Archive for the ‘International’ Category

Barrak Obama Invites BMA to White House Summit on Entrepreneurship

Islamabad (Pak PRwire): Today, President Obama fulfills a pledge he made last year in his speech to the Muslim world in Cairo. He speaks at a Presidential Summit on Entrepreneurship which begins Monday, for which business leaders from Pakistan including Junaid Iqbal of BMA Group, Mian Mohammad Mansha, Roshaneh Zafar of Kashf Foundation, and Salim Ghauri of Netsol have been invited.

Delhi to Host Dialogue Between Islam and Indian Religions Next Month

New Delhi, India (Pak PRwire): An international conference will be held next month in Delhi to initiate a dialogue between Islam and Eastern religions, the chief organiser of the conference, Dr Zafarul-Islam Khan, announced at a press conference held here at the Press Club of India.

Government Policy Textbook Warns Nordic Countries Heading Toward Innovation Policy Crisis

Argentina (Pak PRwire): National Stagnation, Cultural Insularism and a Limited Culture of Public Participation Could be Driving Forces behind an Approaching Innovation Crisis, New Textbook Warns.

Arrests in North-West England: Parliamentary Statement by Rt. Hon. Jacqui Smith, the Home Secretary

With permission, Mr. Speaker, I would like to make a statement on the 12 arrests, which took place in the north-west of England on 8th April under the Terrorism Act 2000. On Wednesday 8th April, the North West Counter-Terrorism Unit, arrested 12 men under the Terrorism Act. Of those 12 individuals, 11 remain in [...]

All India Muslim Majlis-e Mushawarat condemns continued kidnapping and torture of Muslim youths

New Delhi: In a letter to the Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh and Home Minister Shri PC Chidambram, All India Muslim Majlis-e Mushawarat President Dr Zafarul-Islam Khan said that “we cannot accept that our youths are routinely kidnapped, tortured and forced to accept crimes we believe they did not commit. Acquittals by the dozens are [...]

Germany and UK to help more young people get job skills

Islamabad: Germany and UK announced a new commitment to Pakistan’s youth that will lead to better employment and income opportunities for young men and women across the country. With less than 1% of the population currently receiving technical training, this initiative which supports the government of Pakistan’s new National Skills Strategy, is vital for [...]

AIMMM condemns the beating and torture of prisoners in Gujarat

New Delhi: The All India Muslim Majlis-e Mushawarat (AIMMM) strongly condemns the continuing beatings and torture of inmates taking place at present in Sabarmati Central Jail, Ahmadabad (Gujarat), where Modi’s handpicked jailors are subjecting prisoners to continuous inhuman treatment and denying them medical treatment and visits by relatives and lawyers. The inmates’ problems worsened after [...]

“Government Policy on Reservation for Muslim Minority” – Seminar organized by SAMLA, India

New Delhi, India: A Panel Discussion was organised by the South Asian Minorities Lawyers Association (SAMLA) at the Indian Law Institute on Friday, 27 March 2009 on the topic of “Government Policy on Reservation for Muslim Minority”.
The overwhelming opinion which emerged during the two-hour-long discussion was that reservation for the Muslim [...]

All India Muslim Majlis-e Mushawarat Working Committee meeting 14 March 2009

New Delhi: The Amla (working committee) of the All India Muslim Majlis-e Mushawarat (AIMMM), the umbrella body of Indian Muslim organisations, met here on 14 March 2009. The meeting was chaired by the National President Dr Zafarul-Islam Khan and attended by the following members: Maulana Syed Jalaluddin Umari (President, Jamaat-e Islami Hind), Mr. Mohammad Jafar [...]

Population Welfare Delegation from Pakistan arrives in Jakarta

Islamabad: A 6-member Pakistan delegation led by Secretary, Ministry of Population Welfare, Mr. Nayyar Agha arrived here late Tuesday on a 3-day visit to Jakarta. Under the directives of the Prime Minister, the delegation is currently undertaking population study tours to Malaysia and Indonesia, says a press release received from Jakarta here today.
During its stay [...]