NOTE: (Road logistics — the movement of goods by road — is one of the missing links in Pakistan’s economic chain. It is a vital component that can connect Pakistan to Central Asia through road and rail networks, and further on to Europe, or via Iran to Turkey and beyond. Every stretch of land in...
Washington, (TW News) __ Presented herewith are the core points on Kashmir of Mowahid Hussain Shah during his keynote address on Kashmir in the greater Washington area, to mark the Black Day when, on October 27, 1947, India forcibly and illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir for the first time. Mowahid identified 3 key points: (1)...
Peshawar, (TW News) __ Under the European Union (EU) funded ‘Deliver Justice Project’, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) partnered with the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Bar Council (KPBC) and KP Judicial Academy (KPJA) to organize the province’s fifth annual Women Lawyers Conference in Peshawar. The conference brought together over 200 women lawyers from across KP, including...
Islamabad, (TW News) – United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) in collaboration with the Capital Development Authority (CDA) and Shehersaaz Pakistan, celebrated World Cities Day 2025 and the 65th Anniversary of Islamabad Master Plan. The theme for this year’s observance “People-Centered Smart Cities” emphasizes the importance of putting people at the heart of urban innovation....
Quetta, (TW New) – UNESCO, in collaboration with the School Education Department, Government of Balochistan, and the UNESCO International Institute for Educational Planning (IIEP) Paris, formally launched the Global Partnership for Education (GPE) System Capacity Grant (SCG) Programme in Balochistan. The initiative aims to strengthen institutional capacity and advance sector-wide reforms through the development of a comprehensive...
The World Health Organization is partnering with the Government of Pakistan to prepare a nationwide preventive campaign scheduled from 17 to 29 November 2025. Islamabad, (TW News) – The World Health Organization (WHO) is partnering with the Government of Pakistan to train over 140,000 health workers for the upcoming nationwide measles and rubella (MR) vaccination campaign...
Islamabad, (TW News) __ Pakistan — The Special Investment Facilitation Council (SIFC) welcomed a high-level delegation from the European Union (EU) to discuss enhanced economic cooperation and finalize plans for the upcoming Pakistan–EU Business Forum, which is expected to be held soon in Pakistan. The delegation was led by H.E. Raimundas Karoblis, Ambassador of the...
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) has emerged as one of the gravest global health threats of our time — silently spreading across human, animal, and environmental interfaces. In Pakistan, the situation has reached alarming levels, particularly in the livestock sector where the uncontrolled use of antibiotics in cattle, buffalo, sheep, and goats has become routine practice. The...
ISLAMABAD, (TW News) – 117.4 million women and men in Pakistan are engaged in unpaid care and domestic work — 66.7 million of them are women. As the world observes the International Day of Care and Support, the International Labour Organization (ILO) calls for stronger recognition of care work and coordinated action to ensure decent...
London, (Our Correspondent) __ The Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) through a UK based international law firm “33 Bedford Row Barrister’s Chambers” yesterday on October 29 has filed a petition against Indian government in United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (UNWGAD) challenging the arrest, unlawful conviction, partial court proceedings, the death penalty petition and...
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