KARACHI: Kamyab Jawan Program—successful youth program— has been launched in Pakistan in order to provide self-employment opportunities to the unemployed youth of the county. Under the Kamyab Jawan Program, Rs 100 billion will be provided as loans among the youth for their business ventures in five years. This program will benefit over one million youth, it is anticipated. Loans from …

ISLAMABAD: Britain’s Duke and Duchess of Cambridge arrived back in Islamabad Friday after spending an unexpected night in Lahore when thunderstorms forced their pilot to abort two landing attempts in the capital, reporters travelling with them said. More: Royal rumble: Kate, William’s plane runs into turbulence near Islamabad On their last day of Pakistan visit, Prince William and his wife …

PARIS: Pakistan escaped being blacklisted and has been asked to meet the standards set by the international watchdog Financial Action Task Force (FATF) till Feb 2020. Speaking after the week-long deliberations and discussions, FATF President  Xiangmin Liu said that Pakistan has made progress towards money laundering and terror financing and we acknowledge these steps taken by the new government. “The …

ISLAMABAD: Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU) and Indonesian Open University Terbuka Friday entered into bilateral arrangement to exchange their expertise for promoting quality education. In this connection, the two sides signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in the presence of AIOU’s Vice Chancellor Professor Dr Zia-Ul-Qayyum and Rector of the Indonesian University Prof. Ojat Darojat. Cultural Counselor of the Indonesian …

KARACHI: A man injured himself with a knife after stabbing his estranged wife at a house in Kashmir Colony’s Sector A of the Mehmoodabad police limits on Wednesday. The couple was taken to Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre for medical treatment. They were identified as 36-year-old Shaukat, son of Noor Muhammad, and Rubina Khokhar, 33. According to SHO Ejaz Pathan, Shaukat’s …

Kate Middleton and Prince William are enjoying the much-deserved spotlight they are currently basking in during their official visit to Pakistan. While the masses are loving every bit of the royal couple’s tour in the country, they have been left majorly awe-struck by the immense elegance and poise the Duchess of Cambridge Kate Middleton possesses. Also read: Kate Middleton steals …

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday launched “Kamyab Jawan Program”  to ecconomically empower youth . Under the program, a vast array of projects and initiatives would be taken in education, skill training, entrepreneurship, and civic engagement for country’s youth. Speaking at the ceremony at the Jinnah Convention Centre, the prime minister congratulated Usman Dar , Special Assistant to Prime …

LONDON: King’s College, London has conferred the prestigious Doctor of Science Honoris Causa on Dr. Sania Nishtar. She is a King’s alumna, and already has a Ph.D. from King’s College. The ceremony took place at the historical University Chapel and was attended by a select gathering of academia, research scholars and administration of the College. Dr. Nishtar received her degree …

LAHORE: The royal couple will be visiting Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Centre in Lahore on Day 04 of their Pakistan visit. More: Top 15 photos of Kate Middleton from Pakistan tour The health facility founded by Prime Minister Imran Khan in the name of his late mother has an emotional link with the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge …

The Duke of Cambridge, Prince William’s dapper sherwani was designed by Pakistani fashion brand Naushemian. More: Top 15 photos of Kate Middleton from Pakistan tour The Duke wore the minimalistic and yet modern turquoise sherwani to a dinner hosted by the British High Commissioner in Islamabad. The Duchess of Cambridge chose a glittery emerald green tunic designed by the UK-based …