Day: March 11, 2022

Underscoring the need for limiting global warming, Pakistan Tuesday called for leveraging climate finance in ways that maximizes synergies between climate action, development and conflict prevention. “Unless we act, climate change will jeopardize land, water, resources and jobs and perhaps exacerbate conflicts,”Ambassador Munir Akram told a UN Security Council Arria-Formula meeting on climate finance, which […]

ISLAMABAD:An Anti Terrorism Court (ATC) on Thursday adjourned hearing till March 14, on post arrest bail petition of senior Journalist Mohsin Jamil Baig in an FIR registered by Margalla Police Station. ATC Judge Muhammad Ali Warraich took up the case for hearing filed by the journalist. Petitioner’s lawyer Sardar Latif Khosa gave arguments in the […]

ISLAMABAD:A follow up meeting was held between the delegation of the Balochistan government and the Pakistan Medical Commission (PMC) on Thursday to resolve the issue of students. These students were enrolled by the three medical colleges in Balochistan who obtained their recognition recently. The government of Balochistan agreed to the PMC’s pathway to register the […]

ISLAMABAD: Pork prices in China edged down last week, official data shows. From Feb. 28 to March 6, the average pork price tracked by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs was 18.93 yuan (about 3 U.S. dollars) per kg, down 1.6 percent week on week. This figure also represented a year-on-year drop of 50.7 […]

ISLAMABAD:Exchange rate of the Pakistan rupee strengthened by 01 paisas against the US dollar in the interbank trading on Thursday and closed at Rs178.62 against the previous day’s closing of Rs178.63. According to the Forex Association of Pakistan (FAP), the buying and selling rates of dollar in the open market were recorded at Rs 178.5 […]

ISLAMABAD:Ministry of Federal Education and Professional Training, in collaboration with Educational Institutions and EdTech Companies, is organizing the first-ever Career Guide Expo 2022 for students of schools and colleges from 11 to 13 March at Pak China Friendship Centre Islamabad. According to the Federal Education Ministry, It is first of its kind youth development event […]

ISLAMABAD:Sustainable Social Development Organization (SSDO) published a report entitled “State of Violence against Women & Children in Pakistan: District Wise Analysis” to provide accurate data on the prevalence and statistics of violence against women and children. This report is published bi-annually, with data collected via two means: media tracking of Pakistan’s six most widely read […]

ISLAMABAD:The pandemics have provided businesses with an opportunity to embed respect for human rights into their values, play an instrumental role in enhancing economic and social resilience to future crises, and support sustainable development, said a study conducted by MoHR in partnership with UNDP. According to study, the COVID-19 pandemic has brought about an unprecedented […]