Saturday, December 10th, 2022
US ambassador inaugurates girls’ education initiative in KP
PESHAWAR, DEC 10: /DNA/ – US Ambassador Donald Blome and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Minister for Elementary and Secondary Education Shahram Khan Tarakai launched the U.S. government-funded $4 million Improving Girls’ Education Activity that aims to provide quality education to girls in remote areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. This four-year U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) activity will introduce public-private partnerships to improve school management in public girls’ schools. “The U.S. government supports Pakistan’s goal of ensuring a prosperous future for all its citizens – particularly girls,” said Ambassador Blome. “We look forward toRead More
Legendary Sain Zahoor and Zarsanga steal the show
Serena Hotels and Aga Khan Trust for Cultural Services Honour the Pakistan iLaureates of the Aga Khan Music Awards 2022 Staff Report ISLAMABAD: Serena Hotels and the Aga Khan Trust for Cultural Services hosted an evening celebrating the laureates of the “Aga Khan Music Awards” that was established in 2018 by His Highness to recognize and develop exceptional creativity, promise and enterprise in music, and music education in societies across the world where Muslim communities have a significant presence. The event was attended by prominent dignitaries including Diplomats, Federaland ProvincialRead More
HSF-NDF launched a mini-docuseries highlighting Afghans refugees’ struggles, achievements
DNA ISLAMABAD, The Hanns Seidel Foundation (HSF) Pakistan and the National Dialogue Forum (NDF) organized a ceremony for the screening of a mini-docuseries to highlight the sufferings and hardships of Afghan Refugees living in Pakistan titled “The Refugee Stories: Lives of the Afghan Refugees in Pakistan” here the other day. The documentary series has highlighted the struggles and achievements of Afghan refugees’ role models and community leaders who have excelled in adversity. Addressing the gathering of the ceremony, the Resident Representative of HSF Pakistan, Dr. Steffen Kudella, said ” WeRead More
Aawaz II recognizes contributions of community leaders to address gender-based violence, intolerance
Staff Reporter ISLAMABAD The British Council-led Aawaz II programme organised its sixth learning and development forum, in the federal capital to recognise the contributions of community leaders to address gender-based violence and intolerance. The forum brought together stakeholders including representatives from the British Council, British High Commission Islamabad, government organisations, civil society, and community leaders – to address gender-based violence through behaviour change interventions and community engagement. The forum is part of a series of activities from Aawaz II to mark the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-based violence, focusingRead More