Day: May 13, 2022

ISLAMABAD:The United States Government, through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), is partnering with the Pakistani government to launch a $19 million, five-year program to improve Pakistan’s higher education system and increase the employability of university graduates. This is another example of the breadth of cooperation between the United States and Pakistan as […]

ISLAMABAD:With the rise in temperature, a variety of contagious infections have started affecting children as well adults in the twin-cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad as hundreds of children infected with chickenpox, gastroenteritis, and measles are being brought to the public and private hospitals daily. Chickenpox is a highly contagious disease, which is caused by the […]

ISLAMABAD:The 35th Lahore International Book Fair 2022 was inaugurated by Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) Chairman Muhammad Saleem Baig at Expo Center Lahore on Thursday. The Lahore International Book Fair 2022 will run for four days, said a press release issued here. The inaugural function of Lahore International Book Fair 2022 was attended by […]

ISLAMABAD:The price of 24 karat per tola gold witnessed an increase of Rs 300 and was sold at all time high at Rs136,000 on Thursday against its sale at Rs Rs135,700 in the local market. The price of 10 gram 24 karat gold also increased by Rs257 and was sold at Rs116,598 compared to its […]

ISLAMABAD:Pakistan has urged the international community, particularly the United Nations, to launch a program to help the people of Afghanistan by providing food, medical aid, and shelter. As the Afghan people were already faced with a severe humanitarian crisis following the takeover of Taliban, the recent flash floods have worsened the situation. The flash flooding […]

BEIJING::Pakistan and China have agreed to carry forward traditional friendship and both the countries will never allow any force to sabotage their all-weather strategic cooperative partnership, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson, Zhao Lijian said on Thursday. “State Councillor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi held a virtual meeting with his Pakistani counterpart Bilawal Bhutto Zardari yesterday. The […]

ISLAMABAD:Turkish Ambassador to Pakistan Mustafa Yurdakul on Thursday called the Federal Minister for Law and Justice Azam Nazeer Tarar and felicitated him on becoming the Federal Minister of Law and Justice. The Federal Minister discussed with the Ambassador issues of mutual interest and steps to further boost bilateral relations. The Minister said that Pakistan had […]

ISLAMABAD:Following the launch of the National Gender Policy Framework for Pakistan and the declaration of 2022 as “year of female employees”, the Planning Commission disseminated the results of a survey conducted to assess gender conduciveness of work environment in public sector workplaces. The high-level policy forum was chaired by Dr Jahanzeb Khan, Deputy Chairman Planning […]