KP police, Japan and UNDP launch first policing plans for merged areas ISLAMABAD: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa police, Government of Japan, and UNDP launched the first ever policing plans for the... Published 22 Jul, 2022 06:07am
Print Pakistan among states facing most severe consequences of surging prices UNITED NATIONS: Soaring global food and energy prices have forced 71 million people into poverty in the world’s... Updated 08 Jul, 2022 09:26am
Pakistan Third Quetta Literary Festival concludes QUETTA: Serena Hotels under its cultural diplomacy initiative partnered with BUITEMS in achieving yet another... Published 07 Jul, 2022 05:35am
Pakistan USAID, UNDP begin training tehsil councilors PESHAWAR: The US agency for International Development (USAID) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in... Published 27 Jun, 2022 06:06am
Print Pakistan facing debt in ‘excess of $250bn’: UNDP ISLAMABAD: The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has said that Pakistan is currently facing a challenging... Updated 15 Jun, 2022 12:52pm
Pakistan Pakistan, speaking for G77/China, urges accelerated steps for recovery in Covid-hit countries KARACHI: Pakistan, speaking on behalf of Group of 77 (developing countries) and China, has called for boosting... Published 11 Jun, 2022 06:14am
Print Import of equipment for recycling projects: Budget likely to come up with some tax relief ISLAMABAD: The government is expected to announce tax relief measures in the budget (2022-23) on the import of... Updated 09 Jun, 2022 09:56am
Pakistan Involvement of private sector a must to achieve SDGs: Aisha ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Finance, Dr Aisha Ghaus Pasha Friday emphasized the involvement of the private... Published 14 May, 2022 04:05am
Pakistan Provision of drinking water: Daraz partners with UNDP Pakistan KARACHI: Daraz has partnered with UNDP Pakistan to provide clean drinking water to an estimated 14,000 households in... Published 24 Apr, 2022 05:36am
Business & Finance Socio-economic development to be enhanced by curbing illicit trade: report LAHORE: The pace of socio-economic development in Pakistan can be improved by reducing the loss of the national... Published 19 Apr, 2022 05:32am
Editorials The emergent task at hand EDITORIAL: The state of the economy today necessitates a set of policy reversals as well as reforms on an emergent... Published 12 Apr, 2022 05:17am
Business & Finance National UNDP-Jazz SDG Bootcamp concludes ISLAMABAD: Bech-lo.pk has won the first national Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Bootcamp conducted jointly by... Published 05 Apr, 2022 05:38am
Pakistan ‘Green Innovators 2022’ programme launched in Sindh KARACHI: The Green Innovators 2022 programme has been launched by Ministry of Climate Change, Sindh Education... Published 24 Mar, 2022 05:36am
Pakistan Better governance, delivery system linked to rapid uplift ISLAMABAD: To accelerate sustainable development in the country, we need to revamp our governance and improve the... Published 11 Mar, 2022 05:12am
Pakistan Rs40bn for ‘Kamyab Jawan business loans’ approved: Dar ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) on Youth Affairs Muhammad Usman Dar, Tuesday, said the... Published 02 Mar, 2022 04:35am
Print Tarin briefs UNDP team about economic challenges, reforms ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Shaukat Tarin held a meeting with Knut Ostby, Resident... Updated 01 Mar, 2022 09:26am
Pakistan Achievements of ‘Deliver Justice Project’ acknowledged PESHAWAR: The EU-funded ‘Deliver Justice Project’ has been able to make remarkable achievements in the Rule of... Published 04 Feb, 2022 04:43am
Pakistan Sustainable Development Goals: Qureshi for building partnership between public, private sectors ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has called for building partnership between the public and private... Published 27 Jan, 2022 04:05am
Pakistan ATCs in merged areas: US embassy, UNDP and KP P&D hold groundbreaking ceremony ISLAMABAD: United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the US Embassy’s Bureau of International Narcotics and Law... Published 21 Jan, 2022 05:27am
Pakistan NAP on business and human rights: FCCI chief explains salient features FAISALABAD: The National Action Plan on Business and Human Rights will help Pakistan to become a well-integrated ... Published 19 Dec, 2021 04:37am
Opinion Us and them — an unequal landscape Inequality in its numerous forms defines our country’s social fabric. This concept of inequality is based on... Published 11 Dec, 2021 04:12am
Pakistan UNDP vows to support govt’s national climate response ISLAMABAD: The United Nations Development Programme’s Pakistan office has said that the international body... Published 06 Dec, 2021 06:19am
World UN says Afghanistan faces ‘unprecedented’ economic shock KABUL: Afghanistan’s GDP could contract 20 percent within a year, the UN predicted in a new report on Wednesday,... Published 02 Dec, 2021 03:57am
Pakistan Afghanistan: EU envoy says human rights hit by humanitarian crisis LAHORE: The panellists at the session on “The Impact of Closing Boarder on Afghan Refugees” at the Asma Jahangir... Published 22 Nov, 2021 05:31am
Pakistan Cities’ development: Lack of investment in infrastructure main hurdle: Maggo KARACHI: Mian Nasser Hyatt Maggo, President FPCCI has said that lack of investment in infrastructure is making... Published 21 Nov, 2021 04:19am
Opinion Jumping the gap — how to undo inequality? The rent-seeking and unproductive usage of resources has exacerbated inequality in Pakistan. Even in times of higher... Published 11 Nov, 2021 05:20am
Print UN sets up trust fund for ‘people’s economy’ GENEVA: The United Nations said on Thursday it had set up a special trust fund to provide urgently needed cash... Updated 22 Oct, 2021 09:22am
Pakistan UNDP, TCCF launch #StopTheSpread ISLAMABAD: The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and The Coca-Cola Foundation (TCCF) have launched a joint... Published 19 Oct, 2021 03:52am
Pakistan PDMA KP observes International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction PESHAWAR: The Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in collaboration with the GLOF-II... Published 14 Oct, 2021 04:14am
Pakistan Forensic Science Laboratory: KP Govt, UNDP sign cost-sharing agreement PESHAWAR: The provincial government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Tuesday signed a cost-sharing agreement with United ... Published 13 Oct, 2021 04:47am
Behind the screens: SECP probe into State Life’s equity investment process opens Pandora’s box at PSX?