Category: Islamabad

Africa a significant role to play in driving inclusive growth globally, Amb Karmoune Islamabad : The African Missions in Pakistan, in collaboration with the Centre for Afghanistan, Middle East & Africa (CAMEA) at the Institute of Strategic Studies (ISSI), organized a Round Table Discussion on African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA).The Speakers included: Dean of...

Joint Statement on the 2023 Pakistan-U.S. Health Dialogue Islalmabad : The United States and Pakistan held the second stand-alone U.S.-Pakistan Health Dialogue chaired by Abdul Qadir Patel, Federal Minister for National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination and Isobel Coleman, Deputy Administrator, USAID. Pakistan and the United States affirmed their mutual commitment to continue close partnership...

TAPI to further strengthen energy security of Pakistan and region Islamabad : A high ranking Turkmenistan delegation headed by Mr. Maksat Babayev, State Minister and Head of TurkmenGaz called on Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif.Welcoming the delegation, the Prime Minister said Pakistan and Turkmenistan enjoy brotherly relations underpinned by common history, culture and religion. The...

PAKISTAN NAVY OBSERVES WORLD OCEANS DAY Karachi : Pakistan Navy celebrated World Oceans Day to focus the maintenance and development of the oceans and coastal areas. Oceans are very important for mankind as these are major source of sustenance of life on earth and act as lungs to our planet as they provide more than...

Clean and healthy food is the basic right of every citizen-Ahsan Zafar Bakhtawari ISLAMABAD : President Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry Ahsan Zafar Bakhtawari has said that clean and healthy food is the basic right of every citizen, World Food Safety Day draws our attention to providing healthy food to citizens. Nutrition and food security are...

Minister commerace attends Commonwealth Trade Ministers’ Meeting, advocates for equitable access to development LONDON : Leading the Pakistani delegation, Federal Minister for Commerce Syed Naveed Qamar emphasized the importance of fair access to development for all member nations during the meeting.The discussions addressed significant trade and development issues affecting Pakistan and other Commonwealth countries. Expressing...

World Environment Day 2023‘Solutions to Plastic Waste’ Islamabad : World Environment Day marks its 50th Anniversary this year (2023) and in the 5 decades the day has grown to be one of the largest global platforms for environmental outreach. This year Theme for World Environment Day was ‘Solutions to plastic pollution’[1]. Plastic pollution is a...

Seeks Sister-State Agreement for tapping existing potential. Masood Khan for greater trade ties, people to people linkages with Texans Washington DC : “Sister State-Province Agreement between Texas and one of the province of Pakistan would be instrumental in tapping the existing potential of trade and commerce and promoting people to people exchanges,” said Pakistan’s Ambassador...

Embracing Cloud Technology for Digital Transformation Islamabad : SAP has partnered with International Packaging Films Limited (IPAK) to shift all its data on to cloud computing, deploying state-of-the-art cloud computing SAP software, S/4HANA Cloud solution, a market leading intelligent ERP solution for cloud computing. SAP in collaboration with Abacus Consulting, which is also SAP’s global...

Senate Standing Committee on Human Rights, Deliberates on Crucial Legislative Matters and Humanitarian Concerns Islamabad : The Senate Standing Committee on Human Rights, chaired by Senator Walid Iqbal, convened a session to address pressing issues concerning the rights of children and a matter of public importance related to a tragic incident. The committee members engaged...