Islamabad – In a significant directive aimed at ensuring accountability and transparency, the Pakistan Information Commission (PIC) has ordered the Higher Education Commission (HEC) to expedite and finalize actions regarding the misuse of scholarships and the breach of public trust. The order comes in response to an appeal by citizen Azmat Khan, highlighting the need…
Special Representative Abdoulaye Bathily told the Security Council that since the end of 2022, UN-led efforts to resolve Libya’s political crisis have encountered national and regional pushbacks, “revealing an intentional defiance to engage in earnest and a tenacity to perpetually delay elections”. “With a deep sense of disappointment, it is disheartening to witness individuals in…
Rosemary DiCarlo, Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs told ambassadors at the Security Council that conflict prevention is a cornerstone of the UN’s mission. “Prevention saves lives and safeguards development gains. It is cost effective,” she said. Recalling the Secretary-General’s policy brief on A New Agenda for Peace, Ms. DiCarlo said prevention needed to be…
Concluding a 10-day visit to the country, Special Rapporteur Reem Alsalem noted that a woman is killed by a man every three days in the UK, and one in four women there will experience some form of domestic violence in her lifetime. “Entrenched patriarchy at almost every level of society, combined with a rise in…
New York (PNP) Pakistan Pavilion has won the “Best In-Show – International Tourism Development” Award at Travel and Adventure Show, 2024 held in New York, USA. The event, spanning January 27 to 28, 2024, has drawn over 550 leading destinations, tour companies, cruise lines, and travel providers worldwide, with participation from nearly 190 countries….
Pakistan U-19 team arrives in Dubai – Photo courtesy PCB Pakistan U-19 team led by Saad Baig reached Dubai to participate in ACC U-19 Asia Cup. The U-19 Asia Cup will be held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE) from December 8. In the tournament, Pakistan U-19 team is included in Group A, which also…
. KARACHI/ ISLAMABAD (November 10, 2023): The Pakistan Hindu Council has actually made a decision to connect Diwali, the celebration of lights, to highlight the value of finishing recurring stress in Gaza and an instant ceasefire there on altruistic premises. Patron- in-chiefDr Ramesh Kumar Vankwani, in a video clip declaration, while supplying advancement Diwali introductions…
The players were awarded with cash prizes in the event. The Pakistan Olympic Association (POA) organized a ceremony in honor of the national squash team that won the silver medal at the Hangzhou Asian Games, in which the players were awarded cash prizes. Pakistan Olympic Association President Syed Arif Hasan was the chief guest at…
Addressing the annual high-level general debate of the UN General Assembly, the Prime Minister empahasized that the coalition has adopted a programme with crucial priorities aimed at immediate implementation for the benefit of the Iraqis. These priorities include the creation of employment opportunities, the eradication of poverty, the fight against corruption, and the enactment of…
National MMA Championship 2023 concluded successfully at Pakistan Sports Board (PSB) Coaching Center Karachi. Pakistan Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) Federation and Sindh Mixed Martial Art Association successfully organized the two-day mega event in collaboration with Pakistan Sports Board. Sindh won the championship with 125 points, Punjab was runner-up with 70 points and Balochistan was third…
