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UN Resident Coordinator in Pakistan meeting with Prime Minister of Pakistan
14Feb By The Pakistan TimesNo Comments
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UN Resident Coordinator in Pakistan meeting with Prime Minister of Pakistan

February 14, 2025 Islamabad (Kamran Raja): The UN Resident Coordinator in Pakistan, Mr. Mohamed Yahya, paid a courtesy call on the Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif today. During the meeting, the Prime Minister appreciated the important work being carried out by the UN Country Team in Pakistan, and emphasised the need to further strengthen collaboration with the United Nations in the areas of sustainable development and climate change. The Prime Minister conveyed his warm regards for UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres, while fondly recalling his strong leadership in galvanising global support for Pakistan during the 2022 floods. He reaffirmed Pakistan’s strong political commitment to advancing the objective of combating climate change in close collaboration and partnership w...
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At IPU Hearing, Pakistan Calls for Greater Parliamentary Role in Advancing SDGs
14Feb By The Pakistan TimesNo Comments
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At IPU Hearing, Pakistan Calls for Greater Parliamentary Role in Advancing SDGs

United Nations, February 13, 2025(Ghufran):Pakistan has highlighted the need for a greater role of parliaments in advocating for legislative policies that advance the SDGs, ensure evidence-based and transparent budget allocations; and provide accountability for government-led policy implementation. Making a national statement on the subject of “the Deep Challenge of the SDGs: Mobilizing political will” during the Inter-Parliamentary Union Hearing at the UN headquarters today, Senator Mohammad Abdul Qadir said that poverty and hunger are on the rise and developing countries are suffering from the triple crises of food, fuel and finance. He said that the adverse impacts of climate change are compounding these difficulties. “Indeed, the 2030 Agenda is an agenda in ‘peril’,” he said....
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At UNSC, Pakistan Demands a Viable Roadmap to Address Political & Humanitarian Crisis in Yemen
14Feb By The Pakistan TimesNo Comments
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At UNSC, Pakistan Demands a Viable Roadmap to Address Political & Humanitarian Crisis in Yemen

United Nations, February 13, 2025(Ghufran) :Pakistan has called for a viable roadmap leading to a nationwide ceasefire, and a structured political process, one which is also capable of addressing critical economic and humanitarian challenges facing Yemen, warning that the resumption of military operations will further exacerbate the conflict. In a UN Security Council briefing on Yemen today, Ambassador Munir Akram, Pakistan’s Permanent Representative to the UN, said that the ongoing conflict in Yemen has emerged as a multidimensional crisis with global implications. He said that the efforts needed to be accelerated to address the various facets of this crisis through effective diplomacy and a collective response. While welcoming the release of the crew of the Galaxy leader, the Pakis...
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Signing/Exchange Ceremony of Memorandums of Understanding and Agreements between Turkey and Pakistan
13Feb By The Pakistan TimesNo Comments
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Signing/Exchange Ceremony of Memorandums of Understanding and Agreements between Turkey and Pakistan

13 February 2025, Islamabad (Kamran Raja): The President of Turkey His Excellency Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and the Prime Minister of Pakistan Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif attended, and 24 MOUs were signed. 1: Joint Declaration to the Seventh Session of the Turkey-Pakistan High-Level Strategic Cooperation Council 2: Declaration of Memorandum of Understanding between Export Credit Bank of Turkey and Export-Import Bank of Pakistan 3: Memorandum of Understanding between the Central Bank of Turkey and the State Bank of Pakistan in the field of technical cooperation 4: Joint Ministerial Statement regarding the Agreement to Enhance Trade in Goods 5: Memorandum of Understanding regarding Cooperation in Industrial Property 6: Memorandum of Understanding regarding Digitization of Verifi...
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Pakistan and Hungary have vast potential of enhancing connectivity for trade linkage in the region, saying NA Speaker
13Feb By The Pakistan TimesNo Comments
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Pakistan and Hungary have vast potential of enhancing connectivity for trade linkage in the region, saying NA Speaker

Islamabad, 12th February 2025(Kamran Raja): Speaker National Assembly of Pakistan, Sardar Ayaz Sadiq, has said that Pakistan and Hungary enjoy cordial and longstanding relations founded on shared democratic values. He underscored the immense potential for enhancing trade linkages and fostering greater connectivity between the two nations. He further emphasized that strengthened parliamentary interactions between Pakistan and Hungary would serve as a pivotal mechanism in bringing the people of both countries closer. Speaker National Assembly expressed these views during a meeting with Mr. Béla Fazekas, Ambassador of Hungary to Pakistan, who called on him at Parliament House, Islamabad, today. During the meeting, discussions encompassed a broad spectrum of areas aimed at bolstering bi...
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has arrived in Pakistan on a two-day official visit
13Feb By The Pakistan TimesNo Comments
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has arrived in Pakistan on a two-day official visit

Islamabad: February 13, 2025 (Kamran Raja): President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif welcomed the Turkish President at Nur Khan Airbase A 21 cannon salute was fired in his honor upon his arrival and school children dressed in traditional attire welcomed him. A military band also welcomed him in a traditional manner After entering Pakistani airspace, JF-17 aircraft of the Pakistan Air Force gave him an aerial welcome and escorted his plane to Islamabad During the visit, the Turkish President will meet the President of Pakistan and the Prime Minister. He will attend the High Level Strategic Cooperation Council and the Pakistan-Turkey Business Forum in Islamabad. In addition, the Turkish President will also attend the signing ceremony of memorandums of un...
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Spring tree plantation drive launched at Margalla Hills National Park
12Feb By The Pakistan TimesNo Comments
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Spring tree plantation drive launched at Margalla Hills National Park

Islamabad, February 12, 2025(kamran Raja): The Ministry of Climate Change and Environmental Coordination has kicked off spring tree plantation campaign in Margalla Hills National Park , marking a significant step towards environmental conservation, according to a press statement issued form the climate change and environmental coordination ministry here on Wednesday. Chairperson Islamabad Wildlife Management Board and Secretary Ministry of Climate Change, Ayesha Humera Ch, inaugurated the campaign by planting a sapling at the Trail 5 of the national park. She was accompanied by the Joint Secretary of the ministry Muhammad Jamil, MoCC&EC Deputy Director Muhammad Saleem, Upscale Green Pakistan Programme and IWMB office-bearers. The tree plantation launching ceremony was also at...
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International Conference on Opportunities for Women in Nuclear Science & Emerging Technologies
12Feb By The Pakistan TimesNo Comments
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International Conference on Opportunities for Women in Nuclear Science & Emerging Technologies

12 February 2025, Islamabad(Ghufran): Foreign Secretary, Amna Baloch and Director General of International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Mariano Grossi attended the Special Session of the “International Conference on Opportunities for Women in Nuclear Science & Emerging Technologies” held in Islamabad today. The two-day International Conference to support women and mainstream their role in the nuclear field and allied disciplines in Pakistan, organized by Pakistan Association of Women in Nuclear field (WIN-Pakistan), commenced in Islamabad today. ​ At the Special Session of the Conference, the Director General IAEA highlighted IAEA's initiative of WIN that has resulted in doubling of the women’s share of employment in the agency within five years. He praised mainstreamin...
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Harbin Asian Winter Games Celebration Held at NUML University Islamabad
12Feb By The Pakistan TimesNo Comments
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Harbin Asian Winter Games Celebration Held at NUML University Islamabad

Islamabad, February 12, 2025 (Kamran Raja): The ongoing 9th Asian Winter Games in Harbin, China, have captured global attention, highlighting the region’s growing influence in international sports. In recognition of this grand event, China Media Group in collaboration with the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in Pakistan, organized a vibrant and inspiring ceremony at NUML University, Islamabad. The event was graced by Mr. Chen Peng, Cultural Counsellor at the Chinese Embassy, who attended as the Guest of Honor, along with the other high-level diplomats from Embassy of People’s Republic of China. The ceremony celebrated Pakistan-China cooperation in sports, underlining the strong and enduring partnership between the two nations, not only in economic and cultural spheres but also...
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41% of adults in Pakistan are overweight or obese and with more than 33 million living with diabetes.
12Feb By The Pakistan TimesNo Comments
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41% of adults in Pakistan are overweight or obese and with more than 33 million living with diabetes.

Lahore,12 Feb 2025(Ghufran): The young generation must play its role to save the people from the ravages of increasing non-communicable diseases. Sanaullah Ghumman. More than 41% of adults in Pakistan are overweight or obese and with more than 33 million living with diabetes. The continuation of increasing non-communicable diseases will prove to be an atomic bomb for Pakistan’s health system in the near future. Empowering youth for public health is the need of the hour. PANAH’s Social Work Department organizes a session on the growing threat of non-communicable diseases at the University of the Punjab. February 11, Lahore. Increasing non-communicable diseases have become a huge problem in Pakistan, due to which millions of people are suffering from diabetes, obesity, heart diseas...
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