Idara e Taleem o Aagahi (ITA, Center of Education and Consciousness) is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Kazim Saeed as the Chairman of its Board of Trustees. Idara e Taleem o Aagahi is a leading civil society organization addressing the profound crisis of education in Pakistan through policy research, service delivery and advocacy….
More than 1,500 runners, including local and foreign athletes, participated in the first certified international marathon in Karachi. The event was organized by Sports in Pakistan in collaboration with the government of Sindh . Speaking as a chief guest, Dr. Junaid Shah, Minister for Sports, Culture, and Youth, Government of Sindh, said the international marathon…
The city of lights, Karachi, will host the internationally certified marathon for the first time in Pakistan on June 28, which is expected to be attended by hundreds of runners, including national and international athletes. The internationally certified marathon is being held by Sports in Pakistan in collaboration with the caretaker provincial government of Sindh….
The Aga Khan University Institute for Educational Development (AKU-IED) launched its newest academic offering – a 1.5 year Bachelor of Education (BEd) programme while commemorating UNESCO’s sixth International Day of Education 2024. The theme for this year’s International Day of Education is to promote inclusive and quality education for all. Faced with the daunting tasks…
The Punjab government will extend its fullest support to a Sindh-based leading education sector non-profit whenever it decides to extend its schooling service to Punjab for educating children from the deprived and rural areas. The solemn assurance to this effect was extended by Punjab Health Minister, Prof Dr Javed Akram, as he spoke as the…
On International Day of Education celebrated across the world annually on 24th January 2024, National Foods Limited proudly reaffirms its steadfast commitment to transformative education, literacy, and women empowerment through two impactful projects rooted in its rich history and visionary leadership. National Foods Limited celebrates a two-decade partnership with The Citizens Foundation (TCF) in the…
In a rare move, the Lahore-based business fraternity will assemble at an event on the eve of International Day of Education to extend support to the noble drive of enrolling out-of-school children in Sindh. The non-profit Green Crescent Trust (GCT) is hosting the event at a hotel in Lahore to mark the International Day of…
In a groundbreaking article published in the prestigious Nature Medicine journal, experts from various parts of the world collaborated to address evidence gaps for non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in children and adolescents. Notable experts, including Dr Zulfiqar Bhutta and Dr Jai Das from the Institute for Global Health and Development at Aga Khan University (IGHD-AKU) in…
The Center of Excellence in Journalism at the Institute of Business Administration (CEJ-IBA) has launched a non-partisan fact-checking initiative, iVerify, to advance the scope of independent and unbiased reporting in the country’s journalistic landscape. Addressing the iVerify launch ceremony at Serena Hotel, Islamabad, Amber Rahim Shamsi, Director CEJ-IBA, said that the tool would prove to…
Nestlé’s senior leadership, including Pakistan CEO Jason Avanceña and Regional Managers Zone Asia Oceania Africa Angelo Giardini and Fabrice Cavallin inaugurating a 2.6MW Solar Power Plant at Nestlé’s Sheikhupura Factory near Lahore. Completed with an investment of PKR 500 million, it will save 1857 tonnes of CO2 emissions annually. The power plant is part of…
