Dr. Khalil Ahmad DogarIn Pakistan, the specter of corporal punishment continues to haunt the very spaces meant to nurture and educate our future generations: schools and homes. As renowned child rights activist Kailash Satyarthi aptly emphasizes, every child deserves a childhood devoid of fear and violence. Yet, the reality in Pakistan paints a starkly different…
ISLAMABAD: Pakistani universities and higher educational institutions gathered to deliberate on Food Systems and the Food Systems Transformation into the curriculum of Pakistan universities related to the agriculture and food sciences.The National Agriculture Education Accreditation Council (NAEAC), Higher Education Commission (HEC) in collaboration with the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) organized a National Consultation…
Lahore: Our Aim Foundation, a humanitarian organization dedicated to alleviating hunger and poverty, has undertaken a significant initiative to support vulnerable communities in Tharparkar, Pakistan. In response to the dire conditions faced by many families in the region, Our Aim Foundation has conducted a comprehensive ration drive, providing essential food items during Ramazan to 400…
Senior journalist and Rawalpindi Islamabad Union of Journalists (RIUJ) Secretary General Dr Furqan Rao was attacked in his office by a large group of people allegedly associated with local tea merchant Rana Imran Latif, following recent elections to a union at the Associated Press of Pakistan. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate,…
Islamabad: The President of the World Federation of Medical Education (WFME), Mr. Ricardo León-Bórquez, called on the Federal Secretary of the Ministry of National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination (NHSR&C), Iftikhar Ali Shallwani and the President of the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PM&DC), Dr. Rizwan Taj to discuss the challenges faced by Pakistani medical…
Islamabad: Dear Grand Mufti of the Islamic Community of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Dr. Husein ef Kavazovic, invited Professor Dr. Samina Malik, Chancellor of the International Islamic University, Islamabad to her office in the university’s new campus. During the meeting, issues related to the expansion of bilateral educational ties between the IIUI and the universities of…
Major General (Ret) Rehmat Khan, president of Al-Shifa Trust, said on Monday that cornea donations have the potential to give new life to thousands of people as nine thousand people were on the trust’s waiting list for corneas. transplantation. He noted that the trust receives 800 cornea donations annually and has increased its capacity accordingly….
President Al-Shifa Trust (AST) Eye Hospital Maj. Gen. (Retd) Rehmat Khan on Monday said that diabetes is becoming more and more common in Pakistan, which is one of the primary reasons for vision problems. Recent reports suggest that every fourth person in the country has diabetes, and 25 percent of them do not know they…
ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Minister for Health Dr Nadeem Jan has emphasised the need for adopting an approach based on human development to fully exploit the development potential of Pak-China cooperation in diverse fields.The caretaker federal minister was addressing a round-table discussion titled “China Economic Development: Opportunities for Pakistan” organised by CGTN URDU at a local hotel…
Islamabad: COMSATS University Islamabad (CUI) and D-8 International University (D-8 IU), Iran, signed an MoU already authorized by the Federal Cabinet of Pakistan to enhance their collaboration in joint academic and research activities including exchange of faculty, researchers, students, staff, scholarships, training courses for the development of faculty and administrative staff, joint training programs, convening…
