Day: June 28, 2021

ISLAMABAD: Air University, in connection with the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking (World Drug Day) on Sunday organized an awareness session to strengthen action and cooperation in achieving the goal of a world free of drug abuse. The event was opened with a highly influential documentary created by a brilliant team of […]

ISLAMABAD: The government is giving top priority to guarantee the right of inheritance to the women, said the Director General Ministry of Human Rights (MoHR) Muhammad Arshad on Sunday. He said that the active participation of women in decision making process is compulsory at all levels for sustainable development, poverty alleviation and peace in the […]

ISLAMABAD: Music and arts classes classes are in full swing at Pakistan National Council of the Arts (PNCA) under the supervision of professional musicians and artists. According to the press release issued by PNCA here Sunday, different classes were arranged including singing, tabla, painting, calligraphy, photography, guitar, violin, rubab, keyboard, piano, flute, sitar, acting and […]

BEIJING : Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is a major platform for building a global community of shared future, and it is an initiative for common development and also for protecting human rights, stated a white paper released by the State Council Information Office of the People’s Republic of China. The white paper titled ‘The […]

ISLAMABAD: An international mountaineering outfit, comprising 20 climbers have arrived in Pakistan to summit K2 (8611-metre) and Broad Peak (8047-metre), Alpine Club of Pakistan (ACP) said on Sunday. The expedition organized by the US-based boutique mountain guide service, Madison Mountaineering, includes 10 Nepalese, five British, four US and one Ukrainian national. “The team led by […]

ISLAMABAD: A leading actress of Pakistan Television and senior radio voice artist Begum Khursheed Shahid on Sunday passed away at the age of 95. Her son who is also an actor, Salman Shahid, confirmed the death of Begum Khursheed. She was put on the ventilator after suffering a cardiac arrest and had been in the […]

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan earned US $426.215 million by providing different travel services in various countries during the first ten months of financial year 2020-21. This shows decrease of 3.77 percent as compared to US $442.890 million same services were provided during the corresponding period of fiscal year 2019-20, Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) said. During the […]

ISLAMABAD: COMSTECH (the Ministerial Standing Committee on Scientific and Technological Cooperation of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation) has announced an internship program for the students and scholars who are citizens of Organization of Islamic Countries (OIC) member states and already studying in Pakistani institutions. According to an official of COMSTECH, the internship program would provide […]