Washington, D.C: August 7, 2017. (PCP) “We talk about plebiscite in Kashmir which was agreed by the world body and that's only way forward to settle the Kashmir dispute. The UN and other peace-loving countries must play their role to persuade both India and Pakistan to fulfill these internationally

Islamabad: August 3, 2017. (PCP) The Annual Status of Education Report (ASER) Pakistan was launched today in Islamabad. Head of UK’s Department for International Development (DFID) Joanna Reid was one of the lead panellists.
The UK strongly supports ASER as the only citizen-led independent assess

Washington DC: August 3, 2017. (Amanda Casanova) Some retired generals and admirals are thanking President Donald Trump for his announced policy to ban transgender people from the armed forces.
In a letter to Trump, more than a dozen retired generals and admirals told Trump they were pleased with T

New York: July 31, 2017. (PCP) India cannot successfully fight a war against extremism in Kashmir while fertilizing the sense of injustice that is one of the roots of extremism. You cannot overcome the religious extremists if you keep supplying them proof that, for redressing injustice, peaceful sec

Islamabad: July 28, 2017. (PCP) DFID today helped to launch a workshop on developing Pakistan’s National Action Plan to implement the Open Government Partnership (OGP) with the Minister of Finance, Mr Ishaq Dar.
The OGP is a global initiative for securing concrete commitments from governments on

Badin: July 27, 2017. (PCP) Sindhi Sangat Sindh held protest rallies and staged demonstrations in district headquarter Badin, Matli and Talhar against growing religious extremism, illegal immigrants and killings of Sindhi people in tribal conflicts in Sindh, Pakistan. Demonstrators raised slogans a

New Delhi: July 26, 2017. (PCP) A Division Bench of the Supreme Court of India comprising JJ Mr. A.K. Sikri & Mr. Ashok Bhushan today directed the counsels of the Union of India to file ‘status report’ on the foreign prisoners mostly from Pakistan, POK and Afghanistan who have been suffering in diff

Washington DC: July 25, 2017. International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that in early July, al-Shabaab militants led a series of attacks in Kenya's Lamu County. Between July 5 and July 8 2017, militants raided three villages, Pandanguo, Jima, and Poromoko, killing three police officers as we

Chandigarh: July 25, 2017. (PCP) The inaugural function of Guru Gobind Singh College for Women, Sec-26, Chandigarh was held today in Mata Ganga Auditorium, to seek blessings of the almighty for the new session 2017-18. Shabad Kirtan was recited on the occasion by the college students.
The principa

Geneva: July 24, 2017. (PCP) There has been a clear deterioration in the safety of journalists, the problem of impunity and of freedom of expression online. These were the main findings of the report submitted to the 120th session of UN Human Rights Committee in Geneva by Pakistan Press Foundation (

Islamabad: July 20, 2017. (PCP) Additional resources are being invested in helping UK-based companies looking to do business with Pakistan, in line with the UK commitment to increase trade between UK and Pakistan.
A new Deputy Director for Trade was appointed in Islamabad and the trade team has b

London: July 18, 2017. (Religion Today) A Christian charity in London is asking the Greek government to change a policy that is keeping homeless Christian refugees who fled to Lesbos from being able to apply for asylum with the United Nations.
The British Pakistani Christian Association wrote to th

Washington DC: July 18, 2017. Republican lawmakers continue to struggle to pass a healthcare bill. The latest version of the bill again fell short of the necessary support.
The Weekly Standard reports that Utah Sen. Mike Lee and Kansas Sen. Jerry Moran expressed opposition to the bill, effectively

HYDERABAD: July 15, 2017. (PCP) Elections of Hyderabad Union of Journalists for 2017-18 were held here Saturday at press club hall wherein Abbas Kassar of daily Messenger was reelected as General Secretary unopposed. Other office bearers who were elected unopposed were Akhtar Pirzada (daily Ibrat) s

New Delhi: July 13, 2017. (PCP) A massive gathering of political and social activists as well as former diplomats and IAS officers was held in New Delhi this afternoon which paid heavy tributes to Dr. Mehmood-ur-Rehman, former Additional Chief Secretary in J&K, former Vice-Chancellor of Aligarh Musl