Syed Ali Nawaz Gilani. Pakistan stands at the threshold of a promising future, poised to unlock new avenues of growth and opportunity through the adoption of diversified development strategies and strengthened cooperation with China. This collaborative approach not only heralds a brighter tomorrow but also underscores the resilience and potential of the bilateral partnership between…
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 : The frequency of high-severity incidents with direct human involvement exceeded two per day in 2023, according to the Kaspersky Managed Detection and Response (MDR) team. In the latest MDR Analyst Report, they observed this trend across all industries with financial, IT, government, and industrial sectors at the top of the list.According to the…
Islamabad: Ipsos Pakistan has launched a survey titled ‘Pakistan Cigarette Market Assessment 2024’ in Islamabad. The report presents a comprehensive survey of more than 1,000 retail outlets in four provinces of Pakistan, including urban and rural areas. Key findings indicate significant changes in market dynamics, including a projected decline in the market share of legal…
Lahore: Regal Automobiles Industries Ltd., a leading automobile manufacturing company in Pakistan. (RAIL) announces a strategic partnership with TPL Insurance, known for its innovative insurance solutions.The signing ceremony strengthens the alliance between the two organizations and paves the way for important proposals in the automotive and insurance industries. As part of this partnership, customers can…
Islamabad: Polio eradication is a global vaccination success story. The disease, which can cause disability or death, occurs mainly in children and is endemic only in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Dr. Shahzad Baig, National Coordinator of Pakistan’s Polio Eradication Program, is on the front lines of eradicating it.In 2019, polio killed or maimed 147 people in…
ISLAMABAD: The federal government has launched a national program to eradicate PPR disease in sheep and goats with the support of the provincial governments, Federal Minister for Food Security Rana Tanveer Hussain said on Monday.The PPR, also called ‘Goat Plague’, is an acute, highly contagious and transboundary viral disease of sheep and goats which causes…
ISLAMABAD: A high-powered Federal Committee on Agriculture (FCA) mandated to oversee strategic measures for ensuring food security in the country, held its meeting under the chairmanship of Rana Tanveer Hussain, Federal Minister for National Food Security & Research.Besides the participations of senior officers of the Ministry of National Food Security & Research, the meeting was…
H.E. Jemal Beker Abdula, Special Envoy and Ambassador of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia to the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, along with Coordinator to the Prime Minister of Pakistan on Climate Change with status of Federal Minister H.E. Romina Khurshid Alam on Tuesday launched the “Ethio-Pakistan Fraternity Under Green Legacy” initiative of Ethiopia’s PM…
ISLAMABAD: For the first time in Pakistan, the Digital Development Index (DDI) has entered the digital development category with an average of 0.205 in the Pakistan National Human Development Report (NHDR), which measures the progress of digital development in Pakistan’s provinces and districts. 2023/2024 ‘Digitalisation for Growth: Access, Adopt, Expect, Accelerate’ launched today. The report…
