Islamabad; The Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund (PPAF) had the honour of hosting Mr. Taiga Yano, Representative of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Pakistan Office, and Ms. Nazia Sehar, Senior Program Manager, at its Islamabad headquarters. The visit was part of an ongoing effort to explore potential avenues for collaboration between PPAF and JICA, aligned...
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Ahmadi Man Killed by Mob Outside Worship Place in Karachi Amid Rising Religious Intolerance
KARACHI, April 18 — A 46-year-old man belonging to the Ahmadiyya community was brutally lynched by a mob allegedly affiliated with Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) outside an Ahmadi place of worship in the Preedy area of Karachi on Friday. According to police and community sources, the deceased, identified as Laeeq Ahmed Cheema, was attacked with bricks...
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WJAP condemns FIA’s Witch-Hunt Against Former Senator Farhatullah Babar
Women Journalists Association of Pakistan (WJAP) has expressed deep concern over the Federal Investigation Agency’s (FIA) recent inquiry based on malafide intentions against former senator Farhatullah Babar, a renowned human rights activist based on vague allegations filed by an anonymous complainant . In a statement issued on Saturday , Founder of WAJP Fauzia Kalsoom...
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The Role of Youth for a Peaceful and Prosperous Pakistan
“Empowering the Next generation with the right tools, knowledge, and values for sustainable peace in NMDs of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa” By Dr. Qibla Ayaz during One-day seminar on “The Role of Youth for a Peaceful and Prosperous Pakistan in Peshawar” Peshawar, April 10, 2025 “By empowering the next generation with the right tools, knowledge, and values,...
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Targeted assassination plot against Ahl-e-Sunnat Wal Jamaat President Allama Aurangzeb Farooqi; all programs canceled, security tightened.
Targeted assassination plot against Ahl-e-Sunnat Wal Jamaat President Allama Aurangzeb Farooqi; all programs canceled, security tightened. Amid the recent wave of terrorism in the country, where scholars and religious figures are being targeted, security agencies have issued a security threat alert for the central president of Ahl-e-Sunnat Wal Jamaat Pakistan, Allama Ghazi Aurangzeb Farooqi. According...
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Women’s Parliamentary Caucus Hosts Gender-Responsive-Budgeting Session at Islamabad
Islamabad; 19th March 2025; The Women’s Parliamentary Caucus (WPC) of the National Assembly, led by its Secretary Dr. Shahida Rehmani, organized a session on the Gender-Responsive Budgeting (GRB) strategy at the Pakistan Institute of Parliamentary Services (PIPS). The session aimed to develop a strategic approach to promote gender-responsive public service and ensure effective implementation of...
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Stakeholders discuss Child Protection Prevention Framework
ISLAMABAD, Sunday, March 16, 2025: A high-level stakeholders’ consultation on the development of a Child Protection Prevention Framework (CPPF) was held at the Child Protection Institute, organized jointly by Save the Children and UNICEF. The consultation brought together representatives from prominent civil society organizations, NADRA, the legal community, and service delivery organizations, emphasizing the urgent...
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Who Was the High-Profile Target of Saturday’s Assassination in Jhelum? Speculations Spread Nationwide
Jhelum: Unidentified Motorcycle Assailants Open Fire Near Mangla Bypass, High-Profile Individual Killed Jhelum (Special Report) – Near Mangla Bypass in Dina, unidentified motorcycle assailants carried out a targeted killing operation, firing on a Vigo vehicle. As a result, a high-profile individual and his guard were killed, while the driver sustained injuries. Details of the Incident...
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The bullet from the extremists is still in my body; there is no conspiracy against us — we ourselves are conspirators. Ahsan Iqbal lashed out.
Islamabad: Speaking at the National Conference against Islamophobia organized by the Rehmatul-lil-Alameen Authority, Federal Minister Ahsan Iqbal said, “The question arises: how has Israel, with a population of just 15 million, managed to hold hostage the Muslim world with a population of 2.5 billion?” He further stated, “In some of the world’s leading universities, professors...
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PPP Claims PM Shehbaz Assures Resolution of Canal Concerns Amid Coalition Tensions
Islamabad – The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) stated on Monday that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif assured its leadership of addressing concerns over controversial canal projects during a meeting at the Prime Minister’s House. The meeting, held during an Iftar dinner, aimed to ease tensions between the ruling coalition allies. A PPP press release claimed PM...