Month: June 2021

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 […]

ISLAMABAD: Over 1.75 million people in the country had been provided primary healthcare facilities , including 285, 988 people during last month in collaboration with United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). According to UNICEF Humanitarian Situation Report for May 2021 released here Sunday, around 58, 939 children were admitted for treatment of Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) […]

ISLAMABAD: Ministry of Human Rights in collaboration with Pakistan Citizens Portal launched “Zainab Alert App” nationwide to combat child abuse issue on war footing to address this grave problem, an official of MoHR has said . Talking to reporter here, he said that the Zainab alert app was launched on Citizen’s portal and relevant regional […]

ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Political Communication Dr Shahbaz Gill Sunday said that Kashmir was very close to the hearts of Pakistanis. Responding to a recent statement of Bilawal Zardari, he said it was very shameful that the Pakistan Peoples Party was doing politics over Kashmir issue. The remembrance of Kashmiris at the […]