AsiaNet-Pakistan Premier Editorial Content and Press Release Distribution Service
Islamabad, December 10, 2012 (PPI-OT): Alexander Thier, Assistant to the Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) joined the Chairman of the Capital Development Authority (CDA) to visit a neighborhood where USAID has recently installed an energy efficient tube well. USAID is helping CDA replace 187 outdated water …
Read More »Government views with concern, incidents of violence against various segments of Pakistani population- Pakistan Embassy Washington
Washington, December 07, 2012 (PPI-OT): The Government of Pakistan and the Pakistan Embassy in Washington DC share the pain and grief of our Shia brothers and sisters and would like to reiterate that protecting and promoting the fundamental rights of all citizens of Pakistan regardless of their religion or ethnicity …
Read More »United States, Pakistan discuss energy sector reforms
Islamabad, December 07, 2012 (PPI-OT): US Special Envoy and Coordinator for International Energy Affairs Ambassador Carlos Pascual was in Islamabad today as head of the US delegation at the fourth U.S-Pakistan Energy Working Group meeting. Secretary of Water and Power Nargis Sethi and Secretary of Petroleum and Natural Resources Dr. …
Read More »Ambassador Olson reaffirms United States support to curb gender base violence
Islamabad, December 06, 2012 (PPI-OT): U.S. Ambassador Olson joined politicians, human rights advocates, and religious leaders at an event called “Engaging men in the fight against gender violence” and reaffirmed the U.S. government’s commitment to curb gender-based violence. The Higher Education Commission hosted the event. After opening remarks by Dr. …
Read More »Richard Olson highlights United States efforts to Conserve Wildlife in Pakistan
Islamabad, December 05, 2012 (PPI-OT): U.S. Ambassador Richard Olson underscored the United States’ strong commitment to wildlife conservation in Pakistan in his opening remarks at Wildlife Conservation Day, co-hosted by Quaid-I-Azam University. Eighty students, activists, and government officials watched “Snow Leopard: Beyond the Myth,” a documentary filmed in Pakistan by …
Read More »Relations between Pakistan and United Arab Emirates are on upward trajectory: Jamil Ahmed Khan
Abu Dhabi, December 05, 2012 (PPI-OT): The historical relations between Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates are continuously on an upward trajectory that has been demonstrated on all occasions in the past. Even the food festival as part of the month long solidarity celebrations by the Pakistan Association Dubai (PAD) …
Read More »Collaboration between Fujairah Port and Karachi Port Trust is of great significance: Ghauri
Abu Dhabi, December 05, 2012 (PPI-OT): Collaboration between Fujairah Port and Karachi Port Trust is of a great significance in light of the huge shift of trade and commerce from West to East. This was stated by Senator Babar Khan Ghauri, Federal Minister for Ports and Shipping of Pakistan after …
Read More »