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26 new vaccination centres will serve 750 000 people in underserved areas of Pakistan
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26 new vaccination centres will serve 750 000 people in underserved areas of Pakistan

Islamabad, 23 May 2025, (TW) – The World Health Organization (WHO), in partnership with the Government of Pakistan, has built 13 prefabricated vaccination centres and initiated the procurement process to deliver 13 additional facilities­ in underserved areas across the country. Together, the centres will serve a population of over 750 000 people.  The 26 centres –...

Security Council Press Statement on Terrorist Attack in Pakistan
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Security Council Press Statement on Terrorist Attack in Pakistan

The members of the Security Council condemned in the strongest terms the heinous and cowardly terrorist attack on a school bus in Khuzdar, Balochistan province, Pakistan, on 21 May 2025. This reprehensible act of terrorism resulted in the grievous loss of at least 6 Pakistani nationals including 4 school going children along with 53 injured,...

World Health Assembly adopts historic Pandemic Agreement to make the world more equitable and safer from future pandemics
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World Health Assembly adopts historic Pandemic Agreement to make the world more equitable and safer from future pandemics

Geneva, Switzerland/Islamabad, Pakistan, (TW) __ Member States of the World Health Organization (WHO) today formally adopted by consensus the world’s first Pandemic Agreement. The landmark decision by the 78th World Health Assembly culminates more than three years of intensive negotiations launched by governments in response to the devastating impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, and driven...

FAO Signs LoAs with Taraqee Foundation and Islamic Relief Pakistan Under EU-Funded RBWRP to Enhance Community Mobilization and Promote Sustainable Resource Management in Balochistan
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FAO Signs LoAs with Taraqee Foundation and Islamic Relief Pakistan Under EU-Funded RBWRP to Enhance Community Mobilization and Promote Sustainable Resource Management in Balochistan

Islamabad, May 21, 2025 – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations has formalized two strategic partnerships with Taraqee Foundation and Islamic Relief Pakistan under the European Union (EU) funded Revival of Balochistan Water Resources Programme (RBWRP). These collaborations aim to strengthen community mobilization and deepen local support of sustainable water, agriculture, and livestock...

Echoes of War: Why South Asia Can’t Afford Another Conflict
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Echoes of War: Why South Asia Can’t Afford Another Conflict

Between two nuclear-armed states, the only triumphant is death. The recent four-day military escalation along the Line of Control and international borders between Pakistan and India brought the region to the edge of catastrophe, only narrowly defused by urgent U.S. mediation. Yet, the ceasefire is no guarantee of peace. As nationalist fervor and religious extremism...

78th World Health Assembly: Pakistan receives recognition for its contribution to global health
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78th World Health Assembly: Pakistan receives recognition for its contribution to global health

Geneva/Islamabad,19 May 2025,(TW) __  Pakistan was one of the countries that received recognition for outstanding achievements in global health in 2024 – particularly for the elimination of trachoma – during the 78th World Health Assembly taking place in Geneva, Switzerland, from 19 to 27 May. The World Health Organization (WHO) praised Pakistan for being one of...

Stakeholder consultation on draft national fisheries and aquaculture policy 2025–2035 held in Peshawar
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Stakeholder consultation on draft national fisheries and aquaculture policy 2025–2035 held in Peshawar

Peshawar, 20 May 2025, (TW) – Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations, in collaboration with The Ministry of Maritime Affairs (MoMA), organized a provincial stakeholder consultation workshop on the draft National Fisheries and Aquaculture Policy 2025–2035 at the FAO Khyber Pakhtunkhwa office in Peshawar. The consultation aimed to gather feedback from provincial...

Kashmir Institute of International Relations Condemns Revocation of OCI Card of Prof. Natasha Koul – A Deliberate Silencing of Dissent
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Kashmir Institute of International Relations Condemns Revocation of OCI Card of Prof. Natasha Koul – A Deliberate Silencing of Dissent

Islamabad -May 20, 2025,TW) – The Kashmir Institute of International Relations (KIIR) vehemently condemns the Government of India’s decision to revoke the Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) card of UK-based Kashmiri Pandit scholar and human rights defender, Prof. Natasha Koul. This action represents a blatant attempt to silence a critical voice speaking truth to power...

Man Behind the Gun Matters:Pakistan’s skilled Pilots outperforming india’s advanced jets amid limited resources
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Man Behind the Gun Matters:Pakistan’s skilled Pilots outperforming india’s advanced jets amid limited resources

While India invests heavily in advanced jets, Pakistan’s focus on training highly Skilled pilots has allowed the Pakistan Air Force to outmaneuver its Technologically superior neighbor, proving that the “man behind the gun” remains The critical factor in modern air combat. In the age of modern war, in which technological prowess comes to the foreground,...

FAO and CESVI sign partnership agreement with AICS to launch €4 Million climate resilience project in Sindh
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FAO and CESVI sign partnership agreement with AICS to launch €4 Million climate resilience project in Sindh

Islamabad, May 19, 2025 – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and CESVI signed a partnership agreement on Friday to officially launch the RAFAA: Resilience & Adaptation by Fostering Anticipatory Action project in Sindh, Pakistan. Funded by the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation (AICS), the €4 million initiative aims to strengthen...

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