ISLAMABAD, Dec 11 (INP): Pakistan’s leading online marketplace Daraz and global card payment service Visa pooled their resources to provide relief goods to 4,000 flood-hit families. According to Gwadar Pro on Sunday, the e-commerce company said that “Daraz and Visa leveraged their long-term partnership by actively participating in flood relief efforts in Pakistan”. The two companies pooled their resources …
WASHINGTON, Dec 10 (AP): This past year has seen a horrific flood that submerged one-third of Pakistan, one of the three costliest US hurricanes on record, devastating droughts in Europe and China, a drought-triggered famine in Africa and deadly heat waves all over. Yet this wasn’t climate change at its worst. With all that death and destruction in 2022, …
ISLAMABAD, Dec 10 (EW): Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Secretary General Hissein Brahim Taha accompanied by a five-member delegation arrived in Islamabad on Saturday on a three-day official visit. The visit, taking place at the invitation of Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, will be Taha’s first country visit since assuming office in November 2021. They will have a delegation-level …
BEIJING, Dec. 10 (INP): Sponsored by Wuhan University, Hubei Association of Science and Technology, and the University of Punjab, the 2nd International Cooperation & Development Forum on Honglian Type Hybrid Rice was held, according to China Economic Net (CEN). Scientists and officials from China and Pakistan attended the forum online or offline to explore Sino-Pak cooperation on hybrid rice …
Pakistan were all out for 202 in the second test against England in Multan on Saturday, conceding a first-innings lead of 79 on day two of the contest. Babar Azam (75) and Saud Shakeel (63) scored half-centuries for the home side. Left-arm spinner Jack Leach was pick of the English bowlers claiming 4-98. England, on their first test tour …
ISLAMABAD, Dec 10 (EW): The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has amended its affidavit for elections candidates after disqualification of former PTI leader Faisal Vawda. The candidates have to submit the amended version of the affidavit in future elections of the Senate and assembly membership. A clause related to misinformation has been added in the new affidavit under which …
COLOMBO, Dec 9 (AP): Schools across Sri Lanka were closed on Friday as health and environment officials said the air quality in most parts of the island nation was unhealthy partly due to extreme weather conditions. Polluted air from neighboring India was aggravating the problem, authorities said, as a storm in the Bay of Bengal triggered heavy rains and …
ISLAMABAD, Dec 9 (EW): In a dialogue with media organized by Society for Protection of Rights of the Child (SPARC), health activists expressed grief and concern on federal cabinet’s decision to approve SRO to regularize heated tobacco products. According to the health activists, this move will further dent Pakistan’s public health infrastructure and economy. Malik Imran Ahmed, Country Head, …
PARIS, Dec 9 (AFP): Iran carried out its first known execution Thursday over the protests that have shaken the regime since September, sparking an international outcry and warnings from rights groups that more hangings are imminent. Mohsen Shekari, 23, had been convicted and sentenced to death for blocking a street and wounding a paramilitary during the early phase of …
BEIJING, Dec 9 (INP): An agreement on medical cooperation has been signed between three Chinese and Pakistani associations at a conference on medical device innovation and application held in Shanghai, according to Gwadar Pro on Friday. The agreement was inked between Shanghai High-end Medical Equipment Innovation Centre, the China-Pakistan Medical Association (CPMA) and the journal of Economic Affairs Pakistan. …