Tag: International

TRIPOLI - Countries and regional organizations in the world are calling for immediate ceasefire and political solution in Libya, where forces loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi and anti-Gaddafi rebels chased each other in the UN-mandated no-fly zone.
Algeria's Maghreb and Africa Affairs Minister Abdelkader Messahel Tuesday reiterated, "We endorse an immediate cease fire, as proposed by the African Union in its road map."
"We believe that political option remains the best

HONG KONG - The world's highest hotel opened its doors in Hong Kong on Tuesday, housed in the city's tallest skyscraper and offering unrivalled panoramic views of the world famous Victoria Harbour.
Towering some 490 metres (1,600 feet) above the bustling, chaotic streets of the Southern Chinese city, the Ritz-Carlton Hotel is making a grand comeback after temporarily closing in 2008.
Visitors peered out of the floor-to-ceiling windows of the 118th floor of the International

KARACHI - Global Media Links (GML) and Business Milestones have joined hands to organise an international conference on intellectual property rights (IPR), recently. Eminent national and international experts on IPR presented their papers and discussed the subject with regards to two selected themes in the Intellectual Property Rights Conference-2011. The two chosen themes of the conference are; IPR: An international perspective, realisation, and implementation; and second theme is

TOKYO - Rescue workers from more than a dozen countries searched ravaged northeastern coastal cities on Monday for survivors of a massive earthquake and tsunami, as an international effort to help Japan cope with its multiple disasters gathered pace. Some 70 countries have offered assistance in an outpouring of solidarity with Japan, with help coming not only from allies like the United States but also countries with more strained relations like China, and even from the Afghan city of

KARACHI - Barclays Pakistan marked the centenary of international women's day by appreciating the contribution of inspiring women in the fields of education, business, medicine, literature, philanthropy, social work and arts. A series of events were hosted at Barclays flagship branches in Karachi, Lahore and Islamabad - where senior management of Barclays presented appreciation awards to guests including Reema Khan, Shazia Marri, Ruby Shakeel, Annie, Vincenzo Prati, Nicci and Nina,

LAHORE - Aziz Ahmed Bilour, Federal Secretary Sports gave a comprehensive briefing to Engr. Shaukat Ullah, Federal Minister for Sports on Tuesday at Islamabad. The secretary apprised the minister about the working and functions of the Sports Ministry and its attached departments. The briefing included thorough details of the 47 on-going development projects across the country. Director General PSB, senior officers of ministry and PSB were also present during the meeting.
Talking

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan, like the rest of world, has been celebrating the International Women's Day for years to promote gender equality, but still it is far from achieving the goal as 8,000 incidents of violence against women were reported during the past one year across the country. This day was first observed 100 years ago, and the idea was to celebrate women and promote gender equality, especially access to education and work.
In Pakistan, women are still marginalised and

LAHORE - The University of Management and Technology (UMT), Lahore commemorated International Women's Day on Tuesday to express solidarity with women's groups and organisations worldwide. Gals Zone, a women's club at UMT, organised events to promote women's empowerment and create awareness about women's rights and responsibilities among female students. A floral decoration contest was also held on the occasion in which six teams participated. Tehreen Rehman and Madiha Mushtaq won the

KARACHI - First Women Bank Limited (FWBL) has chalked out programs for the International Women's Day throughout the country, said a statement issued on Friday. It said the celebration will be held in the business development and training centers and area offices of the bank. An exhibition is being held in area office, Lahore, on March 8. Products designed by the bank's entrepreneurs are being displayed in the exhibition. Asma Jehangir, Supreme Court Bar Association President would be

LAHORE - Karachi's Peoples Sports Complex Stadium will host the eagerly-awaited football match between Pakistan and Palestine on Friday (today) at 4 pm.
The stadium, brainchild of former chairman District Municipal Committee (South) Jamshed Ahmed Khan, is situated at Lyari Town, a congested seaside settlement in Karachi. It is the country's only exclusive and properly floodlit football stadium with 40,000 seats.
It is also a regular venue of for the Pakistan Premier

KARACHI - National Forum for Environment and Health in collaboration with the Ministry Petroleum and CNG Associations of Pakistan is holding one-day 7th International CNG Conference and Exhibition on March 24 at local hotel. It is disclosed by NFEH President and Chairman Organising Committee Naeem Qureshi. He said that the objective of this event is to develop CNG industry, raise awareness about latest technology, issue, challenges and promotion of CNG as alternative green fuel. Naeem

LAHORE - Warid Telecom continues to stand out to be the fastest growing network in not only providing the best quality international roaming footprint, but also seamless data roaming coverage all across the globe. To share this season's Cricket World Cup's joy and excitement, Warid brings discounted international roaming rates for all of its customers roaming in Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.
Not only this, Warid is also offering the most competitive international dialing rates for

GENEVA - The UN human rights chief on Monday called on the international community to support reforms in the Middle East and urged vigilance in Libya amid fears of violent reprisals. "The international community bears the great responsibility of extending its support in words and deeds to assist such indispensable reforms.
It must do so with dispatch and firmness," said High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay. She told the UN Human Rights Council that it should remain

KARACHI - The Sindh government has invited tenders for conceptual master planning of the Zulfikarabad city near Thatta district. In the first phase, the firms would be short-listed after which technical and financial proposals would be sought from the competent firms for the development of the new city. The process would complete by April 15.
Well-placed sources told Pakistan Today that initially the government would hire a consultant for conceptual planning to develop

KARACHI - The Sindh government has invited tenders for conceptual master planning of the Zulfikarabad city near Thatta district.
In the first phase, the firms would be short-listed after which technical and financial proposals would be sought from the competent firms for the development of the new city.
The process would complete by April 15. Well-placed sources told Pakistan Today that initially the government would hire a consultant for conceptual planning to develop

ISLAMABAD - The sub committee of the Cabinet Committee on Privatisation will be briefed on issuing equity-linked instruments in Public Sector Entities (PSEs) today. The Minister for Privatisation Syed Naveed Qamar chaired a meeting of investment banks and business groups to review the capital market transactions on Thursday, an official statement indicated.
The minister said that they were at a reasonable point to start focusing on domestic and international market transactions

LAHORE - An international colloquium started at LUMS on Saturday in Faiz Ahmed's honour, while Alhamra hosted an evening with Shabana Azmi, an eminent Indian actress and daughter of Faiz Ahmed's close friend; Kaifi Azmi; also a poet. The two-day international colloquim, to continue till February 13, features an array of scholars, writers, poets and theatre and TV personalities from all over the world; Pakistan, India, Canada, USA, and UK.
Some of the prominent speakers include