Islamabad, July 18 (INP): China “Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and Unani Medicine are very effective in maintaining people’s health and playing an increasingly important role in the world,” said Dr. Azra Fazal Pechuho, Provincial Minister, Department of Health & Population Welfare. To further promote the modernization and internationalization of TCM and Unani, jointly safeguard the health of Chinese …
Islamabad, July 17 (INP): Pakistan and Region countries needed to follow China’s experience unleashing potential of digital innovation, said Prof Seyed Komail Tayebi, President of the ECO Science Foundation, a Pakistan-based regional scientific alliance. “China’s experience in digital transformation provides us with invaluable lessons and policy strategies that we can learn from and adapt to the unique context of each ECO …
BEIJING, July 17 (INP): “In the future, we will strengthen cooperation with International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences in carrying out joint research on key technologies, application of international cooperation projects, training of international TCM talents, academic exchanges and other aspects to promote scientific and technological innovation in the field of nutrition and health.” This was stated …
PESHAWAR, July 14 (INP): The University of Peshawar (UoP) distributed Rs. 6 million in cash assistance to deserving students under the Chinese Ambassador Scholarship Program 2023. The China Study Center (CSC) at UoP organised the scholarship distribution ceremony, alongside the “Prizes Distribution of Art Competition & Exhibition” titled “Decade of China Pakistan Economic Corridor” at the Sahibzada Abdul Qayyum …
ISLAMABAD, July 14 (INP): Two well-known Pakistani and Chinese institutions have decided to enhance cooperation to boost cooperation in the education sector. In this connection, an agreement is set to be signed between Pakistan’s National Defence University (NDU) in Islamabad and China’s Grandview Institution (GVI), a distinguished independent think tank. Pakistan’s federal cabinet has granted approval for the agreement, …
A new monsoon spell is expected to hit the country today (Thursday) bringing thunderstorms and heavy rain to different regions including Islamabad, Punjab, Sindh, Balochistan, Khyber Paktunkhwa, Gilgit-Baltistan and Kashmir. According to Federal Climate Change Minister Sherry Rehman, this weather spell will prevail till July 17. In a tweet, Rehman warned that low-lying areas in Islamabad, Peshawar, Rawalpindi, Gujranwala and …
The Pakistani rupee gained Rs2.38 against the US dollar on Thursday — a day after the International Monetary Fund approved a $3 billion loan agreement for Pakistan, unlocking crucial funding for the troubled economy. The local currency was being traded at Rs275.10 at 10:00am, according to data shared by the Exchange Companies Association of Pakistan (ECAP). The greenback closed …
WASHINGTON: After months of efforts, Pakistan finally sold a historic building — vacant since 2003 — in the US capital for $7.1 million, it emerged on Thursday. The property has been purchased by a Pakistani businessman named Hafeez Khan. The government of the District of Columbia had downgraded the property classification of the Pakistan Embassy-owned building, which was up for …
ISLAMABAD: The Parliamentary Committee on Electoral Reforms has expedited the work on the amendments to the election laws by examining 73 rectification proposals presented before it, The News reported. The panel has reportedly decided to finalise the recommendations by the next week and get the reforms to the Election Act approved by both houses of parliament before the end of the tenure …
KARACHI, July 13 (EW): The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) has ranked Pakistan’s largest city among the top five ‘least livable’ urban centres in the world. On the EIU’s Global Livalibity Index 2023,Karachi is ranked 169th out of a total of 173 cities. Only Lagos, Algiers, Tripoli and Damascus are ranked lower than Karachi. Incidentally, Karachi is the only city …