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Meeting with caretaker prime minister ,US Ambassador reiterated his support for transparent elections
Samra Athar kakakhel In a meeting with Caretaker Prime Minister Anwar Haq Kakar, American Ambassador Donald Bloom has reiterated his…
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Advocate Natasha Saman Empowers Women in
Khyber Pakhtun Khwa Through Social Media GuidanceArif mehmood khanIslamabad: Natasha Saman, a dedicated lawyer hailing from Bannu district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, is using the power of…
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Title: Escalating Extortion: The Growing Threat of Blackmail and Intimidation in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Islamabad:(By Samra Athar kakakhel) In the year 2023, the term “extortion” has taken on a troubling and disconcerting nature within…
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Three Pakistani squash players Win Medals in Asian Junior Individual Championship
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Islamabad (Arif mehmood khan)Three emerging star Pakistani squad players have made the country proud by claiming three medals in the ongoing 30th Asian Junior Individual Championship 2023 in Dalian, China.
According to the official announcement, Nauman Khan clinched the gold medal by defeating Ahmad Rayyan Khalil with a game score of 9/11, 11/8, 6/11, 11/3, 11/9 in the U-13 category.
Ahmad Rayyan, the second finalist alongside Nauman Khan, gave a tough time to his fellow countryman in the final encounter but could not maintain consistency and ended up with the Silver Medal.
Another Pakistani young squad sensation, Abdullah Nawaz, also displayed a magnificent performance in the four-day marquee event in China, winning the Bronze Medal in the U-17 category.
Meanwhile, President of the Pakistan Squash Federation, Air Vice Marshal Kazim Hammad, congratulated the star squad players for their historic achievements in the mega event.
Kazim Hammad also lauded the efforts of the head coach, Farhan Zaman, for preparing the Pakistani emerging contingent for the Asian Junior Individual Championship.
It is pertinent to mention here that this is the second time within a span of a month that Pakistani squash players have made the country proud with magnificent achievements on different continents.
Last month, the Peshawar-born squad sensation, Hamza Khan, clinched the World Junior Squash Championship title in Melbourne by defeating Mohamed Zakaria of Egypt.
This historic victory marked the end of a 37-year-long wait for Pakistan, with Jansher Khan being the last player to bring home the coveted title in 1986. -
A Call for Minority Rights and Justice
By samra athar kakakhel: The tragic attack on a church in Faisalabad on August 16, 2023, has shaken the foundations…
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Amjed Malik conferred with Sitre Imtiaz
Islamabad ( By :Tania Bazai)Pakistan Sports Writers Federation President Amjad Aziz Malik being honoured with Presidential Award Tamgha Imtiaz. He…
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By(Amna Nisar Abbasi)US State‘s department and Pakistan’s Initiatives (2017-2022)
United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres at the seminar of National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST) Islamabad Pakistan on…
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ISLAMABAD (samra Athar): Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI) and Pakistan Freelancers Association (PAFLA) here today. The MoU was coined with the aim to bridge policy research, policy advocacy, influencing gap to create an enabling environment for freelancing in Pakistan. The cooperation also aims to create awareness about the benefits and importance of freelancing and self-employment, bolster Pakistan’s freelancing exports by upskilling the freelancing community with particular focus on the country’s youth and women by skill trainings, awareness campaigns about policies and raising the issues faced by freelancers at policy fronts. Under this MoU, SDPI and PAFLA will jointly organize seminars, webinars, trainings and policy dialogues for freelancers and policy makers.
Speaking on the occasion Dr Sajid Amin, Deputy Executive Director (Research), SDPI said that SDPI is well placed as an independent policy think-tank to conduct robust policy influencing. He added that engagement with private sector enables SDPI to develop comprehensive understanding of issues faced by stakeholders, identify policy gaps and build capacity of both private and public sector supplemented by evidence-based policy influencing.
Ibrahim Amin, Chairman, PAFLA said that Pakistan is third largest freelancing market with reported annual size of Rupee 2 Billion, however, he added that only Rupees 700 million worth of freelancing export is documented. He attributed the high undocumented exports to lack of financial and regulatory literacy, low competitive skills and general lack of awareness about freelancing in the country. He stressed that considering the population of youth, increasing internationally competitive freelancing skills, creating a clear and conducive regulatory environment can exponentially increase documented freelancing exports and increase foreign remittances for economic growth.SDPI/MOU/SDPI-PAFLASDPI and PFLA sign MoU to strengthen and promote freelancing in Pakistan
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PTA and Metrix Pakistan Present Safe & Secure Responsible Use of Cyberspace Conference in Abbottabad
Report: Usman ParachaAbbottabad: Abbottabad played host to a significant conference on the 5th of August 2023. Themed “Safe, Responsible, and…
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