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Pakistan Reaffirms Solidarity with Syrian People at UN Security Council

21Aug

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Pakistan Reaffirms Solidarity with Syrian People at UN Security Council

United Nations, August 21, 2025(Kamran Raja): Pakistan has reaffirmed its unwavering support for a sovereign, unified, and peaceful Syria while urging the international community to prioritize the alleviation of the Syrian people’s suffering. Speaking at the UN Security Council briefing on the situation in Syria, Ambassador Usman Jadoon, Deputy Permanent Representative of Pakistan to the UN, acknowledged the Syrian government’s efforts in dialogue, national cooperation, and regional outreach. He stressed, however, that the foremost priority must remain addressing the dire humanitarian needs of the Syrian people. The Ambassador highlighted that over 16 million Syrians remain in urgent need of assistance, with children facing alarming levels of hunger and malnutrition as access to safe water...

Four Years of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan: Governance, Domestic Trajectories, and International Engagement”

19Aug

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Four Years of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan: Governance, Domestic Trajectories, and International Engagement”

August 19, 2025(Nosheen): The Centre for Afghanistan Middle East and Africa (CAMEA) at the Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad (ISSI) hosted a webinar, titled "Four Years of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan: Governance, Domestic Trajectories, and International Engagement". The webinar was moderated by Ms. Amina Khan, Director CAMEA. Speakers included Ambassador Khalid Mahmood, Chairman BoG, ISSI; Sardar Ahmad Shakeeb, Ambassador of Afghanistan to Pakistan; Ambassador Mansoor Ahmad Khan, Pakistan’s Former Ambassador to Afghanistan; Adam Weinstein, Deputy Director of the Middle East Program at the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft, Washington D.C., and Flavius Caba Maria, President and Director of the Political Department, Middle East Political and Economic Institute (MEPEI)...

Finance Minister Highlights Urgent Need for Population Management and Human Capital Investment at World Population Day Event

10Jul

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Finance Minister Highlights Urgent Need for Population Management and Human Capital Investment at World Population Day Event

Islamabad, 10th July 2025(Nosheen): Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue, Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb, addressed a high-level national event organized by the Ministry of National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination in Islamabad today to mark World Population Day. The event was attended by Federal Minister for National Health Services Syed Mustafa Kamal, Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal, Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Dr. Tariq Fazal Chaudhry, as well as prominent religious scholars, members of civil society, and senior government officials. In his address, the Finance Minister underscored that under the leadership of Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif, the government is pursuing a broad-based reform agenda covering key area...

NDMA’s High level Flood Alert on River Chenab

15Aug

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NDMA’s High level Flood Alert on River Chenab

National Emergencies Operation Center anticipated that Rain, wind and thundershower with isolated heavy rainfall is anticipated in the catchment areas of River Chenab till 18th August 2024. Consequently, the Chenab River is expected to reach High to Very High level flows which may result in inundation in low lying areas & damage of infrastructure. All villages/towns or settlements near Marala, Khanki, Qadirabad, especially along the flood plain, can be affected by increasing flows . A strong Monsoon spell is active in catchment areas of eastern rivers, particularly in catchment areas of River Chenab including Sialkot, Gujrat, Gujranwala, Hafizabad, Chiniot, etc. Similarly, in IIOJK including Reasi, Akhnoor, Salal, Rajouri, Jammu, etc.Heavy rainfall is anticipated in iso...