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Islamabad: The Ambassador of the United Arab Emirates in Islamabad His Excellency Hamad Obaid Al Zaabi, expressed his pride in the achievement of Sumiya Bibi, winner of the Global High Schools category – South Asia Region – for her project “CORT Education Complex” in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan at the Zayed Sustainability Prize.
Attending the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP28) hosted by the UAE at Expo City Dubai, Ambassador Al Zaabi said: “I am very proud that the CORT Education Complex won the Zayed Sustainability Prize and represented Pakistan in this prestigious award.
He said that climbing the victory stage represents a dream come true for this pioneering educational complex, as this award gave students the opportunity to be positive members and positive contributors throughout Pakistani society, so that they become responsible leaders in the future, through the project that revolves around mitigating climate change, which consists of two frameworks: the first is related to organic agriculture, and the second is related to water conservation.
Ambassador Al Zaabi added: The idea of the project is to install equipment to conserve water, build an organic garden, develop a waste-to-fertilizer program, and organize community health awareness campaigns, and through these campaigns, people will realize that they must engage in environmentally friendly practices because they are supposed to be part of sustainable practices, the Ambassador pointed out that the UAE Embassy in Islamabad will work to expand awareness campaigns to include other schools and the local community, noting that the project benefits the community, especially as Pakistan is one of the regions most affected by climate change.
The Ambassador said that the fifteenth Zayed Sustainability Prize has established the pivotal role of the Prize in promoting and spreading a culture of sustainability, stimulating climate action around the world, and improving the lives of millions of people around the world, which supports efforts to address the challenges of climate change and reduce carbon emissions.
The Ambassador praised the achievements of the winners after being crowned with the award at the 28th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP28), hosted by the UAE in Expo City Dubai, that winning the award includes an exceptional culmination of businesses, projects, small and medium enterprises, non-profit organizations and secondary schools that provide sustainable solutions, and stimulate competition among their target groups to create various solutions that positively affect the lives of millions of people around the world.
![PESHAWAR, JAN 12 /DNA/ - Owing to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's precarious law and order circumstances, the provincial assembly has written a letter to the Peshawar corps commander seeking an in-camera briefing on ongoing operations and the security situation in the province. "The [special] Committee desires to receive a detailed briefing from Headquarters XI Corps, Peshawar, particularly in the context of the ongoing operations being conducted by the federal government and LEAs in the merged districts of KP," reads the letter issued by KP Assembly Deputy Secretary Tariq Noor, while referring to the Special Committee (on Security) constituted by the house. The committee features more than 40 members, including the leader of the house, the leader of the opposition and provincial ministers, along with parliamentary leaders of respective political parties. The letter, dated January 8, also points out that the committee has received detailed briefings from key stakeholders, including the chief secretary, the additional chief secretary, the IGP, and now seeks a briefing as part of the consultative process. Letter written by KP Assemblys deputy secretary to Headquarters XI Corps. — Reporter Letter written by KP Assembly's deputy secretary to Headquarters XI Corps. — Reporter The KP Assembly's request for a briefing from a senior army commander comes as the province, as stated by Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director-General Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry in a recent media briefing, accounted for nearly 71% of all the terrorist incidents in 2025. The overwhelming share of KP in facing terror incidents, as per the military's spokesperson, was due to a "politically conducive environment and the flourishing political-criminal-terror-nexus" in the province. Noting that the Pakistan-Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government in KP was resisting counterterrorism efforts at every forum — a claim denied by the PTI — Lt Gen Chaudhry highlighted that the law enforcement agencies (LEAs) carried out 75,175 intelligence-based operations (IBOs) across the country in 2025, of which 14,658 IBOs were conducted in KP. Out of the total 5,397 terrorism incidents reported nationwide in the previous year, as many as 3,811 incidents occurred in KP. The issue of terrorism and military operations has been a point of contention between the PTI's KP government and the Centre in recent times, where the former has time and again stressed a political solution and dialogue, whereas the latter has pressed on with taking action against the terrorists. This is also reflected by the KP Assembly's letter to the Headquarters XI Corps, Peshawar, which says that the Special Committee (on Security) "acknowledges the importance of security measures but considers that operation alone without broader political, social and developmental initiatives may not ensure suitable peace and stability and could risk further unrest in the province".](https://islamabadpost.com.pk/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/security-forces-218x150.jpg "KP Assembly seeks Peshawar corps commander’s in-camera briefing on security situation")
