ISLAMABAD, (APP – UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News – 20th Aug, 2026) Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF), in collaboration with the Government of Punjab through its sports Department and School education Department, is launching a major initiative to revive hockey at the grassroots level by distributing hockey equipment to schools across the province. The initiative is…
PESHAWAR, (APP – UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News – 20th Aug, 2026) Governor Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Faisal Karim Kundi on Thursday urged the youth to shape their lives in accordance with the teachings of Seerat-un-Nabi (Peace Be Upon Him), stressing that education, skills and positive thinking were essential for building responsible citizens and ensuring a peaceful…
ISLAMABAD, (APP – UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News – 20th Aug, 2026) The Pak Mission Society (PMS) on Tuesday hosted the National Climate Exhibition and Advocacy Dialogue 2026 under the Child-Driven Climate Action (CDCA) Project. The event, supported by Kindernothilfe (KNH) and Germany’s BMZ, was held under the theme “Youth-Led Climate Solutions for a Resilient…
FAISALABAD, (APP – UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News – 20th Aug, 2026) Three nomad women, including a minor girl, were killed, while another minor girl sustained serious bullet injuries in an alleged incident of rival firing within the jurisdiction of Airport Police Station here on Thursday. According to Rescue 1122 spokesperson, some armed men attacked…
UNITED NATIONS, (APP – UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News – 20th Aug, 2026) Humanitarian aid workers are facing increasing risks as armed drones become more common and are used in conflicts around the world, according to the United Nations. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) issued the warning on World Humanitarian…
BEIJING, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News / WAM – 20th Aug, 2026) China on Wednesday activated a Level IV emergency response for thunderstorms, with severe weather forecast to hit multiple areas in south and east China. Parts of China are expected to experience heavy to very heavy rainfall over the next three days due to…
ISLAMABAD, (APP – UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News – 20th Aug, 2026) Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Syrian Arab Republic Asaad Hassan Al-Shaibani arrived here Thursday on an official visit, at the invitation of Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar. Upon his arrival, Additional Secretary (middle East) Ministry of Foreign…
ISLAMABAD, (APP – UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News – 20th Aug, 2026) Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday paid rich tribute to Pilot Officer Rashid Minhas (Nishan-e-Haider) on his 55th martyrdom anniversary, lauding his valor and sacrifice to safeguard the motherland. The prime minister, in a message on the martyrdom anniversary, said that the great…
KINSHASA, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News / WAM – 20th Aug, 2026) The number of confirmed Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo now exceeds 5,000, government data showed late on Tuesday, as health officials warn that response efforts are failing to contain the deadly disease, Reuters reported. Congo’s 17th Ebola epidemic turned into…
WASHINGTON, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News / WAM – 20th Aug, 2026) The mission to save NASA’s sinking Swift Observatory was called off Wednesday, dooming the telescope to a fiery reentry later this year, AP reported. NASA and Katalyst Space Technologies announced the news more than a month after the startup’s Link spacecraft rocketed away…
