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Bill Gates to join major polio pledging moment at ADFW 2025
ABU DHABI, Dec 4 (WAM/APP/DNA):Abu Dhabi Finance Week (ADFW), hosted by ADGM, with headline partner ADQ, announced that it will host Bill Gates, Chair of the Gates Foundation, as a speaker at a landmark session and pledging moment convened by the Mohamed bin Zayed Foundation for Humanity. Gates will take part in the day one “Investing in Humanity: Unlocking private capital for global progress” session, exploring the role of innovative finance and partnerships in solving pressing global challenges. The session will also feature a keynote address by Dr. Shamma KhalifaRead More
Kyrgyz President Zhaparov accorded guard of honour at PM House
ISLAMABAD, DEC 4 /DNA/: President of the Kyrgyz Republic Sadyr Nurgozhoevich Zhaparov on Thursday was accorded a guard of honour as he arrived at the Prime Minister’s House for one-on-one meeting and delegation-level talks with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. Prime Minister Shehbaz received the Kyrgyz leader at the PM House’s entrance where the formal reception ceremony took place. The national anthems of Kyrgyzstan and Pakistan were played while both leaders stood on the saluting dais. A smartly turned-out contingent of the three services of the Pakistan armed forces presented theRead More
Iran’s Foreign Ministry ready to boost global academic cooperation: Baqaei
SHIRAZ, DEC 4 (IRNA/APP/DNA):Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei said the ministry is ready to facilitate and strengthen the scientific connection of Iranian universities with global educational and research centers. Baqaei, who traveled to Shiraz to participate in the closing ceremony of the 43rd International Fajr Film Festival, visited Shiraz University on Wednesday. During his visit, he met with Alireza Afsharifar, the university president, to discuss various topics. In their meeting, Baqaei highlighted the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ willingness to facilitate and enhance cooperation between universities and scientific research centers inRead More
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KARACHI, DEC 3 /DNA/ – The All Pakistan Newspapers Society (APNS), Pakistan Broadcasters Association (PBA), and Council of Pakistan Newspaper Editors (CPNE) have expressed their concern over the remarks reportedly made by Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kayani of the Islamabad High Court regarding print and electronic media and government advertisements being released to newspapers and television channels. The comments, suggesting that newspapers were “dummies” and that public funds were being “doled out” to the print and electronic media, have caused deep disappointment across the media fraternity. The joint organizations clarified thatRead More
KP Govt approves major security, anti-corruption, welfare reforms
PESHAWAR, Dec 03 (APP):The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has announced major decisions to strengthen police security, enforce zero tolerance for corruption, end political interference in official matters, and introduce a special welfare policy for families of martyred civil servants. Chief Minister Muhammad Sohail Afridi also declared the supply of bulletproof vehicles, modern weapons and anti-drone systems to police on an emergency basis, along with the introduction of a public open-door policy and performance-based evaluation of government officers. He announced several key decisions during the joint Darbar of police and civil officersRead More
Ahsan Iqbal calls for deeper Pak-China cooperation on industry, agriculture, technology
BEIJING, Dec 3 (APP):Federal Minister for Planning, Development & Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal has said that the current global landscape is undergoing profound transformation, with Central Asia and South Asia emerging as core engines driving global economic growth. Addressing the Tianshan Forum for Central Asia Economic Cooperation opened in Urumqi, northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, he highlighted successful Pakistan-China projects and called for deeper cooperation on industry, people-to-people exchange, and agriculture and technology. In his opening remarks, Chinese Finance Minister Lan Fo’an said that CAREC cooperation has made significantRead More