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Pakistan has allowed World Health Organization (WHO) to use Islamabad airport for relief activities in Afghanistan. According to details, the foreign ministry has conveyed a request from the World Health Organization (WHO) to provide space for operating its helicopter flight from the Islamabad airport for the delivery of relief goods to Afghanistan. According to the CAA, the authority permitted the use of the airport, and the WHO helicopter onboard an eight-member delegation of the World Food Programme (WFP) will reach Islamabad today. The CAA said that members of the WFP would have to completely follow the COVID SOPs enforced in…

Efforts are being made to set up Pakistan’s first-ever Asian leopard reserve at Margalla Hills National Park. This is said by Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) on Climate Change Malik Amin Aslam. Speaking to the participants of a monsoon tree plantation event in Islamabad, the PM’s aide said the “Margalla Hills National Park is a protected area and has now become a permanent new habitat of the wild cats that previously would move to the park area and roam around its lower reaches during winter months and retire to a higher altitude during summer months”. “Efforts are being made…

To increase foreign exchange, Government of Punjab has set up a donkey farm in Okara district. With an aim to export the farm will focus on breeding of donkeys. The government is claiming that it is the first government-owned facility in the province where donkeys of great breeds, like American, will be reared for their export to China and other countries. The farm is located at Bahadurnagar with an area of 3,000 acres. The Bahadurnagar Farm’s manager Dr. Mansoor Mubeen said fast-changing economic trends are bringing a revolution in rural areas. He hoped that the project would help local breeders…

When four-year-old Mohammed Sideeq was fitted with a multi-grip bionic arm last week — making him the youngest person in the world with such a limb — one of the first things he asked for was a new shirt: One with buttons that he could now fasten himself. Sideeq lost his arm in December last year in an accident involving a fodder cutting machine. According to the World Health Organization, about 30 million people around the world require prosthetic limbs, but fewer than 20 percent have them, and they tend to be costly and heavy, with limited to no movement. “As…

The Prime Minister of Pakistan, Mr. Imran Khan took a presentation on Domestic Cricket in Pakistan, with a special focus on School Cricket. The presentation was made by the Chairman of Central Punjab Cricket Association (CPCA), Abdullah Khan Sumbal, said press release issued by the PM office. Imran Khan appreciated the model developed by CPCA, an organization that works under the Pakistan Cricket Board. The Prime Minister approved the Framework for School Cricket in particular and Domestic Cricket in general and advised the CPCA to implement the Model in its entirety and get the Framework replicated all over Pakistan strategically.…

Pakistan is taking part in the evacuation of foreigners and the Afghan nation. According to information from CAA sources, 400 special flights carrying Afghan nationals and foreigners from Kabul have departed from and arrived at the Islamabad International Airport (IIAP) since the Taliban took on Aug 16. 10,000 to 15,000 Afghan nationals and foreigners evacuated from Afghanistan are expected to arrive at the airport in the next couple of weeks as 2,000 to 2,200 evacuees are expected to arrive at the airport per day dawn reported. Sources said Pakistani authorities operated no special flight from Kabul to Islamabad on Friday…

The third Pakistan-Kazakhstan Joint Military Exercise “Dostarym III” commenced on Wednesday after an opening ceremony held at National Counter-Terrorism Center (NCTC), Pabbi. The exercise was aimed to develop and bolster coordination between the two armies in the counter-terrorism domain, said an Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) media release. It added that the Special Forces of both countries would take part in hostage rescue, compound clearance, heli rappelling, and Close Quater Battle (CQB) drills and procedures. The exercise would focus on integrated synergy, interoperability, quick decision-making, and swift actions at the tactical level. National anthems of both countries were played at the…

“Universities are supposed to be the centers of quality conventional and virtual education with highly qualified faculty”. This was stated by Federal Minister for Education and Professional Training, Mr. Shafqat Mahmood while addressing a gathering on Tuesday at HEC Islamabad, including Dr. Shaista Sohail, Executive Director, HEC, Mr. Jeff Maggioncalda, CEO Coursera, Vice Chancellors, Senior faculty members and students at the launching ceremony of Phase-II of the Digital Learning and Skills Enrichment Initiative (DLSEI). DLSEI is an initiative of the Higher Education Commission (HEC) Pakistan in partnership with Coursera. After the successful completion of the DLSEI Phase-I project, the Higher Education Commission…

In a milestone move to promote collaboration among Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) member states in the digital economy, Pakistan signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Building a Cross-border E-commerce Platform with nine trade organizations of SCO member states. The signing ceremony held at the Digital Commerce Conference of the 2021 China-SCO Forum on the Digital Economy Industry in China’s tech powerhouse of Chongqing. Four areas of cooperation in cross-border e-commerce are highlighted in the MoU. According to the MoU, online and offline conferences will be held to help build e-commerce platforms for international trade facilitation, digital technology exchanges and…

The United States will distribute over 3 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine to Pakistan under COVAX global distribution program. According to a White House official, bringing the total number of doses sent to Pakistan to around 8.5 million. Scientific teams and legal and regulatory authorities from both countries worked together to ensure the prompt delivery of the 3,006,900 vaccine lots made by Pfizer and Germany’s BioNTech, the official said. “The Biden-Harris administration understands that putting an end to this pandemic requires eliminating it around the world,” the official said. The shipment is part of a US vaccine diplomacy effort that…