Islamabad: The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and partners today welcomed the opening of 35 new schools in Muzaffargah, Rajanpur and Rahimyar Khan in Southern Punjab, three districts hit by […]
Lahore: Pakistan’s domestic industry is no longer sheltered from international competition. While globalization has thrown up many challenges, it also presents increased opportunities. To increase our share in world exports, […]
Peshawar: United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) inaugurated the Strengthening Rule of Law in Malakand (SRLM) Project here on Thursday. The project is a collaborative initiative of UNDP and the Government […]
Islamabad: UN-HABITAT has successfully completed 1,706 one-room shelters in Jacobabad Sindh, for the flood affected people where through the support of UK aid, work is being done in 64 villages. […]
Islamabad: The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today welcomed a contribution from the Government of Sindh province of 8,333 metric tons of wheat for distribution to people affected by […]
Islamabad: (UN Information Centre) – In December 2008, the sixty-third session of the UN General Assembly decided to designate 19 August as World Humanitarian Day (A/RES/63/139). 19 August is the […]
Islamabad: (UN Information Centre) – On 17 December 1999, in its resolution 54/120, the United Nations General Assembly endorsed the recommendation made by the World Conference of Ministers Responsible for […]
Islamabad: The main flaw of the current TVET system in Pakistan is the disconnect between training and industry, agreed participants of a workshop on developing national expertise in competency standards development. A group of twenty women and men representing public and private sector training authorities including provincial TEVTAs, Vocational Training Institutions, Ministry of Textiles, Saman Zar, Benazir Bhutto Shaheed Youth Development Programme (BBSYDP), Pakistan Readymade Garments Technical Training Institute (PRGTTI), College Of Tourism Hotel Management (COTHM) and others are being […]