JAIPUR, India, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News / WAM – 22nd Aug, 2026) BRICS Tourism Ministers adopted the Jaipur Declaration, by consensus in Jaipur, Rajasthan, on Friday. The ministerial meeting was held under India’s 2026 Chairship of BRICS and was chaired by Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, Union Minister for Culture and Tourism. The BRICS Tourism Track…
WASHINGTON, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News / WAM – 22nd Aug, 2026) New research led by NASA scientists looking at five forms of fungi and bacteria indicates that some of them indeed could survive for a time under certain conditions on the lunar surface — a finding that raises concerns about unintended life transfer to…
ABU DHABI, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News / WAM – 21st Aug, 2026) Under the patronage of H.H. Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak, Mother of the Nation, Chairwoman of the General Women’s Union (GWU), President of the Supreme Council for Motherhood and Childhood, and Supreme Chairwoman of the Family Development Foundation (FDF) and under the directives…
RAWALPINDI, (APP – UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News – 21st Aug, 2026) Commissioner Rawalpindi Division Salman Ghani on Friday paid a visit to the Rawal Dam Filtration Plant and reviewed arrangements for provision of clean drinking water to citizens. The commissioner was given a detailed briefing on the capacity of the filtration plant and the…
SIALKOT, (APP – UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News – 21st Aug, 2026) Deputy Commissioner Sialkot Awais Mushtaq chaired a meeting of organisers of 12 Rabi-ul-Awal processions and Milad gatherings and reviewed arrangements for the religious events across the district. According to a DC Office spokesperson, DPO Captain (retd) Dost Muhammad and District Peace Committee Coordinator…
OTTAWA/ WASHINGTON, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News / WAM – 21st Aug, 2026) Canada and the United States are “very close” to agreeing a trade deal that could help reduce months of tariffs and counter-tariffs, but more work remains to be done, a top Canadian official said on Thursday. Dominic LeBlanc, the minister responsible for…
HARARE, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News / WAM – 21st Aug, 2026) The death toll from the ferry disaster on Lake Kariba in Zimbabwe has risen to 97 after two more bodies were recovered on Thursday, according to local police. The ferry was carrying around 180 passengers and cargo, far exceeding its recommended capacity, when…
ATTOCK, (APP – UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News – 20th Aug, 2026) The district administration and Communication and Works Department have launched an emergency operation to restore traffic on the Attock–Fateh Jang Road after a mini-bridge collapsed, with heavy machinery immediately dispatched to the site. Punjab Minister for Communication and Works Malik Sohail Ahmed Bharth…
FAISALABAD, (APP – UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News – 20th Aug, 2026) Former President Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FPCCI) Mian Muhammad Adrees said that Pakistan cannot put its industrial economy back on a sustainable growth track until employers, workers and government jointly redesign policies around the realities of a rapidly changing…
DUBAI, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News / WAM – 20th Aug, 2026) Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) distributed meals to delivery riders at temporary rest areas designated at bus and metro stations across key areas of the emirate. The meals were provided by the UAE food Bank in collaboration with Deliveroo. The initiative comes…
