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وزیراعظم کی ایران کے سپریم لیڈر سپریم لیڈر آیت اللہ امام خامنہ ای سے ملاقات
22May By The Pakistan TimesNo Comments
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وزیراعظم کی ایران کے سپریم لیڈر سپریم لیڈر آیت اللہ امام خامنہ ای سے ملاقات

وزیراعظم کی ایران کے سپریم لیڈر سپریم لیڈر آیت اللہ امام خامنہ ای سے ملاقاتوزیر اعظم محمد شہباز شریف نے ایران کے سپریم لیڈر، رہبر انقلاب اسلامی آیت اللہ امام خامنہ ای سے آج تہران میں ملاقات کی۔ سپریم لیڈر سے ملاقات کے دوران وزیراعظم نے صدر رئیسی اور ان کے ساتھیوں کے المناک انتقال پر تعزیت کا اظہار کیا۔ وزیر اعظم نے کہا کہ صدر رئیسی ایک وژنری رہنما تھے جنہوں نے اپنے ملک اور اپنے لوگوں کی خدمت کے لیے ثابت قدمی کا مظاہرہ کیا۔ مرحوم صدر رئیسی کے اپریل 2024 میں دورہء پاکستان کو یاد کرتے ہوئے، وزیر اعظم نے پاکستان ایران دوطرفہ تعلقات کو مزید مضبوط بنانے میں ان کے قابل تعریف کردار کو اجاگر کیا۔ وزیراعظم نے کہا ہم پاک ایران تعلقات کو مزید مستحکم کرنے اور دو طرفہ تجارت کو بڑھانے کے حوالے سے مرحوم ایرانی صدر کے ویژن کو جاری رکھیں گے۔ وزیراعظم نے تاریخ کے اس نازک موڑ پر اپنے ایرانی بھائیوں اور ...
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Remarks by U.S. Ambassador Blome at the Investment Roadshow by USAID Pakistan Private Sector Energy Activity
22May By The Pakistan TimesNo Comments
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Remarks by U.S. Ambassador Blome at the Investment Roadshow by USAID Pakistan Private Sector Energy Activity

Remarks by U.S. Ambassador Blome at the Investment Roadshow by USAID Pakistan Private Sector Energy Activity Assalaam-o-Alaikum and Good Morning! It's with great pleasure that I welcome you all here today to the second Cleantech Sector Investment Road Show organized by the USAID Pakistan Private Sector Energy project. Since our last roadshow in Karachi in May of 2023, we have mobilized over $30 million in new cleantech investments, which promise significant improvements in Pakistan's energy market. As you just heard, more encouraging developments are on the horizon. Amid shared global challenges such as climate change, resource scarcity, and environmental degradation, Pakistan’s cleantech sector stands out as an example of real innovation.  This sector is vital for creating sustainable...
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Role of Social Media Influencers for Public Health, PANAH Conducts Training Session in Murree
22May By The Pakistan TimesNo Comments
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Role of Social Media Influencers for Public Health, PANAH Conducts Training Session in Murree

More than 2100 die daily in Pakistan due to NCDs. Major causes of NCDs is use of Ultra-Processed Products. Ultra-processed foods are often very high in sugary, salt or trans-fats. Sweet beverages stand out as the primary source of sugar intake in our diet. Pakistan holds the top position globally in terms of the highest prevalence ratio of the diabetes with 33 million people living with diabetes. Approximately 1100 deaths in Pakistan are linked to diabetes and its complications daily. Without swift and decisive action, the number of individuals with diabetes is projected to reach 62 million by 2045. Implementing evidence –based policies, such as increasing taxes on UPPs can effectively reduce consumption and mitigate associated chronic diseases. In response to the alarming rise of obesity ...
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غیر متعدی بیماریوں کی وجہ بننے والے الٹرا پراسیسیڈ فوڈز اور میٹھے مشروبات پر ٹیکسوں میں اضافے کے لیے پناہ کا مری میں سوشل میڈیا انفلوئنسرز کے لیے تربیتی سیشن کا انعقاد
22May By The Pakistan TimesNo Comments
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غیر متعدی بیماریوں کی وجہ بننے والے الٹرا پراسیسیڈ فوڈز اور میٹھے مشروبات پر ٹیکسوں میں اضافے کے لیے پناہ کا مری میں سوشل میڈیا انفلوئنسرز کے لیے تربیتی سیشن کا انعقاد

 پاکستان دنیا بھر میں ذیابیطس کے سب سے زیادہ پھیلاؤ کے تناسب سرفہرست ہے جہاں 33 ملین افراد ذیابیطس میں مبتلا ہیں۔ پاکستان میں روزانہ تقریباً 1100 اموات ذیابیطس اور اس کی پیچیدگیوں سے ہوتی ہیں۔ اگر فوری اور فیصلہ کن پالیسی ایکشن نہ لیا گیاتو 2045 تک ذیابیطس کے شکار افراد کی تعداد 62 ملین تک پہنچنے کا امکان ہے۔ دوسری غیر متعدی بیماریاں بھی پاکستان میں بہت تیزی سے پھیل رہی ہیں۔ الٹرا پروسیسڈ کھانوں میں اکثرچینی، نمک یا ٹرانس فیٹس کی مقدار بہت زیادہ ہوتی ہے۔ میٹھے مشروبات ہماری خوراک میں چینی کا سب سے بڑا زریعہ ہیں جن کے ایک چھوٹے گلاس میں 7سے 8چمچ چینی موجود ہوتی ہے۔ دنیا کے بہت سے ممالک نے ان مضر صحت خوراک میں کمی کے لیے میٹھے مشروبات اور الٹرا پراسیسڈ فوڈز پر  ٹیکس میں اضافہ کیا جس سے نہ صرف ان کے استعمال میں کمی آئی گی  بلکہ بیماریوں میں بھی کمی آئیگی۔   پاکستان نیشنل ہارٹ ایسوسی ایشن  بہ...
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ISSI hosts Roundtable with SAARC Secretary General on “Prospects and Challenges of Regional Cooperation in South Asia”
21May By The Pakistan TimesNo Comments
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ISSI hosts Roundtable with SAARC Secretary General on “Prospects and Challenges of Regional Cooperation in South Asia”

ISSI hosts Roundtable with SAARC Secretary General on “Prospects and Challenges of Regional Cooperation in South Asia”The India Study Centre at the Institute of Strategic Studies, Islamabad (ISSI) organized a Roundtable Discussion, titled “Prospects and Challenges of Regional Cooperation in South Asia”, with Ambassador Golam Sarwar, Secretary General of South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC). The event was attended by diplomats, academics, practitioners, and researchers of various Islamabad-based think-tanks and Universities.DG ISSI Ambassador Sohail Mahmood delivered welcome remarks.During the Roundtable discussion, the importance of SAARC for the region was highlighted by the participants. It was noted that SAARC is a people-centric organization. It has pl...
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Federal Minister of Religious Affairs meeting with Saudi Minister of Hajj
21May By The Pakistan TimesNo Comments
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Federal Minister of Religious Affairs meeting with Saudi Minister of Hajj

Federal Minister of Religious Affairs meeting with Saudi Minister of HajjFederal Minister of Religious Affairs Chaudhry Salik Hussain met with Saudi Minister of Hajj and Umrah Dr. Tawfiq bin Fawzan Al-Rabiyyah. In the meeting, there was a detailed discussion regarding bilateral relations and arrangements for Hajj 2024. Additional Secretary Dr. Attaur Rehman and DG Haj Abdul Wahab Soomro also participated in the meeting. Federal Minister Chaudhry Salik Hussain is grateful for the excellent support of the Saudi government for providing services to Hajj. He said the ongoing reforms of the Saudi government are exemplary for Hajj. There is positive progress regarding the new Pakistan House in Makkah and Madinah.Federal Minister for Religious Affairs said Saudi companies responsible...
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SAARC Secretary General Calls on the Prime Minister of Pakistan
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SAARC Secretary General Calls on the Prime Minister of Pakistan

SAARC Secretary General Calls on the Prime Minister of PakistanH.E. Mr. Muhammad Golam Sarwar, Secretary General, South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC), who is on his maiden visit to Pakistan, paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif, today.The Prime Minister congratulated Amb. Golam Sarwar on his appointment as the 15th Secretary General of SAARC. He hoped that the Secretary General would play his due role to revitalize the organization.Noting that the Secretary General belonged to Bangladesh, the Prime Minister conveyed his warm wishes for the Prime Minister of Bangladesh and said that Pakistan desired to strengthen its bilateral ties with Bangladesh.In the regional context, the Prime Minister underscored that the SAARC had immen...
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Foreign Minister of Türkiye met with Prime Minister of Pakistan
20May By The Pakistan TimesNo Comments
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Foreign Minister of Türkiye met with Prime Minister of Pakistan

Foreign Minister of Türkiye met with Prime Minister of PakistanThe Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Türkiye, H.E. Hakan Fidan, called on Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif in Islamabad today.While underscoring the special bonds of brotherhood between Pakistan and Türkiye, the Prime Minister expressed satisfaction over the positive momentum in bilateral relationship. He reaffirmed Pakistan’s firm commitment to further expansion of bilateral cooperation between the two brotherly countries, in all areas of mutual interest, including trade, investment, technology and defence.Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said the current level of bilateral trade is not commensurate with the existing bilateral ties. He emphasized to undertake concerted efforts for achieving the b...
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Mohsin Naqvi orders crackdown against encroachments in Capital
18May By The Pakistan TimesNo Comments
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Mohsin Naqvi orders crackdown against encroachments in Capital

Federal Minister for Interior Mohsin Naqvi on Saturday ordered a crackdown against the encroachments in Islamabad. He directed the Capital Development Authority (CDA) staff to remove and eliminate all encroachments without discrimination and without accepting any pressures from anywhere.He ordered Islamabad administration, CDA and police to conduct joint operation against the encroachment. Chairman CDA and Chief Commissioner Islamabad Muhammad Ali Randhawa immediately took action on the direction of the federal minister and launched an operation against encroachments in Islamabad. The authorities demolished enchroachments of Raja Gulfraz Farm in Sangjani Sasing and sealed another factory. The farmhouse was built illegally by constructing 10 rooms on 24 kanal area The Islamabad administ...
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Federal Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi Visits at the Embassy of Saudi Arabia
18May By The Pakistan TimesNo Comments
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Federal Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi Visits at the Embassy of Saudi Arabia

Federal Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi Visits at the Embassy of Saudi ArabiaFederal Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi met with the Ambassador of Saudi Arabia. Ambassador of Saudi Arabia Nawaf bin Saeed Ahmed Al-Maliki welcomed Federal Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi.Matters of mutual interest Discussion on Pak-Saudi relations and increasing cooperation in various fields. Assurance of full support of the ambassador of Saudi Arabia for the improvement of Islamabad Police. Federal Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi thanked the Ambassador of Saudi Arabia for arranging accommodation for the FC personals.The visit of Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman to Pakistan also discussed.The meeting also discussed travel documents for Burma Muslims.Mohsin Naqvi said the historic...
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