Karachi, August 12, 2020: Facebook announced the winners of its Foundation Integrity Research: Misinformation and Polarization request for proposals. Among the global list of winners are Ayesha Ali, Agha Ali Raza and Ihsan Ayyub Qazi from Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS), whose proposal shone during the competitive selection process. Misinformation and polarization are fundamental…
Karachi, August 05, 2020: Adviser to the Prime Minister on Finance and Revenue Dr. Abdul Hafeez Shaikh chaired the meeting of the Executive committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) at the Cabinet Division today. The project of Pakistan Railways for”Up gradation of Pakistan Railways existing Mainline-1 (ML-1) and establishment of dry port near Havelian…
Karachi, May 12, 2020: A leading civil society organization, Participatory Organization (SPO) has initiated a short-term project in two districts of Karachi (East and Malir) covering 08 UCs to create awareness about Coronavirus prevention among masses, statement issued here Tuesday said. The project named “Provision of Hand washing Facilities and Community Awareness on COVID-19” is…
Swabi, January 28, 2020: Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund launched a project on “Enhancing Food Security through Strategic Interventions in Agriculture” in 12 union councils of districts Swabi and Torghar of KPK. The project aims to develop skills and knowledge of farmers on modern agricultural crop practices and facilitate setting up of agriculture value chains for…
Karachi, January 08, 2020: UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency and the Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund (PPAF) Wednesday launched a livelihood project aimed at providing sustainable livelihood opportunities for both Afghan refugees and Pakistani communities. The livelihood project is estimated to be worth Rs. 320 million and, in addition to the 3,000 Pakistani households benefitting from…