Women in the Digital Economy Fund: USAID, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and Partners Launch WiDEF
NEW YORK, N.Y., March 12, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Women in the Digital Economy Fund (WiDEF), a five-year $60.5 million investment to accelerate progress on closing the global gender digital divide, announces its first call for applications with recorded remarks from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Administrator Samantha Power. Founded by USAID and […]
NDMA announces prize competitions for Pak Int’l Expo on Disaster Risk Reduction
ISLAMABAD: As part of Pakistan’s International Expo on Disaster Risk Reduction (PEDRR) 2024, the NDMA (National Disaster Management Authority) has announced a series of prize competitions open to students nationwide and will feature categories in paint…
21st death anniversary of classical singer Shahida Parveen observed
ISLAMABAD: The 21st death anniversary of famous classical singer Shahida Parveen was observed on Wednesday.Shahida Parveen was the daughter of famous singer Zahida Parveen. Apart from her mother, she learnt the art of music from Ustad Akhtar Hussain Kh…
Ahsan reviews progress of National Centers of Emerging Technologies at NUST
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Professor Ahsan Iqbal on Wednesday visited the National Center of Artificial Intelligence (NCAI) here at the National University of Science and Technology (NUST), Islamabad.T…
Second review of Stand-By Arrangement with IMF scheduled from tomorrow in Islamabad
ISLAMABAD: The second review of Stand-By Arrangement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is scheduled from tomorrow (Thursday) in Islamabad.This would be final review of Stand-By Arrangement and staff level agreement is expected after this appra…
Govt considering strategies to broaden tax base: Finance Minister
ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb has said the government is considering strategies to broaden the tax base by incorporating wholesale, retail, real estate and agriculture sectors into the tax framework.Chairing an introductory meeting wit…
NA passes resolution demanding verdict of ZAB case must be overturned
ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly resumed its session here at the Parliament House in Islamabad on Wednesday with Deputy Speaker Syed Ghulam Mustafa Shah in the chair.The House offered fateha for the departed souls of fishermen drowned in a recent incid…
Pakistan gets new Defence Minister
RAWALPINDI: Khawaja Muhammad Asif on Wednesday assumed charge as Minister for Defence and Defence Production.The Defence Minister was received by Secretary of Defence, Lieutenant General (R) Hamood uz Zaman Khan, at the Ministry of Defence here, a news…