Islamabad: Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani has sent a message of greetings to the President of Turkmenistan, Mr. Gurbanuguly Berdimuhamedov, on their Flag Day falling on February 19, 2008.
In his message of felicitations the Prime Minister said,
“It gives me immense pleasure to extend heartiest felicitations on behalf of the government and the people of [...]
Prime Minister sent message of greetings to President of Turkmenistan on the Flag Day
Pakistan and Germany to further increase cooperation
Islamabad: Pakistan and Germany have reiterated their desire to further broaden and increase bilateral cooperation in the spheres of economy, trade and defence. This was discussed at a meeting between Federal Minister for Defence Production, Mr.Abdul Qayyum Khan Jatoi, and the German ambassador to Pakistan, Dr.Michael KOCH, who called on him today. Both sides exchanged [...]
NIH to be made model institution in health sector
Islamabad: The Federal Health Minister, Mir Aijaz Hussain Jakhrani said the National Institute of Health which is the country’s premier institution in the field of public health would be strengthened and made a model institution in the health sector. This observation was made by the Minster while presiding over a briefing on the working of [...]
JCR-VIS reaffirms AM2- Rating to UBL Fund Managers
Islamabad: JCR-VIS Credit Rating Company has reaffirmed Management Quality Rating of AM2- ‘High Management Quality’ to UBL Fund Managers, Pakistan’s leading asset management company.
This is currently the Highest Management Quality Rating assigned by JCR-VIS to any Asset Management Company in the mutual funds industry. This is a notable achievement for UBL Fund Managers, taking into [...]
Government-Donors-UN talk about UN joint programmes (worth $ 900 million)
Islamabad: A joint consultation amongst the Government, Donors and UN on the next steps toward implementation of the One UN Programme, which was signed on 4 February, 2009 under the leadership of the Secretary General Ban Ki Moon and the Prime Minister of Pakistan Yousaf Raza Gilani, took place in the morning at the ILO [...]
Prime Minister condemns assassinations of Moosa Khan Khail Geo News Reporter and Allama Iftikhar Habibi
Islamabad: Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani has strongly condemned the assassinations of Mr. Moosa Khan Khail, Geo News Reporter and Allama Iftikhar Habibi who were killed by unknown assassins in Matta (Swat) and Quetta today.
The Prime Minister directed the provincial governments and law and enforcement agencies to apprehend the culprits involved in [...]
Emergency preparedness and response plan for water, sanitation and hygiene to be developed
Islamabad: The Ministry of Environment, with the support of UNICEF, is the national emergency preparedness and response plan with a view to ensure provision of timely and adequate drinking water, sanitation hygiene (WASH) services to the people [...]
NPOs oriented by PCP on certification
Karachi: Under a new initiative aimed at strengthening civil society organisations in Pakistan, Pakistan Centre for Philanthropy (PCP) with the support of the World Bank, held a focused orientation workshop for NPOs of Karachi on its NPO Certification Programme on Thursday. The session was held at one of PCP’s certified NPO’s, The Kidney Centre Institute. [...]
Launching of SPARC Documentary on Juvenile Justice System Ordinance 2000 Detention
Society for the Protection of the Rights of the Child (SPARC) is Launching its documentary on the Juvenile Justice System Ordinance 2000 Detention as a Last Resort! on Thursday, February 19, 2009, from 3:00 to 5:00, followed by Hi-Tea, at Islamabad Hotel
Detention as a Last Resort!” looks at different aspects of the juvenile [...]
