Islamabad, MTT News Desk: UN-HABITAT launches a tree plantation campaign in the communities affected by the floods of 2010 and 2011.

The campaign intends to extend to 400 villages with 200,000 trees. As part of the reconstruction and rehabilitation process, trees are being cut from nearby forests of affected areas without any plans of reforestation.

Cutting of trees contributes to increased soil erosion, drought, Add a comment

The senior leader of Pakistan Muslim Leguea (N) and the leader of the opposition in National Assembly, Ch. Nisar Ali Khan says that Pakistan Muslim League - Nawaz (PML-N) will not support any resolution in National Assembly for any constitutional amendment and that PML-N will also urge other opposition parties to adopt the same line of action against current PPP regime, led by Asif Ali Zardari.

The opposition leader Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan said that his party, Pakistan Muslim League - Nawaz (PML-N) will not be a part of any Add a comment

Lahore, MTT News Desk:  The nine days 2nd Module of Participatory Course on Democracy and Human Rights (PCDHR) begins under the auspices of the Centre for Human Rights Education, a human rights institution working to strengthen human rights activism to build a human rights and democratic culture.

The opening ceremony of the PCDHR held in Lahore was address by Mr. William Basharat- Chairperson (CHRE) and Mr. Samson Salamat- Director (CHRE), Mr. Shoaib Adil, renowned journalist and Add a comment

Islamabad, MTT News Desk: Pakistan cricket star Shahid Afridi has been appointed UNODC Goodwill National Ambassador in recognition of his outstanding sporting record.

Both batsman and bowler, Afridi is a talented all-rounder who was captain of the Pakistan national team from 2009 to 2011 in various formats of the game.

He became an overnight sensation in 1996 when, as a 16-year-old, he made history by scoring the fastest century in a one-day Add a comment