KARACHI: A year ago the Supreme Court of Pakistan (SC) passed a judgement for the protection of rights of religious minorities and to review its progress and implementation, the Pakistan Institute of Labour Education and Research (Piler) organised a consultation meeting on Tuesday where representatives of civil society and religious minorities gathered to share their […]
Malik AsadISLAMABAD: How can the country’s cyber security system produce the desired results when it remains disconnected with the outside world? “These days, the cyber crime wing has neither virtual nor real connectivity with the rest of the world,” a senior official of the wing told Dawn. For the last a couple of days, the […]
KARACHI: An ambitious project to improve ailing health facilities and better the aggravating health delivery system in Sindh is still waiting to be formally launched despite a lapse of three months since approval. The provincial government had signed the memorandum of understanding (MoU) with selected non-governmental organisations at Chief Minister House in March with the […]
LAHORE: The Lahore Arts Council will hold the launching ceremony of singer HumeraArshad’s new Na’at video album next week. LAC Executive Director Atta Muhammad Khan told Dawn that a big screen would also be installed on the lawn where the video album would be screened along with the hall. A number of personalities are expected […]
“Article 19-A has empowered the citizens of Pakistan by making access to information a justiceable right of the People rather than being largesse bestowed by the State at its whim.”………… All State functionaries have to understand that in a very real sense, they are employed in the service of the People of Pakistan and are […]
KARACHI: Wahid Bashir, a revered trade unionist and veteran journalist, famous for being a member of a group of a dozen students who were expelled from Karachi for spearheading the 1962 student movement, passed away on Sunday after protracted cardiac ailments. Born in Hyderabad, India, in 1928, Mr Bashir studied in a school there and […]
LARKANA: Speakers at a consultative programme have urged the government to implement last year’s landmark judgement of the Supreme Court that outlines a strategy on how to protect the non-Muslims communities’ rights. The programme was organised by the Civil Society Support Programme (CSSP) in collaboration with the Rights of Expression, Assembly, Association and Thought (REAT) […]
ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Climate Change is implementing a project to promote conservation of biodiversity and strengthen existing conservation efforts by using an innovative market-based mechanism, according to official sources. The project called “Mountains and market biodiversity and business in northern Pakistan” aims to develop community and institutional capacity for certified production of biodiversity-friendly and […]
KARACHI: The story caused quite a flap around the world: a pigeon was detained in India on charges of espionage after it flew across the border from Pakistan and into the village of Pathankot. The news fired up social media users on both sides of the border, with hashtags #PigeonVsIndia and #IfIWereAPigeon trending widely in […]
ISLAMABAD: Climate Change Minister Mushahidullah Khan has convened a meeting of all wings of the ministry and relevant departments here on June 23 to review progress and status of the preparation for Paris Climate Change Conference (COP21) as well as implementation of the National Climate Change Policy (NCCP). The minister has directed heads of all […]
ISLAMABAD: This summer is turning out to be one of the hottest in the history of Pakistan. On Saturday, many cities sizzled and sweltered under the scorching sun throughout the day as temperatures soared as high as 49 °C in Sibi and Larkana districts, while five people – among them three children – died and […]
ISLAMABAD: Glaciers across the world are seriously threatened by climate change and global warming, warned international experts in a recently-released report. The team of scientists came together as part of the Mountain Research Initiative, a global effort funded by Swiss National Foundation. Scientists from Pakistan, China, US, Canada, UK, Ecuador, Italy, Austria and Kazakhstan took […]
ISLAMABAD: The ministry of climate change pushed for better cooperation and diplomacy to reach viable agreements on climate change between the rich and poor countries. Minister for Climate Change Senator Mushahidullah Khan stressed that coping with the risks of climate change demanded a prominent role in foreign policy. He was speaking at a gathering attended […]
Karachi: Forty volunteer students from different schools of Karachi and Global Seafood Marketing staff celebrated World Oceans Day with the theme of “Let-The-Fish-Grow” at Sea View. The purpose of the event was to create public awareness, particularly among the youth, about the existing state of oceans which point to an alarming situation as there has […]
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