Millions of children in Pakistan remain in need of humanitarian assistance and access to essential services, as the country still teeters with the effects of historic floods which devastated Pakistan last year, warned the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Friday. The UN agency, in a statement, said the recovery and rehabilitation efforts remain underfunded. UNICEF estimates there are …
Hot on the heels of India’s historic lunar landing, Japan’s space programme is hoping to rebound from a string of setbacks next week with the launch of its own mission: “Moon Sniper”. The rocket will carry a lander expected to reach the Moon’s surface in four to six months as well as an X-ray imaging satellite designed to …
Islamabad, Aug 24 (INP): The macroscopic simulation results of the dispersion model for radioactive substances on an oceanic scale indicate that the wastewater from the Fukushima nuclear power plant will spread through the northern waters of Australia and reach the Indian Ocean after a period of 2400 days, China Economic Net (CEN) reported on Friday quoting experts. In response …
BAHAWALANAGAR, ARIFWALA (Dunya News) – High flood in Sutlej river submerged different settlements in Arifwala, Bahawalanagar and Chishtian on Friday and now the river belt of Lodhran is also on the verge of flooding. As many as 40 villages and hundreds of settlements are expected to be affected due to rapid increase in water flow at Melsi Siphon point …
Islamabad, August 24 (INP): Chinese companies are to import more meat from Pakistan, said Umair Ahmad Khan, representative of Hardoi Livestock and Meat Company. “These days, the volume of meat export is about to go up after China allowed Pakistani meat to be imported. The Chinese government has given some specifications and standard operating procedures for boiled and heat-treated meat,” he …
ISLAMABAD, Aug. 23 (INP): Collaborative productions will be a gateway for Pakistani filmmakers to enter into China’s film market, said Jamal Shah Caretaker Federal Minister for National Heritage & Culture. “The Pakistani film industry needs substantial support; and assistance from China holds significant value, especially given China’s emergence as the largest film market globally. With over 70,000 cinema screens within China, …
ISLAMABAD, Aug 23 (INP): The Pak-Austria Fachhochschule, Institute of Applied Sciences and Technology (PAF-IAST) has invited applications for admissions in the BSc Mechanical Engineering Technology in collaboration with Chengdu University of China. This program marks the Institute’s first technology offering, launched within the Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, as stated on August 21. It’s a joint degree program …
ISLAMABAD: Acting Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Muttaqi has stressed the need for strengthening the Pakistan-Afghanistan dialogue, particularly on issues of mutual concern. Muttaqi met with a delegation of the Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad (ISSI), which visited Afghanistan from August 21-23, 2023, a statement issued here on Thursday said. During the meeting, Acting Foreign Minister Muttaqi highlighted the notable progress …
US Ambassador Donald Blome met Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sikander Sultan Raja on Thursday to reaffirm the US support for “free and fair elections”, saying it would work to strengthen the US-Pakistan relationship with “whomever the Pakistani people choose”. “The United States remains committed to working to broaden and deepen the US-Pakistan relationship with whomever the Pakistani people choose”, …
ISLAMABAD: Consumers will pay capacity charges of over Rs124 billion for the surplus power generation during the last quarter of fiscal year 2022-23 in the coming months. The XWDISCOs are seeking approval of the regulator for the recovery of capacity charges as well as others from the consumers. As per official figures, the Lahore Electric Supply Company (LESCO) wanted …