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Islamabad: Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) is a commendable programme in social sector and a step in right direction for poverty alleviation. Philippines also have a social safety net initiative to curb poverty and women and children have been focused by this initiative. Pakistan and Philippines may share their experiences regarding these initiatives aiming to provide relief to poor segments of society. Mr. Jesus I. Yabes, Ambassador of Philippines designated in Pakistan, said this while talking to Ms. Farzana Raja, [...]

Geneva: Hundreds of youth in Haiti affected by the 2010 earthquake and more than 1,000 female entrepreneurs displaced by flooding in Pakistan are the direct beneficiaries of funds raised last December at the 2010 Match against Poverty, in Athens, Greece organized by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). Some US$170,000 in proceeds from the match will support the reconstruction of sports centres for 400 youth in the Haitian cities of Port-au-Prince and Leogane. An equal amount will help up to [...]

Islamabad: Pakistan warned on Wednesday that floods triggered by monsoon rains could affect millions more people this year, but claimed it was better prepared after a massive humanitarian crisis in 2010. Last year, monsoon-triggered floods affected up to 21 million people and killed an estimated 1,750 people, causing an estimated $10 billion in losses and hammering the already depressed economy. “There is a very little chance of flooding at the scale of last year and not more than two million [...]

Islamabad: DG Radio Pakistan Murtaza Solangi has approved the promotion of twenty Deputy Controllers to the post of Controllers. A notification to this effect was issued on Friday. Those who have been promoted include Riaz Hussain Alam as Deputy Controller Administration, Meher Mumtaz Hussain and Liaquat Ali Chaudhry as Deputy Controller Finance, and Nisar Ahmad, Aziz-ur-Rehman, Muhammad Aslam, Niazullah, Niaz Muhammad, Azmat Ali Shah, Khalid Pervaiz, Abdul Khaliq Mustoi, Amanullah Narejo, Abdul Hafeez, Rasool Bakhsh, Fida Hussain, Saif-ul-Islam, Liaqat Mahmood [...]

Islamabad: Over 80 million under-fives living in some of the poorest countries in the world will be vaccinated against killer diseases like pneumonia and diarrhoea with the help of UKaid as part of a broader collective effort. Yesterday in London, a four-hour push to save lives hosted by UK Prime Minister David Cameron and Bill Gates (Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation), the UK Prime Minister called on other donors to dig deep in order to reach the target of vaccinating [...]

Islamabad: The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) is the focal agency at the federal level for coordination, implementation of the complete cycle of disaster management ranging from prevention, mitigation, preparedness, rescue, relief, reconstruction and rehabilitation. In this backdrop and on the basis of lessons learned from 2010 devastating floods, the NDMA has undertaken a comprehensive Flood Disaster Management Strategy including conduct of field visits for evaluating the progress on the repair and maintenance of the flood protection infrastructure as well [...]

Lahore: PCB has been informed by Mr Shahid Khan Afridi that the Constitutional petition filed by him before the Sindh High Court has today been dismissed as withdrawn. Therefore, in continuation of the procedure that had been postponed as per court orders, PCB has directed Shahid Afridi appear in person before the Disciplinary Committee of PCB on 16 June, 2011 at 3:00 PM at PCB Headquarters, Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore For more information, contact: Nadeem Sarwar Media Manager Pakistan Cricket Board [...]