Dubai,(PNP) Test Twenty, cricket’s revolutionary Fourth Format, has partnered with CricHeroes, the world’s largest grassroots cricket platform as the Official Stats Partner for the Junior Test Twenty Championship (JTTC), set to debut globally in 2026. Backed by cricket icons AB de Villiers, Matthew Hayden, Sir Clive Lloyd, and Harbhajan Singh, Test Twenty is an 80…
Dr. Muhammad Arif, from the School of Social Sciences & Humanities at NUST Islamabad, is a distinguished media professional with a PhD in Journalism from Hebei University (2018), and a recipient of a China Government Scholarship for establishing effective communication platforms between China and Pakistan. On this World Youth Day being marked on 12th August…
Tekken, the iconic fighting e-game has ignited a digital revolution across Pakistani cities and villages alike, captivating the imagination of millions of young Pakistani students. But how did Tekken, a Japanese fighting game series, become a cultural phenomenon in Pakistan? Let’s explore. A Global Game with Local Flavor Developed by Bandai Namco, it first hit…
Islamabad (PNP) Federal Minister for Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development, Chaudhry Salik Hussain, met with Foreign Affairs Committee (FAC) members and Pakistan Muslim League (Q) representatives Mrs. Bukhari and H. Kamran. During the meeting, a detailed discussion was held on the government’s ongoing initiatives to equip the country’s workforce with skills and promote…
Lodhran Pilot Project (LPP), in collaboration with Bahauddin Zakariya University Multan, Islamia University of Bahawalpur, WHH and TEVTA successfully organized the South Punjab Youth Job Fair at Bahauddin Zakariya University’s Lodhran Campus. The event attracted a large number of young graduates and job seekers from various districts of South Punjab, providing them with valuable…
The agency surveyed over 3500 young people in early June, the majority of whom believe their rights are rarely or never respected. “When I ask children if their rights in Haiti are being respected, the answer is often a resounding: “no”,” said Samarre Tercier Marcellin, Youth Advocate for UNICEF Haiti. “Children are abused, die of…
Addressing ambassadors at the Council’s open debate on the role of women and youth, UN Under-Secretary-General Rosemary DiCarlo highlighted the significant challenges and impacts faced by women. “Women bear the brunt of the global rollback of human rights,” she stated. She referenced her recent visit to Afghanistan, where women are systematically denied basic rights, including…
The SIDS Global Children and Youth Action Summit taking place this weekend on the University of the West Indies campus of the beautiful island nation of Antigua and Barbuda, which is hosting SIDS4, bonded together 80 or so young people from all three official SIDS regions – the Caribbean, Pacific and AIS (Indian Ocean and South…
Small island developing States are particularly vulnerable to climate change consequences, such as rising sea levels and heavy rains that cause flooding, increasing ocean temperatures that affect coral reefs and fishing and frequent hurricanes destroying homes and livelihoods. These countries often suffer from fragile economic conditions and don’t have the means to help their citizens…
Duval Dormeus is part of a group supported by the UN Peacebuilding Fund and was first interviewed by UN News back in July 2022. The security situation has worsened in the Caribbean country since then. In the first three months of 2024, over 2,500 people have been killed or injured due to gang violence according…
