Islamabad, June 24, 2021 (PPI-OT):Federal Minister for Education, Professional Training and Culture met the country director World Bank Mr. Najy Benhassine today to discuss the ongoing projects and the future strategy. The ministry in collaboration with the World Bank had launched initiatives of Rapid Response Emergency Program (RREP) and Pandemic

Islamabad, June 24, 2021 (PPI-OT):Senator Dr. Sania Nishtar, SAPM was invited to keynote the two high-level international events hosted by the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) and World Food Programme (WFP). She presented Pakistan’s perspective on nutrition centred social protection operations. “Nutrition is embedded in the Ehsaas strategy post- COVID. The pandemic

Islamabad, June 24, 2021 (PPI-OT):Prime Minister Imran Khan spoke with Mr. Bill Gates, Co-Chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF). Views were exchanged on the ongoing polio eradication campaign in the country as well as on Pakistan’s response to the public health challenges arising from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Islamabad, June 24, 2021 (PPI-OT):Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi participated in the Asia and Pacific High-Level Video Conference on Belt and Road Cooperation, hosted by China today. Mr. Wang Yi, State Councillor and Foreign Minister of China, chaired the conference in which Foreign Ministers of a large number of BRI

Islamabad, June 23, 2021 (PPI-OT):A special meeting of recently established “National Intelligence Coordination Committee” was chaired by Prime Minister Imran Khan at Inter-Services Intelligence Secretariat Islamabad. Lieutenant General Faiz Hamid, Director General Inter-Services Intelligence welcomed the Prime Minister and Federal Ministers. National Intelligence Coordination Committee, “a platform for Intelligence Coordination/

Islamabad, June 23, 2021 (PPI-OT):Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi received the British Minister of State for South Asia and the Commonwealth, Lord Tariq Mahmood Ahmad today. Views were exchanged on bilateral matters in diverse areas such as tourism, energy and health and issues of regional and international importance. The

Islamabad, June 23, 2021 (PPI-OT):President Dr Arif Alvi on Wednesday emphasized the need for holding a donors’ conference on population to help the government in stemming the rising tide of population. He called for special efforts to arrange national and international finances for promoting family planning and checking the growing

Islamabad, June 23, 2021 (PPI-OT):UK’s Minister of State for South Asia and the Commonwealth and Development Office Lord Tariq Ahmad called on Minister for Interior Sheikh Rashid Ahmed here today and discussed matters related to promoting relations between the two countries. They also discussed matters of British Pakistanis, enhancing people