Pakistan ranks 161st on UN’s Human Development Index
Pakistan was ranked at 161st position among 191 countries on UN’s 2021/22 Human Development Index (HDI)’s annual rankings that are measured by combining indicators of health, education, and standards of living, warning that multiple crises, mainly the Covid-19 pandemic, are halting human progress in most countries. In the 2020 report, Pakistan, which is now placed…
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Unbridled social media ruining moral values
Over the centuries human being discovered numerous equipments, machines and technologies to ease out hardships in dispensation of tasks in different arena of life. Besides many other inventions, if the revolutionary invention of wheel paved way for effective and accelerated functioning of machines, the discovery of ‘Chip’ is described as another milestone in the area…
Pakistan moves six points up in international travels & tourism index
By Fakhar Alam Pakistan has moved six points up in the International Travel and Tourism Development Index as per the report released by the World Economic Forum (WEF). The report shows that the country is heading in the right direction in tourism industry as its beautiful landscapes have attracted both the local and international communities….
First Lady Honored LADIESFUND Women’s Awards
Dawood Global Foundation held the 13th Anniversary of the LADIESFUND Women’s Awards for Pakistan 2022 at Sindh Governor House where over 700 hundred of the most dynamic and inspiring women in Pakistan gathered to celebrate the strength and empowerment of women, as well as acknowledge the great economic contribution of Pakistani women who are not…
Fatima Fertilizer signs MoU with KPK Government to increase food security
A formal MoU was signed between Fatima Fertilizer and the Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (Agriculture department) on Tuesday, February 15, 2022 at a local hotel in Peshawar. The aim of this collaboration was to promote awareness amongst local farmers to maximize their crop yield through a balanced application of fertilizer. Notable representatives from KPK’s agriculture…
G-77 urges push towards debt sustainability, food security and sustainable development
Pakistan’s UN Ambassador Munir Akram, in his capacity as the Group of 77 Chairman, has called for mobilization of resources to enable the pandemic-hit developing countries to eradicate poverty and hunger and achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). “Unprecedented times call for an unprecedented response from the international community based on the principles of responsibility…
PSCE Equips Power Sector Officials with Vital Knowledge of Transmission Planning
A three-day Module-II of Training on Transmission Planning for the officers and engineering professionals of newly established Market Implementation and Regulatory Affairs Department (MIRAD) of Distribution Companies (DISCOs), National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA), and National Power Control Center was arranged under the banner of the Power Sector Centre of Excellence (PSCE) established at LUMS….
CDWP refers K-IV Water Supply project to ECNEC
ISLAMABAD: The Central Development Working Party (CDWP) on Monday recommended two projects worth Rs191.2 billion to the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec) for approval. During the meeting, presided over by Deputy Chairman Planning Commission Mohammad Jehanzeb Khan, the Ministry of Water Resources presented a project of ‘Greater Karachi Bulk Water Supply Scheme’…
CAP holds Grand Finale of National Finance Olympiad 2021
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan (ICAP) in collaboration with Unilever Pakistan organized the Grand Finale of the annual mega finance competition, National Finance Olympiad 2021 to bring to limelight the finance talent of the country at a local hotel in Karachi. The National Finance Olympiad 2021 started with registrations of 39 teams represented…
PTCL Group onboards top 150 graduates under its Summit Programme 2021
Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) and Ufone have welcomed 150 top young talent from across Pakistan as Management Trainees (MTs) in its 5th Batch of Summit Programme 2021. The young graduates were selected from the leading universities from all across Pakistan and were hosted at a special ceremony organized at PTCL HQ, Islamabad. The candidates…