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A national roundtable on climate justice held by the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has called for building a new social contract rooted in climate justice – the concept that climate change is an ethical, legal and political issue rather than solely environmental.Inaugurating the roundtable, HRCP’s secretary-general Harris Khalique noted how climate change impacts people’s lives and livelihoods. He also underscored the need to include environmental rights in the ambit of human rights, and envision both immediate and long-term solutions to ensure climate justice.The participants discussed how integral environmental rights are to the realisation of fundamental freedoms, such as the rights to life, livelihood, housing, sanitation, health, food, water and clean air. Former ...

 The exciting final of the 31st Chief of the Air Staff Challenge Cup Polo Tournament was played at the lush green Islamabad Polo Club. PAF White bagged the winners trophy by defeating PAF Blue with 5-1/2 to 5 goals.Air Chief Marshal Zaheer Ahmed Baber Sidhu, Chief of the Air Staff, Pakistan Air Force was the Chief Guest on the occasion. The Chief Guest gave away prizes to the players and awarded CAS Challenge Polo Cup Trophy to the winning team.  The Air Chief congratulated the winners and appreciated the club management for the successful conduct of the event. CAS also emphasized upon the significance of sports for the improvement of psychomotor skills and physical health of the youth.PAF Sports Control Committee in collaboration with Islamabad Polo Club management or...

The 11th Edition of International Defence Exhibition and Seminar, IDEAS-2022, concluded at Karachi Expo Center. PAF's stall of National Aerospace Science and Technology Park (NASTP) won the prize of being the Most Decorated Stall of the event which portrays the hard work and commitment of the entire PAF team. NASTP kept gathering admiration from the visitors and foreign dignitaries throughout the 4 days show of IDEAS-2022.The NASTP project, which as per CAS vision and his own initiative has materialized in record time, is aimed at establishment of Industry-Academia linkage to provide an eco system of essential elements required to nurture design, research, development and innovation in aviation, space and cyber domains.Around 285 foreign defence delegations from 64 countrie...

The Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif reached to the Chinese Embassy in Islamabad to offer condolences on the death of former Chinese President Jiang Zemin. On arrival at the embassy, in a meeting with the Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan Nong Rong, the Prime Minister expressed his condolences, deep sorrow and expressed regret.The Prime Minister said that the former Chinese President will always be remembered as a great leader. He said that the former president has a key role in strengthening China-Pakistan relations. Jiang Zemin's role in China's development is important. On this occasion, Prime Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif also recorded his comments in the condolence book. Editor:Kamran Raja

  Afghan Chargé d Affaires (a.i.) was called in this evening to convey Pakistan’s deep concern and anguish over the attack in Kabul on Pakistan Head of Mission, Mr. Ubaid-ur-Rehman Nizamani.Additional Secretary (Afghanistan & West Asia)conveyed Pakistan’s grave concern over the serious incident in which, thankfully, the Head of Mission remained unhurt. However, the security detail, Sepoy Israr Muhammad, was seriously wounded while valiantly protecting the Head of Mission. The Chargé d’Affaires (a.i.) was conveyed that security and protection of Pakistan’s diplomatic Missions and personnel was the responsibility of the Afghan Interim Government and that this incident was an extremely serious security lapse.It was underscored that perpetrators of this attack...