Islamabad, March 07, 2018 (PPI-OT): The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Government of Pakistan’s Federal Board of Revenue partnered to host a two-day conference on the establishment of a National Single Window (NSW) for trade. The NSW will allow parties involved in trade and transport to file standardized information and documents at a single entry point for all import, export, anRead More…
Islamabad, March 06, 2018 (PPI-OT): The United States-funded workshop on youth engagement in agriculture kicked off today in Islamabad. Three facilitators from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) are conducting the three-day workshop this week to support The Pakistan Water Dialogue and Soil Health and Fertility projects.
This workshop uses the Positive Youth Engagement model from USDA’s 4-H program, Read More…
Islamabad, February 20, 2018 (PPI-OT): A team of law students from University College Lahore took the top prize at the U.S. Embassy-sponsored Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition.Former Chief Justice of Pakistan Tassaduq Hussain Jillani was the chief judge for the finals.
The Pakistan College of Law Lahore team was named runner-up, and Quaid-e-Azam Law College Lahore finished third.The top three Read More…
Islamabad, February 16, 2018 (PPI-OT): With support from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), 13 Pakistani agribusinesses will showcase high-quality halal meat, off-season vegetables, and kinnow mandarins at Gulfood Expo 2018 from February 18 to 22 in Dubai.
Drawing more than 95,000 visitors and 5,000 exhibitors from over 120 countries, the Gulfood Expo is a leading international event for Read More…
Islamabad, February 06, 2018 (PPI-OT): American Ambassador David Hale met with American Business Council of Pakistan (ABC) President Kamran Nishat and the Council’s Executive Committee on February 6 to discuss opportunities to grow American-Pakistani commercial and economic ties.With bilateral trade having reached a record high of more than $6 billion in 2017, the Ambassador stressed America’s commitment to fosteRead More…
Islamabad, February 01, 2018 (PPI-OT): During a visit to Pakistan this week, United States Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Population, Refugees and Migration Nancy Izzo Jackson recognized Pakistan’s generosity hosting one of the largest, most-protracted refugee populations in the world for nearly forty years. She encouraged the Government of Pakistan to work with UNHCR and the Afghan government on a plan thRead More…