Friday, September 30th, 2016
Stage play “ Chaar Laachaar” stagend at PNCA
ISLAMABAD, SEPT 30 (DNA) – Serious theatre has always played a great role in bringing reforms and change in social attitude of the society and is considered a source of change throughout the history commented renowned painter, sculpturist and DG PNCA Jamal Shah on the stage play “Chaar Laachaar” being presented by Pakistan National Council of the Arts at its auditorium in Islamabad. Today serious theatre is more needed for the change in social attitude towards life in the society as due to high desire for a luxuries lifeRead More
Experts review criteria for university ranking
ISLAMABAD, SEPT 30 (DNA) -: The Higher Education Commission (HEC) hosted an expert review of the eligibility criteria employed to rank country’s universities. The meeting was part of a series being held to gain input from academic experts and stakeholders to provide feedback on best practices and find avenues for further improvement. Dr. Arshad Ali, Executive Director HEC chaired the meeting which was attended by Chairpersons and representatives of National Accreditation for Teacher Education, National Business Education Accreditation Council, and Homeopathic Council. Addressing the gathering, Dr. Arshad said that theRead More
Oil prices fall as investors cash in on OPEC deal rally, prices to remain same in Pakistan
Oil prices fell on Friday as investors cashed in on a 6-percent rise in just one day after OPEC members agreed to reduce output for the first time in eight years to stifle a two-year price slide. Global benchmark Brent crude futures LCOc1 were down 75 cents at $48.49 a barrel by 0814 GMT, but still nearly five percent higher than levels seen before the OPEC agreement on Wednesday. U.S. crude CLc1 was down 69 cents at $47.14 a barrel, also around 5 percent higher than before the OPEC announcement.Read More
We will defend Pakistan against any aggression, says Nawaz at cabinet meeting
ISLAMABAD, 30 SEP, (DNA) – The Federal Cabinet, under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif met in Islamabad on Friday. The situation in the Indian Occupied Jammu and Kashmir and ceasefire violations by India on the LoC came under discussion. The Prime Minister, at the very beginning of the meeting, said that we wanted to focus our energies for the betterment and welfare of our people, and the development of our country. He said that his government was committed to eliminating poverty and unemployment. To achieve these goals,Read More
Pakistan’s chief justice to skip global conference in India
ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Justice Anwar Zaheer Jamali on Friday refused to attend a global conference scheduled to be held in India from Oct 21-23. Chief Justice was invited by his Indian counterpart to attend the conference on a national initiative towards strengthening arbitration and enforcement in India. The Indian High Commissioner, Gautam Bambawale had personally extended the invitation to Chief Justice Jamali. No official statement or reason behind the refusal was given. The refusal to participate in the conference comes as tensions between the South Asian rivalsRead More
Pakistani cinemas stop screening of Indian films
LAHORE: The management of Lahore’s Super Cinema has announced in a Facebook post that they will cease the screening of all Indian films in their cinema. Karachi’s Nueplex Cinemas followed suit; the management conveyed this to its patrons in a post on the social networking site late last night: “To express solidarity with the Armed Forces of Pakistan, the Management of Nueplex Cinemas has decided to stop the screening of Indian films with immediate effect. We will keep our patrons informed of further developments in this matter.” The two cinemas are currentlyRead More