Wednesday, January 16th, 2019
AIOU to hold exams for overseas students from February 3
ISLAMABAD, (DNA) – Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU) will hold final exams of Metric, FA, BA, B.Ed (1.5 years) and MBA COL programs for Pakistanis settled in Middle-East from February 3. According to a notification, these exams will take place in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, UAE, Oman and Bahrain. The exams will continue till February 21. These will be conducted through Pakistani missions in these countries. Roll number slips to all the enrolled students have been sent at their given addresses. Date sheet/roll number slips have also been placed at website [email protected] .Read More
Pakistan, China agree to make 2019 “A Year of Economic Cooperation Under CPEC”
ISLAMABAD, (DNA) – Pakistan and China have agreed on expediting work by promoting joint ventures and export-led growth under China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) by declaring 2019 as “year of industrial, socioeconomic and agriculture cooperation”. Minister for Planning and Development Makhdum Khusro Bakhtyar and Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan Yao Jing had a meeting on Tuesday regarding the visits of Chinese investors to the country, according to a press release issued by the commission. The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Industrial Cooperation, signed during 8th Joint Coordination Committee on CPEC, providesRead More
Brexit: Theresa May’s deal is voted down in historic Commons defeat
LONDON, (DNA) – Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit deal has been rejected by 230 votes – the largest defeat for a sitting government in history. MPs voted by 432 votes to 202 to reject the deal, which sets out the terms of Britain’s exit from the EU on 29 March. Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has now tabled a vote of no confidence in the government, which could trigger a general election. The confidence vote is expected to be held at about 1900 GMT on Wednesday. The defeat is a huge blowRead More
Brexit deal rejected in historic vote: Here’s what next
LONDON, (DNA) – Britain’s parliament on Tuesday resoundingly rejected Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit deal, triggering a no-confidence vote in her government and plunging its plans to leave the EU into further disarray. MPs voted 432 to 202 against May’s plan for taking Britain out of the European Union, the biggest parliamentary defeat for a government in modern British political history. Here are the possible scenarios after the deal is rejected by UK lawmakers in Parliament.
Not May’s Day: British Parliament overwhelmingly rejects Brexit deal
LONDON, (DNA) – British lawmakers defeated Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit divorce deal by a crushing margin on Tuesday, triggering political upheaval that could lead to a disorderly exit from the EU or even to a reversal of the 2016 decision to leave. Parliament voted 432-202 against her deal, the worst parliamentary defeat for a government in recent British history. Scores of her own lawmakers – both Brexiteers and supporters of EU membership – joined forces to vote down the deal. Opposition Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn promptly called a vote ofRead More