Islamabad -UNS: China-Pakistan Study Centre (CPSC) at the Institute of Strategic Studies (ISSI) hosted a Roundtable, entitled “Shanghai Cooperation Organization: Pakistan’s Policy, Priorities and Opportunities.” Ambassador (R) Babar Amin, Pakistan’s first-ever National Coordinator for SCO, delivered a keynote address. Eminent discussants from academia and think-tanks presented their perspectives. The Roundtable […]
Month: February 2024
NEW YORK-UNS: Dozens of constituents and community organizations showed up to Council Member Shekar Krishan’s office in Jackson Heights and Council Member Francisco Moya’s office in Corona to demand that they call for a ceasefire in Gaza now. The Israeli military has killed nearly 30,000 Palestinians, 13,000 of them children, […]
UNS: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Sher Afzal Marwat, through a constitutional petition on Friday, challenged results of the general election 2024. The PTI leader also challenged formation of the committee to probe allegations levelled by former Rawalpindi commissioner Liaquat Ali Chattha. The petitioner also prayed to the apex court that […]
New York, NY-UNS: NYC Health + Hospitals today announced it received nine awards from the Center to Advance Palliative Care for the health system’s commitment to high-quality palliative care. As part of its 2023 Tipping Point Challenge national challenge for clinical training, the Center to Advance Palliative Care recognized NYC […]
Reuters :The Kremlin on Thursday said Joe Biden’s remark about President Vladimir Putin debased the United States and those who use such vocabulary — and was a poor attempt to appear like a “Hollywood cowboy”. Biden called Putin a “crazy SOB” during a fundraiser in San Francisco on Wednesday, warning […]
ISLAMABAD -UNS: Speaking to the media in Rawalpindi, PTI Senator Ali Zafar said: “I want to give important information which Khan sahib said. A letter will be issued from him to the International Monetary Fund.” He said that the IMF, the European Union and other organisations had a charter which […]
LAHORE -UNS: The newly-elected members are set to take oath tomorrow (Friday) as the Punjab Assembly will meet, thus formally launching the process to form the government in Pakistan’s most-populated province. It is necessary to convene the first session of the House within 20 days of holding elections which were […]
ISLAMABAD-UNS: The Centre for Afghanistan, Middle East & Africa (CAMEA) at Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad (ISSI) organized an art competition for children aged 8-12 years, titled, “Expressing Solidarity with the Children of Gaza,” which aimed to pay homage to the courage and resilience of the people of Gaza, particularly […]
UNS: The United States has once again called for a transparent investigation into alleged irregularities in Pakistan’s general elections. At Wednesday’s news briefing here, US State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said that the US does not want to comment on Pakistan’s internal affairs “before a government is formed.” Formation of […]
By Qamar Bashir Pakistan, like any nation, faces challenges in balancing the interests of its people, businesses, and the state. Decisions made by authorities, including interim governments, can sometimes prioritize immediate or specific objectives over broader economic and social impacts. The act of slowing down or terminating internet services, including […]
