ISLAMABAD: The Higher Education Commission (HEC), Research and Analysis Activities Wing held an interactive training on Pakistan Citizen Portal for focal persons of Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) at HEC Regional Centre, Peshawar on Thursday. As many as 50 focal persons from 38 KPK universities participated in the training. Dr. Iftikhar Hussain, […]

ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Climate Change, Malik Amin Aslam said Thursday that world was fast heading towards climate breakdown, if the global community failed to limit temperature rise to 1.5°C as agreed under the Paris climate pact. “Achieving the Paris climate goal of limiting warming since pre-industrial times to 1.5°C by […]

ISLAMABAD: Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) chief Hafiz Saad Hussain Rizvi was released from Kot Lakhpat jail in Lahore on Thursday. According to news reports quoting Kot Lakhpat Jail Superintendent Ijaz Asghar and TLP spokesperson Mufti Abid, Saad Hussain Rizvi had reached the TLP headquarters, Rehmatul Lil Alameen Mosque, after his release. Saad Hussain Rizvi has been […]

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has rejected its designation by the US amongst countries of particular concerns for religious freedom, terming it as arbitrary and selective assessment. At his weekly news briefing here on Thursday, Foreign Office Spokesperson Asim Iftikhar said the designation is completely against the realities on the ground and raises serious doubts about the credibility […]

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Railways Azam Swati has said that latest technology is being introduced to further improve the performance of Pakistan Railways. Talking to media persons here on Thursday, he stressed that the use of technology is important to uplift the state-owned enterprises. The Minister said under the dynamic leadership of Prime Minister Imran Khan, […]

ISLAMABAD: At the United Nations, Pakistan has said that it considers safety and security of its nuclear power plants and research reactors as a national responsibility. Commenting on the Vienna-IAEA’s annual report, Pakistan’s permanent representative at the United Nations Munir Akram said Pakistan has placed all of its nuclear power plants and research reactors under […]

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has called upon the international community to take immediate notice of the state-terrorism by India and hold it accountable for egregious human rights violations in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK). In a statement issued here on Thursday, Foreign Office spokesperson Asim Iftikhar said the recent killing spree of innocent Kashmiris by […]

ISLAMABAD: At the United Nations, Pakistan has called for lifting of unjustified freeze on Afghanistan’s assets to avert humanitarian disaster in that country. Pakistan’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Munir Akram told UN Security Council that 28 million Afghans are facing acute food insecurity. He said Afghanistan needs cash to revive the economy, pay […]