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Threat to Asma’s life condemned

Lahore:People belonging to various sections of Pakistan’s civil society, express serious concern and alarm at the information-leak from a responsible and highly credible source that there is a serious threat to the life of the country’s leading human rights activist and one of the most influential leaders of the bar, ... Read More »

UN Human Rights chief Navi Pillay visits Pakistan

Islamabad:The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay today begins a four-day mission to Pakistan at the invitation of the Government. It is her first visit to the country since becoming High Commissioner in 2008. During the four-day mission, the UN human rights chief is due to meet Prime ... Read More »

Rehman Malik is no more Interior Minister

Islamabad:Supreme Court of Pakistan has suspended the membership of minister interior rehman Malik on the charge of dual nationality. In its brief decision the Supreme Court declared that at the time of contesting senate election rehman Malik was British National and was not eligible to contest election. The court said ... Read More »

Iranian signs MOU with PBIT

Lahore:In the efforts to boost bilateral and economic ties, the Punjab Government and Punjab Board of Investment & Trade signed MoUs for formalizing collaborative efforts to identify areas of common interests with the Iranian Province Fars and Trade Union of Shiraz Chamber of Commerce & Industries and Mines respectively. The ... Read More »

Saudi and Pakistani Security Officials clash

Islamabad: Saudi Military officer has badly clashed with Pakistani Airport security officer at Islamabad international airport tonight. Airport sources told that Saeed Alshehri bound for Riadh via Flight 732 was asked for security clearance by the Airport Security Force but the Saudi Military officer used offensive language against Pakistani security ... Read More »

“Afghanistan: the Way Ahead”

Canberra :The High Commissioner of Pakistan, His Excellency Abdul Malik Abdullah participated in a forum organized by “Forum Australia” at Taj Agra Restaurant, Canberra under the theme “Afghanistan: the Way Ahead”. The other participants, who spoke at the forum were His Excellency Nasir Ahmad Andisha, Ambassador of Afghanistan, Ms. Karen ... Read More »

UN secretary general message on world no tobacco day

Islamabad(UNInformation Centre):The World Health Organization (WHO) has selected “tobacco industry interference” as the theme of the 2012 World No Tobacco Day, which will take place on Thursday, 31 May 2012. Tobacco use is one of the leading preventable causes of death. The global tobacco epidemic kills nearly 6 million people ... Read More »

PakIndia friendship can bring peace in region:Shahbaz Sharif

Lahore:Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif has said that good neighborly relations will have to be promoted for a durable peace in South Asia. He said that there is a need to create an atmosphere of tolerance and peaceful coexistence for rooting out poverty and ignorance from this region so ... Read More »

Pakistan is second home of Iranians:Governor Khorasan

Lahore:An 8-member delegation led by Deputy Governor, Khorasan, Iran, Dr. Abbas Nianid called on Senior Advisor to Chief Minister Sardar Zulfiqar Ali Khan Khosa at 90-Shahrah-e-Quaid-e-Azam, here today. Discussing matters of mutual interest, Governor Khorasan said that both the Islamic countries are bound together in close fraternal ties and by promoting ... Read More »

Environmental friendly behaviors among children is needed:UNESCO

Karachi:UN-Habitat in collaboration with UNESCO held an advocacy seminar on ‘Health Schools-Healthy Settlements’ to encourage healthy hygiene practices among children in schools. The objective of the event was to empower informal settlements and strengthen the capacity of schools in promoting behavioral change. The seminar focused on empowering children and schools ... Read More »

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