PESHAWAR:A delegation of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) here on Tuesday offered cooperation in restarting educational activities in flood-affected areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The delegation, headed by Country Representative Mr Abdullah A Fadil, called on KP Minister of Elementary and Secondary Education (E&SE) Shahram Khan Tarakai at his office. The minister lauded the efforts […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:The transgender community has demanded specific health insurance policy to get the critical health facilities. Robi a transgender said that only those who hold official certification stating their trans identity will be able to access the scheme’s benefits. The Transgender Protection Rights act 2018 also gave the fundamental rights to trans people, and accorded to […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:The United States, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), on Tuesday announced an additional $30 million in life-saving humanitarian assistance to support people and communities affected by severe flooding in Pakistan. Pakistan’s government has declared the floods a national emergency, with 66 districts declared to be “calamity hit”, said a news release issued […]
Read MoreBUREWALA:A woman was allegedly poisoned to death by her husband and in-laws over domestic dispute at Village 361/EB on Tuesday. According to police sources, Asiya Bibi (25) d/o Muhammad Hassan resident of Village 361/EB was married to Muhammad Waseem of the same village about one and a half years ago. Nowadays, she was living with […]
Read MoreLAHORE: Punjab Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) Director General Faisal Farid said on Tuesday that more than 802 families were residing at 167 relief camps set up by the PDMA for flood victims. In a statement issued here, he said that on the instructions of the Punjab government, PDMA and other provincial agencies were carrying out […]
Read MoreLAHORE:An anti-terrorism court (ATC) on Tuesday extended judicial remand of three accused, involved in Johar Town bomb blast case, till September 2. The Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) did not produce accused, Sami-ul-Haq, Aziz Akbar and Naveed Akhtar, during the proceedings, but submitted their warrant papers. The court directed the CTD to file challan against the accused […]
Read MoreISLAMABAD:The International non-governmental organisations and the members of Pakistan Humanitarian Forum (INGOs/PHF) have extended immediate humanitarian response to 777,667 flood impacted people in the country. The PHF member organizations promptly mobilized resources of $7.5 million to cater to the needs of flood affected people residing in disastrous areas as they were stranded and in dire […]
Read MoreKARACHI:President, Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FPCCI) Irfan Iqbal Sheikh, on behalf of this apex trade body of the country, has extended full support to Prime Minister’s Youth Programme (PMYP) through joint initiatives- be it business or agricultural loans; skill development programmes and employment generation. The youth is Pakistan’s greatest asset and […]
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