Speakers press strong legislation, sustained political commitment to achieve sustainable population growth
By Hamid Khan Wazir
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: Senator Syed Shibli Faraz, Federal Minister of Science and Technology, has said that the government is fully committed to ensure universal access to family planning services and is working towards achieving a sustainable population growth rate in light of the Council of Common Interests (CCI) decisions that call for stronger legislation and increased investment on family planning programs in the country.
He made these remarks while speaking at the third meeting of the Parliamentary Forum on Population here on Thursday.
The meeting was organized online by the Population Council with support from the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), which was attended by Senator Mushahid Hussain Sayed, the Secretary-General of the Parliamentary Forum on Population, members of the senate, legislators from the national and provincial assemblies re
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Islamabad: The Islamabad Wildlife Management Board (IWMB) has opened a new trail in the Margalla Hills.
The measure has been taken to tempt the adventurous souls of Islamabad, particularly, hikers, youth and the foreign nationals to enjoy fauna and flora of the city’s suburbs and discover the undiscovered paths in the Margalla Hills.
The new Trail 2 is 2km long, starts from the Japan Park in Sector F-6 and ends at Daman-e-Koh View Point.
All along its route, there are shady trees, stony paths, bushes and shrubs.
With this latest addition in trails, Islamabad has now got five fully managed and well-kept trails along the Margalla Road.
Islamabad
February 24, 2021
Islamabad: India has a clear Pakistan policy, in which disinformation and destabilisation are key components, while Pakistan needs clarity in its India policy to respond effectively, said Senator Mushahid Hussain Sayed, Chairman of Senate Foreign Affairs Committee, says a press release.
He made these remarks at a conference on ‘Disinformation as a Tool of Strategic Warfare’ organised by the Institute of Regional Studies (IRS).
Senator Mushahid Hussain chaired the panel on ‘India’s Disinformation Campaign against Pakistan and its Impact.’ He referred to American scholar Dr Noam Chomsky’s landmark study on propaganda, ‘Manufacturing Consent’, where he talks of a nexus between media ownership, advertisers and media elites, which act in concert to demonise the ‘enemy.’ Senator Mushahid Hussain said that the Indian approach to disinformation is an example of this model, referring also to the tapes of Indian journalist Arnab Goswami and