PAKISTAN NEWS

China Pakistan Study Centre (CPSC) at the Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad (ISSI) organised the inaugural ceremony of ‘China Corner’ at the ISSI Library. The event was graced by Ambasasdor Syed Tariq Fatemi, Special Assistant to Prime Minister/Minister of State (Foreign Affairs), as Chief Guest. Ambassador Khalil Hashmi, Ambassador of Pakistan to China, and Mr. Shi Yuanqiang, Deputy Head of Mission at Embassy of China in Pakistan, attended as Guests of Honour. The event was attended by prominent members of diplomatic community, bureaucracy, civil society and the media. This is the first ever ‘China Corner’ to be established in a think-tank in Pakistan. In his welcome address, Ambassador Sohail Mahmood highlighted that ISSI has been serving as an important hub for research on China...

Federal Minister for Interior Mohsin Naqvi has inaugurated the state-of-the-art Immigration and Passports Headquarters and Islamabad Regional Passport Office for the facilitation of the citizens. While addressing this ceremony, he announced that the Islamabad Regional Passport Office will remain open 24/7. Interior Minister stated that there are 14 NADRA Mega Centers in various cities across the country, passport counters will also be made functional at these centres to facilitate the public . He added that model centers for passports will also be established in Karachi and Lahore. He also highlighted that the backlog of passports has been completely eliminated across the country , and citizens will now receive their passports within the stipulated time. He congratulated the DG Passports a...

22 December 2024, Islamabad( Ghufran) : Journalists are at core of all activities of Pakistan National Heart Association. PANAH organized a free health festival for journalists and their families.This festival was organized on 22 December at National Press club Islamabad. In thi free medical camp (health fair), doctors from all departments examined the patients for free, all necessary medical tests were conducted for free and necessary medicines were provided for free.PANAH president and well-known cardiac surgeon Major General (retd) Dr. Masood ur Rahman Kayani and Secretary General Panah Sanaullah Ghumman Executive Vice President Colonel Shakeel Mirza, president president islamabad press club, president RIUJ and National Press Club played an important role in decorating the festi...

20 December 2024, Beijing (Kamran Raja) : Pakistan Embassy in Beijing hosted today the inaugural China-Pakistan Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Forum as a ground-breaking initiative to promote bilateral cooperation in education and human resource development. Titled as “Fostering a Skilled Workforce: Forging a Brighter Future,” the Forum brought together policy makers, high-level government officials, renowned TVET service-providers, representatives of enterprises and leadership of technical and vocational institutes from across the breadth of China.The keynote speakers included Mr Jia Peng, Deputy Director General of the Department of International Cooperation and Exchanges, Ministry of Education; Mr Xu Yan, Deputy Director General of China People’s Association ...