China, Pakistan hold forum on donkey industry growth

ISLAMABAD: The China-Pakistan Donkey Industry Development Forum, themed “Creating Opportunities Together, Winning the Future Together,” was held in Islamabad on Thursday, aiming to transform the donkey industry into a modern driver of rural growth, agricultural cooperation, and economic diversification. The high-profile event brought together hundreds of industry experts, scholars, enterprise representatives, and government officials from…

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Al-Shifa Trust treats over 15,000 flood victims

RAWALPINDI: Al-Shifa Trust Eye Hospital has treated more than fifteen thousand flood victims across Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa this month, bringing crucial medical assistance to families struggling in the aftermath of Pakistan’s worst floods of 2025. The Rawalpindi-based charity organised eight emergency medical camps in Swat, Buner, Swabi, Sambrial, Sialkot, Narowal, Wazirabad, and Kasur, where…

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AI helps Planning Ministry exceed project evaluation target by 160%

ISLAMABAD, Sep 17 (APP): The Planning Ministry’s adoption of artificial intelligence and digital reforms enabled it to surpass its monitoring and evaluation target in August, completing 32 project evaluations against a planned 20, achieving a 160 per cent completion rate. According to the ministry’s Monthly Development Update, the monitoring exercise covered projects across multiple sectors,…

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