Tag: Countries
PM Abbasi to attend CHOGM conference in London
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi is all set to attend the five-day long Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in London which is...
US withdraws ban on refugees from 11 ‘high-risk’ countries
WASHINGTON: The United States announced Monday it was lifting its ban on refugees from 11 "high-risk" countries, but said those seeking to enter the...
Russian, US ambassadors seek to improve relations between countries
WASHINGTON: Russia’s Ambassador to the US Anatoly Antonov and the US Ambassador to Russia Jon Huntsman outlined joint steps to improve the relations between...
Pakistan among least peaceful countries in South Asia: report
Pakistan was the second least peaceful country in South Asia despite making modest improvements over the past year — a year that saw the...
Pakistan welcomes 34-nation Saudi alliance against terrorism
Pakistan on Wednesday welcomed the formation of the 34-nation Saudi Arabia-led alliance against terrorism and said that it was awaiting further details to decide...
Countries must deal with health risks of frequent heatwaves: UN
The United Nations (UN) urged countries Wednesday to create preparedness systems to counter the health risks of heatwaves as they become ever more frequent,...
Pakistan among ‘most corrupt’ countries
Transparency International says South Asia ‘now is the worst region in the world when it comes to corruption’
South Asia is the most corrupt region...
Pakistan’s inflation lowest amongst regional countries
Pakistan has managed to contain inflation rate within single digit during last year, which is lower than the regional countries, including India and Sri...
SAARC countries urged to collectively work for poverty eradication
The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) countries should collectively endeavour to find the solutions of the common problems of the region such...
Sustainability or bust
Enough will eventually be enough
Can China and India have the per capita incomes that the North American and Western European countries enjoy today? What...
What happened to India?
Emerging markets around the world – Brazil, China, India, and Russia, to name the largest – are slowing. One reason is that they continue...
Pakistan to host open universities’ conference next year
Pakistan has won the award of hosting the 48-member countries Asian Association of Open universities (AAOU) annual conference 2013 to promote higher education in...
Govt to get destination countries’ consent before deporting OBL family
The federal government has decided to get the consent of the home countries of the family members of slain Al Qaeda chief Osama bin...
‘One-third stroke survivors in city die or suffer another vascular event...
Non communicable diseases including stroke are the leading killers in low and middle income countries like Pakistan.
A cross-sectional survey from a multiethnic transitional Pakistani...
UN chief calls on countries to ratify CTBT
United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon called on the countries that have not yet ratified the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) to sign...
Where are we?
This is an era of competitive world. Every country wants to progress and make its economy stronger. Pakistan is considered among the economically developing...
Pakistan among most poor countries per UNDP human development report
Pakistan is among the largest group of multi-dimensionally poor countries in the world, according to the Human development Report 2011 of the United Nations...
