Day: October 14, 2021

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Islamic Medical Association (PIMA) would conduct hand washing training programs for students and teachers of Madaris on Global Hand Washing Day to be observed on October 15. Central President of PIMA, Dr. Khubaib Shahid said that hand hygiene is very important for a healthy life, adding that Corona pandemic has made it even […]

ISLAMABAD: Chief Minister’s Advisor on Tourism Asif Mehmood on Wednesday said that the Punjab government was taking tangible steps to make the province hub of tourism and tourism department was exploring new hidden sites with improving road infrastructure. Talking to a private news channel, he said that Pakistan Tehreek e Insaaf (PTI) government was focusing […]

ISLAMABAD: Intellectuals, academicians and scholars from different parts of the world termed the sad demise of renowned Kashmiri intellectual and journalist, Shaikh Tajammul-ul-Islam as a great loss, not only to the freedom struggle of Kashmir but also to the whole Muslim Ummah. They were speaking at a webinar titled “Remembering Shaikh Tajammul-ul-Islam: His Personal and […]

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday directed to set up a leopard preservation zone in the capital’s Margalla hills to ensure natural habitat for the endangered species. Chairing the third meeting of the PM’s committee on Climate Change, the prime minister also approved establishment of Wildlife Information Center at Islamabad’s Marghazar Zoo. The special […]

ISLAMABAD: Ambassador of Hungary to Pakistan, Béla Fazekas on Wednesday pledged to increase bilateral trade with Pakistan to US $250 million, paving new avenues for bilateral economic cooperation. The two countries had potential for bilateral trade in a number of sectors that needed to be further explored and work needed to be done in new […]

ISLAMABAD: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) Wednesday announced, it was elevating its ambition to deliver climate financing to its developing member countries (DMCs) to $100 billion from 2019–2030. “The battle against climate change will be won or lost in Asia and the Pacific, ” said ADB President Masatsugu Asakawa. “The climate crisis is worsening daily, […]

ISLAMABAD: Pakistani youth is fortunate that they are living in an era which is marked by the prevalence of excellent educational facilities, said Professor Dr. Zia-ul-Qayyum, Vice-Chancellor, Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU). While addressing prize distribution ceremony of the competitions organized during the entire month of August in the context of Independence Day celebrations, he […]

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Human Rights Dr Shireen Mazari Wednesday said that transgender community would be provided same employment and healthcare facilities as other citizens of the country. Addressing the inaugural ceremony of the first Transgender Protection Centre here, Mazari said that Transgender Protection Centres would be established in other cities of the country. She […]