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Telenor Pakistan and UNICEF Advance Child Online Protection, Championing Safety in Pakistan’s Digital Space.
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Telenor Pakistan and UNICEF Advance Child Online Protection, Championing Safety in Pakistan’s Digital Space.

Islamabad, (TW News) – Telenor Pakistan and UNICEF jointly hosted the closing ceremony of their three-year partnership (2022–2025) dedicated to advancing child online protection. The event brought together representatives from government bodies including Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA), the National Commission on the Rights of Child (NCRC) and the National Cyber Security emergency Response Team, Cabinet Division (NCERT),...

Strengthening Social Protection for Nutrition: Governments and WFP gather in Pakistan for global learning.
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Strengthening Social Protection for Nutrition: Governments and WFP gather in Pakistan for global learning.

ISLAMABAD, (TW News) – Delegates from Bangladesh, Cambodia, Lao PDR, Nepal, Niger, Timor-Leste and Pakistan will exchange lessons, evidence and innovations to integrate nutrition effectively into national social protection systems. The dialogue aims to build shared commitment to making social protection policies and programmes more nutrition focused. Delegates will review practical examples, explore new approaches, and identify...

United Nations marks ’ 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence’ in Pakistan
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United Nations marks ’ 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence’ in Pakistan

Five events, coupled with ‘Seen & Unseen’ Art exhibition, alert on intensification of digital violence against women and girls ISLAMABAD, (TW NEWS) – Today, the United Nations in Pakistan marked the ’16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence’ by calling for urgent global action against digital violence during an event at Islamabad’s Pakistan National Council of Arts (PNCA)....

ILO and Health Services Academy Convene National Dialogue to Strengthen OSH for Quality Health Services
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ILO and Health Services Academy Convene National Dialogue to Strengthen OSH for Quality Health Services

The dialogue focused on strengthening service delivery systems, improving OSH practices, and enhancing coordination across ESSIs to better support insured workers and those who care for them. NATHIA GALI, (TW News) – Ensuring Pakistan’s workforce has access to quality, timely, and prevention-focused social security services requires stronger institutional coordination and a renewed focus on occupational...

USD 500K Funding from The Coca-Cola Foundation to UNOPS in Pakistan for a Plastic Waste Collection Project
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USD 500K Funding from The Coca-Cola Foundation to UNOPS in Pakistan for a Plastic Waste Collection Project

Islamabad, (TW News) – The Coca-Cola Foundation (TCCF) is supporting the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS), and International Labour Organization (ILO), to initiate a pilot project titled, ‘Sustainability & Decent Work in Pakistan’s PET* Recycling Value Chain’. The Foundation is providing USD 500K for the project that will be implemented in Islamabad Capital Territory...

Survey launched to determine exact number of animals in buffalo colony with support from DCFA
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Survey launched to determine exact number of animals in buffalo colony with support from DCFA

Karachi, (Special Correspondent) __ For the first time in the history of Bhains Colony, a transformative project is being launched that will not only reshape the local economy but also protect public health, the environment, and future generations. Supported jointly by the Asian Development Bank (ADB), Green Climate Fund (GCF), and the Government of Sindh,...

Hafiz Unib Rashid Offers Condolences to Chaudhry Shabbir on His Father’s Passing
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Hafiz Unib Rashid Offers Condolences to Chaudhry Shabbir on His Father’s Passing

Lahore, (Special Correspondent) — Hafiz Unib Rashid, Chairman of the Pak–Benelux Overseas Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Brussels, met with Chaudhry Shabbir, CEO of Bird & Poultries and Ahmed Poultry Trading Company, in Lahore to offer condolences on the passing of his father. Chaudhry Shabbir’s sons, Ahmed Shabbir and Ali Shabbir, were also present...

HIV infections rise in Pakistan; WHO and UNAIDS call to action
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HIV infections rise in Pakistan; WHO and UNAIDS call to action

On World AIDS Day, the World Health Organization, UNAIDS, and the Ministry of Health join hands to urge collective and individual action against a public health threat affecting 350,000 people in Pakistan – 80% of whom are unaware of their HIV status. Islamabad, (TW News) – On the occasion of World AIDS Day, the World Health...

Standing with Kashmir is more than compassion — it is a moral obligation: Dr. Ghulam Nabi Fai
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Standing with Kashmir is more than compassion — it is a moral obligation: Dr. Ghulam Nabi Fai

Islamabad, November 30, 2025 (TW News) __ An extraordinary and truly inspiring conference was organized by Voice of Justice in Kashmir (VOJIK) in Islamabad, Pakistan. It was not just another event — it was a moment of awakening. Diplomats, politicians, academics, intellectuals, human rights defenders, and university students gathered under one roof, united by a...

ISSI Launches Book on Post-5 August 2019 IIOJK
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ISSI Launches Book on Post-5 August 2019 IIOJK

Islamabad, (TW News) __ The India Study Centre at the Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad (ISSI) has launched its latest edited volume, titled: “The Kashmir Question in a Changing World – Beyond August 2019.” Featuring 12 chapters contributed by renowned academics and scholars from Pakistan, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, as well as abroad, the book...

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