Int’l Day To Combat Islamophobia Observed

ISLAMABAD: The speakers at roundtable on significance of international solidarity to combat Islamophobia underscored the growing trend of hatred towards Muslims in the western and non-western parts of the world urging a major consensus and cooperation to overcome the menace. To commemorate the International Day to Combat Islamophobia, the Centre for Strategic Perspectives (CSP) at […]

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NCA transitions from Annual to Semester System

LAHORE: National College of Arts (NCA) offers a number of professional under-graduate and graduate degree courses. The NCA successfully transitioned from an Annual System to Semester System in 2020 with all Degree Programme courses and structures approved from the Academic Committee of the Board of Governors NCA with promulgation of NCA Act 2021. A senior […]

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US, UN voice concern over India’s citizenship law

WASHINGTON: Voicing concern over India’s controversial Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), the United States has said it is monitoring the implementation of this law. “Respect for religious freedom and equal treatment under the law for all communities are fundamental democratic principles,” State Department Spokesperson Mathew Miller said in response to a question from a Pakistani channel […]

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Gaza: Chinese top diplomat Wang visits Israel

BEIJING: Chinese Foreign Ministry has proclaimed on Friday (15th March, 2024) that diplomat Wang Kejian had visited Israel a day earlier in order to hold talks with Foreign Ministry officials apropos bilateral ties as well as ongoing Gaza conflict. Maintaining that by means of two-state-solution the citoyens of the region could coexist peacefully, Chinese diplomat […]

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China gives $100K to Pakistan for rain-hit areas

ISLAMABAD: The People’s Republic of China on Thursday provided “Emergency Aid” to the government of Pakistan for residents of the rain-hit areas in Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. “On March 14, the donation ceremony for emergency aid provided by the Chinese government to rain-hit areas in Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa was held in the Ministry of […]

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USS Indianapolis Port-calls Karachi, conducts drill

KARACHI: USS Indianapolis [Freedom Class Littoral Combat Ship (LCS)] port called here on Thursday (14th March, 2024). Grasping at the opportunity USS Indianapolis conducted a drill at sea here with PNS Alamgir. Newspakistan.tv M M AlamM. M. Alam is a Pakistan-based working journalist since 1981. Karachi University faculty gold medalist Alam began his career forty-five […]

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Pakistan ranks 161st on UN’s Human Devt. Index

UNITED NATIONS: Pakistan was ranked at 161st position among 191 countries on UN’s 2022/23 Human Development Index (HDI)’s annual rankings — three steps up from the 2021/22 ranking, according to a new UNDP report. The HDI is a composite of statistics measuring such factors as per capita income, educational attainment and life expectancy. In the […]

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