Sunday, June 3rd, 2018
Hassan Baig assumes DG CAA charge
KARACHI, Jun 03 (DNA):Senior Joint Secretary and Additional Secretary (BS-21) Hassan Baig assumed the charge of Director General Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), in addition to his own duties in Aviation Division. Mr. Hassan Baig did his Mphil in Economics from Quaid-e-Azam University, said a press release. He has served at various top positions in civil services of Pakistan including Assistant Commissioner Income Tax, Deputy Secretary Projects Establishment Division , Executive District Officer ( Community Development)/Finance Rawalpindi, Deputy Secretary FIA Ministry of Interior, Community welfare Attache Libya, Joint Secretary Ministry ofRead More
Half of Afghan children out of school: UNICEF
UNITED NATIONS, June 3 (DNA) : Nearly 3.7 million Afghan children are missing out on school, due to on-going conflict, grinding poverty, and discrimination against girls, according to a new report from the United Nations Children’s Fund, UNICEF, a specialized UN agency. That represents almost half of all children aged between seven and 17, and it marks the first time that the out-of-school rate has increased, since 2002, UNICEF said. The figures are part of the Global Initiative on Out-of-School Children report, released on Saturday, which indicates that persistent discriminationRead More
China southern to start Urumqi-Lahore flight from June 21
BEIJING, June 3 (DNA):China Southern Airlines, one of the big three airlines in China, is adding a new route to Pakistan during this summer, with the offering of nonstop service between Urumqi, the capital of China’s Uygur autonomous region, and Lahore from June 21. There will be two weekly flights in the beginning, on Thursdays and Sundays. Later in July, the airline will also start flights from the Chinese city of Guangzhou to Lahore. China Southern Airlines flight CZ6017 from Urumqi will depart at 8.00 AM in the morning andRead More
Govt plans to form population commission
ISLAMABAD, JUN 03 (DNA) : The government plans to formulate Population Commission of Pakistan and Population Task Force in order to sensitize policy makers about alarming population growth rate. The task force will work under the proposed Commission and objectives are to have a consolidated forum of all stakeholders for devising plan of action according to national priorities of Pakistan by adhering to religious doctrines. These are to deliberate on population control mechanisms by effectively engaging stakeholders, develop consensus on implementation of other priority areas of population as mentioned inRead More
Road accidents may be averted thru road safety awareness: official
ISLAMABAD, JUNE 2 (DNA) : Road accidents are claiming unprecedentedly more lives than the terrorist incidents in the country annually touching the figures around 15,000 calling serious attention of the authorities concerned for some practical remedial steps. Some 1,716 people lose their lives in the hands of terrorists per year in comparison with road accidents Senior Superintendent Police of National Highways and Motorway Police (NH&MP) Jamil Hashmi told media. Elaborating the report he said terrorism has claimed some 29,179 lives so far in the country since 2001 that includes 22,239Read More
Nomination forms to be accepted from June 4: ECP
ISLAMABAD, JUNE 03 (DNA): After the Supreme Court suspended a Lahore High Court (LHC) verdict with regard to revision of the new nomination forms on Sunday, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) issued a new schedule for submission of nomination papers for coming general elections. According to the revised schedule, nominated candidates will now be able to file their nomination papers from June 4 to 8. Afterwards, the names of candidates will be published on June 8. However, the other schedule for the 2018 polls remains unchanged, according to theRead More