Islamabad (TW) __ On behalf of Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), we cordially invite members of the media to join us at the launch of The Digital Agriculture Consortium (DAC), which will gather digital agriculture input companies, mechanization services, digital service providers, financial services representatives, policymakers, and other relevant stakeholders. The event will held...
Washington, DC. July 29, 2024 (TW)__Raja Liaqat Kayani, the President of Kashmir House, Washington is resting at home after having gone through Coronary Angioplasty on Tuesday, July 23, 2024. His Cardiologist has provided him a thorough diagnosis of coronary artery disease (CAD); Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty and Coronary Artery Stents Placement. We were extremely delighted...
ISLAMABAD, (TW) __Pakistan is experiencing rapid urbanization, with projections suggesting that nearly half of its population will reside in urban areas by 2025. However, this urban growth is not being met with corresponding development. Issues such as inadequate planning, mismanagement, insufficient municipal services, lack of affordable housing, and substandard infrastructure are hindering economic growth and...
Islamabad (TW) – United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Pakistan, the German development cooperation and UNICEF in close collaboration with the Ministry of Climate Change and Environment Coordination and Ministry of Planning, Development and Special Initiatives hosted a workshop on Pakistan’s long-term vision for Low Emission Development Strategies (LT-LEDS). Attended by around 250 representatives from the...
Islamabad – The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has approved a US$ 9.8 million climate risk management initiative aimed at strengthening resilience to extreme climate in flood-prone districts in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province, to be implemented by the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) in collaboration with the Government of Pakistan. By strengthening the technical capacity...
Washington, DC. July 24, 2024.(TW) __The abrogation of article 370 and 35 A was an act of ultimate aggression and assault on the rights of the people of the State of Jammu & Kashmir. Such attempts are in open contravention of UN resolution #90 of 1951, #122 adopted on January 24, 1957; # 123 adopted...
-A man loved across all cultures-Community and religious leaders gathered to celebrate International Nelson Mandela Day 2024, shining the light on a man who fiercely believed in equality, justice and freedom for all. Imprisoned for 27 years for his beliefs, his mind never stopped working and planning for peace. On his release, he showed true...
Washington, D.C. July 14, 2024 (TW) __ An important meeting was held at the residence of Sardar Zarif Khan to discuss the possibility of holding a peaceful protest on August 5, 2024 – the day which cast ominous shadow to panic when Narendra Modi abrogated Article 370 & 35 A on August 5, 2019, a...
Washington, D.C. July 13h, 2024.(TW) __ Dr. Imtiaz Khan, Kashmiri American scholar said that on 13 July 1931, thousands of Kashmiris flocked to the central jail in Srinagar to see the trial of Abdul Qadeer. As the time for obligatory Zuhr prayer approached, a Kashmiri stood up to deliver the sermon to call the worshippers...
ISLAMABAD,(TW) : Reehana Rifat Raza, the Regional Director for the Asia and Pacific Division at the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) recently visited Pakistan to deepen IFAD’s existing partnership with the country and meet government counterparts, key development partners and the United Nations in Pakistan. A key objective of the visit was to explore new...
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