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National Commission on the Status of WomenThe National Commission on the Status of Women (NCSW), in collaboration with UNDP & UN Women, held a national conference and a ceremonial handover, to the Election Commission of Pakistan, of the proposed Code of Ethics to prohibit hate speech against women in politics in Islamabad on March 6th 2023. This national event was held after consultations for the Code of Ethics in each province in the previous weeks.The consultation was attended by multi-party parliamentarians, representatives from the election commission, security agencies, civil society and media.NCSW is pushing the Election Commission of Pakistan to bring provisions and/or restrictions to the code of conduct for political parties, candidates, political workers etc. w...

By kamran RajaDelegation of Huawei Technologies led by Li Xiangyu (Space Lee) Vice President (Middle East Region) of Huawei Technologies called on Minister of Foreign Affairs of Pakistan Shah Mahmood Qureshi in IslamabadA delegation of Huawei Technologies led by Vice President (Middle East Region) of Huawei Technologies Space Lee called on Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mehmood Qureshi in Islamabad today (Tuesday).The delegation briefed the Foreign Minister on various projects and investments being undertaken by Huawei Technologies in Pakistan.Shah Mahmood Qureshi appreciated Huawei Technologies' passion for equipping youth with modern technologies.He said Pakistan has vast investment opportunities in the technology sector. We are drawing the world's attention to the i...

By kamran RajaForeign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi, Minister for Energy Hammad Azhar, Minister for Finance Shaukat Fayyaz Tareen, Minister for Industries Makhdoom Khusro Bakhtiyar, Minister for Planning Asad Umar, Adviser to Prime Minister Abdul Razzaq Dawood, National Security Advisor Dr. Moeed Yousuf, Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa, Chairman Board of Investment Atif Bukhari, Chairman CPEC Authority Lt General (retd) Asim Saleem Bajwa and other high ranking officials attended the meeting.Prime Minister was briefed about the progress of ongoing projects, in various sectos, under the umbrella of CPEC.The meeting was informed that the current government not only completed the on going projects started by the previous government, but was able to complete large number of s...

By Kamran RajaAmbassador of the People’s Republic of China, H.E. Mr Nong Rong called on Air Chief Marshal Zaheer Ahmed Baber Sidhu, Chief of the Air Staff, Pakistan Air Force in his office.Mr Nong Rong congratulated Air Chief Marshal Zaheer Ahmed Baber Sidhu on assuming command of the PAF and said that Pakistan Air Force would achieve new heights and glory under his inspirational leadership.The Air Chief expressed his satisfaction on the existing cooperation between PAF and PLAAF, and reiterated that this cooperation would be further strengthened.Various matters of mutual interests and bilateral cooperation were also discussed in the meeting.

By Kamran RajaKeel laying ceremonies of 3rd Type-054A Class Frigate and 2nd MILGEM Class Corvette were held at Hudong Zhonghua (HZ) Shipyard Shanghai, China and Istanbul Naval Shipyard (INSY), Turkey respectively. Both the ceremonies were graced by respective Country's Chief Naval Overseers, separately.Type 054 A/P Class Frigate, will be most technologically advanced surface platform of Pakistan Navy Fleet, fitted with state of the art Surface, Subsurface and Anti-Air weapons, Combat Management System and Sensors. These ships will significantly contribute in maintaining peace and security in the Indian Ocean.Chief Naval Overseer (China) Commodore Rashid Mehmood Sheikh, as being the Chief Guest commended the timely achievement of keel laying milestone of the ship despite ongoing Covid-...