Japan has decided to grant financial support of $272,725 (approximately Rs 19 million), under Grant Assistance for Japanese NGO projects, to two Japanese NGOs for the implementation of school construction.
“Cigarette smoking claims 100,000 lives every year in Pakistan where the rising tobacco consumption calls for effective anti-tobacco measures. The continually rising prevalence of smoking has brought the number of people who smoke to a staggering over 22 million according to WHO”, said Iqbal Bengali, Managing Director of Pfizer Pakistan at a media briefing where [...]
The 28-member Pakistan medical team after setting up medical camp in Longnan in Gansu province started providing medical treatments to the injured of May 12 devastated earthquake from Friday.
Deputy Speaker National Assembly Faisal Karim Kundi has said that Pakistan and Saudi Arabia are tied in bonds of religion, history and culture and share unanimity of views on regional and global issues. He said this while talking to Ambassador of Saudi Arabia Ali Saeed Mohammad al-Awad Asseri, who called on him in the Parliament [...]
Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) and Nepal Embassy have agreed on taking new initiatives to promote bilateral trade and exploit the trade potential of both countries.
A Twelve-member Sri Lanakan delegation along with V S Sidath Kumar the Consul General (CG) of Sri Lanka in Pakistan led by SPS Ranatunga Chief Operating Officer, Chemical Industries (Colombo) Ltd visited the Investment Division and Board of Investment (BoI) Karachi here on Friday.
Sindh Minister for Rural Development Zubair Ahmed Khan has said that Rs 500 million are being allocated for rural development in coming budget of the province. This he said in a meeting with Additional Chief Secretary Development Nazar Hussain Mahar at his office on Friday.
Pakistan, Iran and Afghanistan could effectively settle the regional problems provided foreign interference in the region was stopped said Peshawar based Consul General of Iran Muhammad Eghbal Ali Asghari.
Moscow has no reasons to suspect Iran in secret attempts to develop nuclear weapons, Russia’s prime minister said in an interview with French daily Le Monde released on Saturday.
Tehran Friday prayers substitute leader Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani said here hegemonic powers have laid a new trap against the Islamic Republic of Iran.
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