Islamabad: Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) Chairperson Farzana Raja on Monday said that poverty is a global phenomenon, and no country could achieve sustainable development without addressing this problem. Raja was talking to a delegation of ex-Finnish parliamentarians, comprising Vappu […]
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Pak-Afghan agree to enhance bilateral trade to $ 5 billion by 2015
Islamabad: Jan 17 (APP): The Pakistan-Afghanistan Joint Economic Commission(JEC) here on Tuesday agreed to enhance the bilateral trade from US current $ 2,500 million ($2.5 billion) to US $ 5 billion by the year 2015, as envisioned by leaders of both the […]
Continue reading »Afghan students win scholarships to study in Turkey
“How did I get here? Well, I’m going to tell you a story,” says Abdul Qahar Bakhshi, a 24-year-old Afghan student studying his undergraduate degree in Izmir City on a scholarship from the Turkish government. “Living in Turkey is very […]
Continue reading »IDWP okays 51 projects for rural areas’ uplift: Pakistan
Islamabad: The Islamabad Development Working Party (IDWP) on Thursday approved 51 new projects for the city, including a major project of converting all 65 tube-wells of the rural areas from electricity to solar energy. The projects were approved in IDWP […]
Continue reading »Released almost entire fund for minority welfare schemes:India
Centre New Delhi: Jan 11 (PTI); Apparently with an eye on Uttar Pradesh assembly elections, the Centre today said it has released almost the entire fund allocated for several minority welfare programmes across the country. “The Ministry of Minority Affairs […]
Continue reading »Schemes for benefit of ex-servicemen: India
The State government is providing several schemes for the benefit of ex servicemen and their widows, said District Sainik Welfare Officer G. Satyanandam. Under the Prime Minister Self Employment Scheme, the government will provide loans ranging between Rs.5 lakh and […]
Continue reading »How to engage youth in peace and development: India
Dimapur, January 10 (MExN): A regional seminar themed ‘youth Initiatives for peace and development in North-East’ was held in Guwahati January 7-9. The Seminar attended by intellectuals and youth leaders from Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram, Manipur and Nagaland. Dr. LR […]
Continue reading »Rs 1.16bn BISP disburses by mobile phone banking: Pakistan
Islamabad: Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) has disbursed an amount of Rs 1.16 billion through Mobile Phone Banking, ensuring faster and more reliable cash transfer to its beneficiaries. Mobile Phone Banking introduced for the first time in the history of […]
Continue reading »Swami Vivekananda: A man of foresight and vision: India
This week, we will be celebrating Swami Vivekananda’s birthday. Besides being a spiritual leader, his teachings on education and focus on role of youth in shaping our country’s future still hold true, even a hundred years later. Such was his […]
Continue reading »Call for Applications :Open Society Foundations / Durham University Afghan Women PhD Scholarships, UK
PhD Scholarships for Afghanistan Women to study at Durham University in UK 2012 Study Subject(s):Law and Social Sciences (including but not limited to human rights, international relations, conflict resolution, human geography), Political Sciences and Psychology Course Level:PhD Scholarship Provider: Open […]
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