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 environmental sustainability in Pakistani cities....
A special luncheon in Pfaffstätt by Pakistani businessman C.H Ghulam Mustafa Gujjar in honor of Pakistani H E Ambassador Muhammad Kamran Akhtar.
VIENNA : Pakistani Ambassador to Austria Muhammad Kamran Akhtar says that Pakistanis living abroad have a hearty attachment to the country and nation and are playing their full role. On Saturday, July 26, 2024, Ambassador of Pakistan Muhammad Kamran Akhtar, Town Mayor Wolfgang Gerner of Pfaffstätt and the Pakistani community visited the Gujjar House on behalf of Chaudhry Ghulam Mustafa...
UNDP and key stakeholders pave Pakistan’s path to a low-emission future
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 public, private, academic, and development...
GREEN CLIMATE FUND APPROVES WFP’S US$ 9.8 MILLION PROJECT TO BUILD CLIMATE RESILIENCE IN PAKISTAN
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 of the public sector in...
Kashmiri Americans will protest at Times Square, NY on August 4, 2024
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 on February 21, 1957, and...
Nelson Mandela Day Celebration 2024 – honouring the father of Peace in South Africa
-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 forgiveness for his oppressors and...
Peaceful protest to be organized in Washington
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 decision which was rejected not...
H E Ambassador Mohammad Kamran Akhtar, the new ambassador of Pakistan posted to Austria and Slovakia.
VIENNA : H E Ambassador Mohammad Kamran Akhtar, the new ambassador of Pakistan posted to Austria and Slovakia addressed the Pakistani community on Friday, July 12, at 5:00 pm at the Embassy of Pakistan in Vienna. Embassy of Pakistan Head of Chancery Mr Adeal Ahmed Khan Afridi, Pakistan Community Affairs Counselor Shehzad Saleem, Counselor Mohammad Ammar and staff of Embassy...
Global Kashmiri Diaspora will observe July 13th as the Martyrs Day
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 (Adhan). The Dogra governor, Raizada...
IFAD Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific visits Pakistan
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 opportunities for IFAD and Pakistan...