Lahore: Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, has launched its 2012 Corporate Social Responsibility program in Pakistan with a visit to the Deaf Reach School and Training Centre in Karachi. The school, which is part of the Family Educational Services Foundation (FESF), seeks to empower hearing …

Islamabad: The dream of women empowerment can only be turned into tangible reality by bringing about positive shift in the mindsets of people regarding gender equality. Only true and active participation of womenfolk in social, economic and political spheres of national activity can ensure national progress. The Goodwill Ambassador for …

Islamabad: President Asif Ali Zardari today, on the occasion of International Day for women, signed National Commission on the Status of Women Bill 2012 into law here at Aiwan-e-Sadr expressing the hope that National Commission on the Status of Women would play a significant role as a watch dog of …

Islamabad: Chief Minister Balochistan Nawab Muhammad Aslam Khan Raisani and newly elected senators from Balochistan called on President Asif Ali Zardari at the Aiwan-e- Sadr today. Madam Faryal Talpur was also present during the meeting. The newly elected senator included Mr. Ali Madad Jattak, Nawabzada Saifullah Magsi, Sardar Fateh Muhammad …

Islamabad: Dr. Fehmida Mirza, Speaker, National Assembly Mr. Mustafa Nawaz Khokhar, Advisor to the Prime Minister on Human Rights Mr. Saeed Ahmad Alvi, Secretary, Ministry of Human Rights Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen ASSALAM-O-ALAIKUM! It gives me immense pleasure to address this ceremony on the occasion of International Women’s Day today. …

Islamabad: M/o Religious Affairs has announced that the meeting of Zonal/District Ruet-e-Hilal Committees for sighting the crescent of Jamadi-ul-Awwal, 1433 AH will be held in the evening of Friday the 29th Rabi-us-Sani,1433 Hijri correspondence to 23rd March, 2012 at their, respective Headquarters. Chairman Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee will attend the meeting …

Islamabad: The European Union is committing €30 million (equivalent to 3.52 billion Pakistani Rupees) to the Sindh Education Sector Support Programme to improve the quality and access to public education in Sindh. The Financing Agreement granting this amount to the Provincial Government of Sindh was made public today by the …