, Hospitals have ako been asked
electrocution, drowning, light: that can lead to Jaundice, kid- abdominal pain, weaknessand to ensure the availability of anti-
ning injuries, snakebites and ney failure and bleedingcom- gastrointestinal symptoms.” snakevenom, onggen buna
trauma caused by collapsing plications...                      :        The NIH said leptospirosis can agemant supplies and emengency
boundary walk, .    ‘The advisory wamed that cause fever, headache, muscle Sees cqleanent od tokeae

Inz  ay  advisory monsoon-related emergen- pain, jaundice, kidney impair. nate isolation and treatment

issued by’ its Centre for Disease cles extend beyond infectious ment and haemorrhagic man- areas where nooesauy, -"-

Control (CDC) on Wednesday, diseases, Damaged electri- ifestations. -                  "For personal protection,
the NIH said heavy rainfall, cal infrastructure and fallen”. Provincial health depart- the NIH urged people to avoid
Nooding and waterlogging power lines can result in eleo- ments and district adminis- contact with floodwaters and
create favourable conditions trocution, while thunderstorms. trations have been directed fallen electrical wires, switch
for the spread of communica- increase the risk of lightning to strengthen disease surveil- off electricity before entering
ble and vector-bore diseases strikes. Structural damage to lance systems, ensure the carty fooded buiktings, and avoid take
by contaminating drinking houses, roofs and boundary detection and reporting of out- ing sheker near weak structures,
water sources, disrupting san- walls can also cause severe breaks, and deploy trained epi. trees and boundary wal during
itation systems and increasing injuries and fatalities. Flooding demiologists and surveillance storms Parents were achised to
Mosquito breeding sites. The also increases encounters with staff for outbreak investiga-" keep childrenaway from carals,
advisory stressed that timely snakes and other displaced tions, The NIH also called for ponds and flooded areas, while
preparedness, enhanced sur: animals, while poor visibility strengthening event-based and people were encouraged to
veillance and rapid response and damaged roads raise the community-based surveillance wear protective footwear when

Measures are essential to mine risk of traffic accidents.
ialse Ulness and deaths during _ The NIH said dengue fever
the monsoon season, *          is characterised by a high
According to the NIH, the fever, severe headache, pain
displacement of populations, behind the eyes, body aches,

Icchanisms and maintaining walking through waterlogged
‘detailed line lists of suspected streets to reduce the risk of
and confirmed cases. The srakebites and injuries,
advisory recommended inten- . The institute also called
Sified vector control measures, for community awareness

overcrowding in relief camps, joint pain, skin rash and nav including the elimination of campaigns and stronger