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Imran expresses his resolve to protect rights of the communities LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chairman Imran Khan said on Wednesday that his party would fulfill the promise made by Quaid-e-Azam to the minorities and protect their rights, Geo News reported. Addressing TI’s minority convention in Lahore, Imran Khan congratulated the crowd by saying that a new […]
Iraqis express their content over troops pull out FALLUJAH: Hundreds of Iraqis set alight US and Israeli flags on Wednesday as they celebrated the impending pullout of American forces from the country in the former insurgent bastion of Fallujah. Shouting slogans in support of the "resistance," the demonstrators held up banners and placards inscribed with […]
Climate resilience, ownership of MDGs, and democratic governance can ensure food security in South Asia: SDPI Conference ISLAMABAD: (December 14, 2011) Climate resilient low carbon economy, ownership of MDGs, pro poor governance can ensure food security and livelihood of 600 million poor in South Asia, said the speakers at the second day of 14th Sustainable […]
Massive poverty in South Asia and multiple crises in West necessitates looking towards East for sustainable development: SDPI Conference ISLAMABAD: (December 13, 2011) Given the multiple crises in the West, daunting challenge of poverty at home, and the emerging needs to look towards East, paradigms of sustainable development in South Asia need to be redefined, […]
Lack of health services for migrants a concerning issue GENEVA- 18 December 2011 – The lack of adequate access to health services for migrants in most countries is a worrying public health omission requiring urgent redress in a world increasingly dependent on human mobility, says IOM as it marks International Migrants Day today. With more […]
Punjab Assembly condemns NATO attack by passing resolution LAHORE: Punjab Assembly on first day of its 32nd session here Monday passed unanimously a resolution against the NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) attacks on Pak Armed Forces’ checkpost in Mohmand Agency last month. Law Minister Rana Sana Ullah Khan moved the resolution on behalf of all […]
Rabi crop – Economic Coordination Committee approves import of 200,000 tons of urea Islamabad, December 12: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the cabinet in a meeting today decided to allow the import of 200,000 tons of urea for the Rabi crops of year 2011-12. The committee, headed by Dr. Abdul Hafeez Shaikh – the […]
Prolonged Gas Load shedding: APTMA threatens to launch a protest series in Punjab Lahore: With the failure of Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited to ensure sustained supply of gas to the textile sector, the All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) Punjab chapter has threatened today to launch a series of protests to save the textile […]
Cameron Munter requests Pakistan to get beyond anger Islamabad: The US Ambassador in Pakistan, Cameron Munter, while talking in a talk show at a private TV channel today said that Pakistan should get beyond anger and should put in its part of efforts to mend ties with America. Responding to a question, the Ambassador said […]
2 Pro-Women Bills Passed in the Upper Senate Islamabad, December 12: Persuading with its pro-women approach, the upper senate unanimously passed two women protection bills today. As per details, the said bills are aimed at providing women protection from negative traditions and customs and to seek severe punishment for the violators. The bills already passed […]
Equal rights be assured for differently able people; Chairman I-Lap urges on International Human Rights day Rawalpindi, while celebrating the international Human Rights day with differently able children at a hospital in Rawalpindi the other day, Mr. Sajid Ishaq – the renowned human rights activist and chairman Interfaith League against Poverty (I-Lap) – an independent […]
Society for the protection of the rights of the child launches the documentary “I have a dream” on child domestic labour The child domestic labor is recognized as worst form of child labor all over the world and declared a form of slavery by the United Nations. Unfortunately, Pakistan is one of those developing countries […]
