US, Pakistan host private sector engagement forum on January 27, 2021The United States Mission to Pakistan along with the Punjab Provincial Government opened a three-day private sector forum to identify opportunities and challenges for commercial and social investments in the region. The forum was organised by the United States Agency for International Development’s (USAID) Punjab Enabling Environment Project (PEEP) through the USAID Lahore Office in […]
PML-N ex-MNA arrested over corruption charges on November 16, 2020Malik Abdul Ghaffar Dogar, former MNA of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), was taken into custody by Anti-Corruption Establishment (ACE) on Sunday over the allegations of corruption and misuse of powers. Sources told Daily Times that an FIR was registered against him under sections 420/467 and 468/471 of Pakistan Penal Code (PPC) and sections 5/2/47 of […]
Pakistani women leading relief activities in US on April 9, 2020Pakistani women in the US have taken the lead role regarding provision of relief activities against coronavirus both in the US and Pakistan. Syma Nadeem, PTI MNA and Parliamentary secretary for interprovincial coordination, who is currently in USA told that women entrepreneurs and philanthropists who are Pakistani by birth and living in USA were united […]
Pakistani political parties united to serve South Asian communities on April 8, 2020Unlike the current political division in Pakistan, a group of Pakistani Americans belonging to various political parties have been united in the United States of America for the welfare of South Asian communities amid the outbreak of coronavirus. As President Trump has announced the signing of $2 trillion stimulus bill to help the poor American […]
Pakistani IT industry can earn up to $2bn from Trump package: experts on April 4, 2020Pakistani IT industry can earn up to $2 billion from the economic stimulus package worth $2 trillion announced by US President Donald Trump to help the financial victims of coronavirus. This was concluded at a discussion session held by IT experts in Washington DC. US-based Pakistani American Rana Saad, CEO of Incepio, an IT company […]
Media must lead the war against disinformation on coronavirus: Reema Khan on April 1, 2020Media must lead the war against disinformation on coronavirus and play a responsible role in spreading awareness against the pandemic. People may die of depression and stress instead of coronavirus if they watch news channels continuously because these days all the news channels have been focusing on the death toll and affectees of coronavirus, says […]
How Pakistani Americans are leading South Asians in US on March 27, 2020As President Trump on Wednesday announced the signing of $2 trillion stimulus bill to help the poor American families amid the outbreak of Corona Virus, Pakistani American has taken the lead in connecting all South Asian communities living in 50 states of America. It is a proud moment for Pakistan that Pakistani American has been […]
Money laundering curbs political rights of Canadian Pakistanis: CPBC president on March 13, 2020Money laundering is the biggest challenging for Canadian Pakistanis in the way of gaining political rights. Canadian nationals cannot reap maximum benefits of their money in Canada in terms of exercising the power of vote and gaining other citizenship rights. This was said by Samir Dossal, President Canada Pakistan Business Council (CPBC). Dossal will lead […]
Ambassador for Religious Freedom Sam Brownback Highly Concerned over the Indian Media’s Religious Freedom on March 6, 2020A small delegation of journalists hailing from Pakistan and India met with Ambassador-at-large for International Religious Freedom, US Department of State Sam Brownback after his weekly briefing on international religious freedom forum at US senate. The meeting that was arranged by the President of US-Pak Foundation Shahab Qarni took place in the backdrop of recent […]
NCWE announces international women entrepreneur visitor programme for Pakistan on March 3, 2020National Centre for Women Entrepreneurship (NCWE), a non-profit organisation in the US, has announced International Women Entrepreneur Visitor Programme for Pakistan. In connection with the International Women’s day that is celebrated worldwide on March 8, NCWE is going to launch Micro-lending Fund for Women Entrepreneurs. On March 7, a ceremony would be organized in Washington, […]