Thursday, December 18th, 2025
Japan, UNDP launch $3.5 million project for Pakistan’s merged districts
ISLAMABAD, DEC 18 /DNA/ – The Government of Japan, through the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), in partnership with the Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), have launched a new initiative titled “The Project for Development of Public Service Infrastructure in the Merged Districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa” to strengthen local governance and improve access to essential public services in KP’s Merged Districts. Implemented under UNDP’s Merged Areas Governance Programme (MAGP), the partnership was formalized through a signing ceremony in Islamabad. Following their merger withRead More
Dr. Oumer Hussein Obaassumes charge as Ethiopian Ambassador to Pakistan
DNA ISLAMABAD (December 18, 2025) — H.E. Dr. Oumer Hussein Oba has formally assumed his role as the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia to the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. Upon his arrival at the Ethiopian Mission in Islamabad, the Ambassador was received with a warm reception and provided with an extensive briefing on the Embassy’s initiatives and milestones achieved over the last three years. A Distinguished Career in Leadership Ambassador Oba brings a wealth of high-level administrative and diplomatic experience to his new post.Read More
Pakistan Libya Defence Cooperation Strengthened During Official Visit
RAWALPINDI, DEC 18 /DNA/: Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir, NI (M), HJ, COAS & CDF, who is on a official visit to Libya, called on Field Marshal Khalifa Belqasim Haftar, Commander-in-Chief of the Libyan Arab Armed Forces and Lieutenant General Saddam Khalifa Haftar, Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Libyan Arab Armed Forces. On arrival, the Field Marshal was accorded a Guard of Honour by a smartly turned-out contingent of the Libyan Armed Forces. Matters of mutual interest, regional security dynamics, and avenues for enhancing bilateral defence and military-to-military cooperation were discussedRead More