ISLAMABAD: International Mountain Day will be marked on December 11 (Saturday) across the globe including Pakistan which aims to draw attention to the important roles that mountainous regions play in water and food supply. International Mountain Day commemorates the role in which mountains play in providing food, water, and recreation. Various activities would also organized […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: Society for the Protection of the Rights of the Child (SPARC) on Friday organized an in-house event to commemorate the International Human Rights Day with street children of slums in Meher Abadi area of the federal capital. The event aimed to acknowledge the rights of children of the marginalized groups of the society under […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: International Human Rights Day was observed on Friday aiming at promoting equality, peace, justice, freedom and protection of human dignity. This year’s theme of the day was “Reducing inequalities and advancing human rights”. Various organizations and civil societies organized seminars, dialogues and ceremonies to mark the day. President Dr. Arif Alvi, in his message […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: President Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Barrister Sultan Mahmood Chaudhry Friday said the Kashmiri youth and academia should enhance its sensitization efforts to unveil Indian state-sponsored human rights violations in IIOJK globally to garner support for Kashmir cause. Addressing the seminar titled ‘Gross Violations of International Human Rights Law and Humanitarian Laws in IIOJK’ […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) on Climate Change Malik Amin Aslam on Friday warned that the glacial lakes leading floods had increased five times during the past three years due to massively increasing global warming. The SAPM was addressing as keynote speaker at a seminar in connection with the International Mountain Day […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: Adviser to the Prime Minister on Finance and Revenue Shaukat Tarin held a meeting with delegation of Pakistan Retail Business Council (PRBC), headed by Hamid Yamin at Finance Division, here Friday. The delegation apprised the adviser about the problems being faced by the retailers and sought support of the government to resolve their issues, […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: Ehsaas organized an event titled, ‘Humein Ehsaas Hai Khawateen Ka” held on Friday to commemorate sixteen days of activism against gender-based violence. The event, chaired by Senator Dr. Sania Nishtar, Special Assistant to Prime Minister (SAPM) on Social Protection and Poverty Alleviation, was co-organized by, National Commission on the Status of Women (NCSW) and […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD: Indus River System Authority (IRSA) Friday released 87275 cusecs water from various rim stations with inflow of 33827cusecs. According to the data released by IRSA, water level in the Indus River at Tarbela Dam was 1450.80 feet, which was 58.08 feet higher than its dead level 1392 feet. Water inflow and outflow in the […]
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