Mahnoor Ansar ISLAMABAD: The UK Climate Finance Accelerator Pakistan (CFA) is inviting applications from low-carbon projects helping to combat climate change. Funded by the UK Government, the CFA provides one-on-one specialist support including on financial, gender equality and social inclusion issues. The aim is to strengthen proposals, making them more attractive to investors to secure funding. CFA Pakistan is looking for projects that are in at least the pre-feasibility stage and require a minimum of $4 million USD investment. Proposals must be submitted by 31 May 2024 by completing anRead More

RAWALPINDI, MAY 13 /DNA/ – GHQ Investiture ceremony was held at General Headquarters Rawalpindi. General Syed Asim Munir, NI (M), Chief of Army Staff (COAS) conferred military awards upon Army personnel for their acts of gallantry during operations and meritorious services rendered to the nation. A large number of senior Army officers and families of awardees attended the ceremony. officers & soldiers were awarded medals including Sitara-I-Imtiaz (Military) and Tamgha-I- Basalat. Medals of Shuhada were received by their family members. Paying rich tribute to Shuhada and Ghazis, COAS said thatRead More

ISLAMABAD, MAY 13: Shehbaz Sharif has resigned as the PML-N president, sources said on Monday, two weeks after senior party leaders urged party supremo Nawaz Sharif to take up the party’s reins. The new president would be elected in the party’s general council meeting on May 28. Shehbaz was elected the PML-N president unopposed at a convention of the party’s General Council on March 13, 2018. He preceded his brother Nawaz, who was removed as party president by the Supreme Court but was later rechristened as the party’s “leader forRead More

BEIJING, MAY 13 (APP): Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar  Monday met with Secretary-General of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Ambassador Zhang Ming here wherein he emphasised an effective collaboration among SCO member states to harness the region’s potential for sustained progress and prosperity. The deputy prime minister is on a four-day visit to China to co-chair the Fifth Pakistan-China Foreign Ministers’ Strategic Dialogue with Chinese Minister of Foreign Affairs Wang Yi which would cover the full spectrum of Pakistan-China relations. Senator Ishaq Dar reaffirmed Pakistan’sRead More

ISLAMABAD, MAY 13 /DNA/ – Park Ki Jun, Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to Pakistan, called on Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif at the Prime Minister House today. The Korean Ambassador congratulated the Prime Minister on behalf of the Korean leadership upon his re-election. The Prime Minister thanked the Korean leadership for the warm message of greetings that he received and expressed the desire to work closely to further strengthen bilateral ties. The Prime Minister said that Pakistan and Korea enjoy good relations, particularly in trade and investment. HeRead More