Thursday, February 14th, 2019
UK free online training course on the art of diplomacy
ISLAMABAD, (DNA) – A new course on diplomacy is available free online in Pakistan and around the world, after its launch by the UK’s Foreign and Commonwealth Office and the Open University, the UK’s largest academic institution and a world leader in distance learning. The objectives are to explore the challenges of modern diplomacy and provide an understanding through discussions conducted on the platform with British diplomats and various policy experts. The course, titled Diplomacy in the 21st Century, will focus on introducing the practice, theory and tradecraft of diplomacy – and toRead More
India’s next Big Dream! Send an Indian into Space on Indian Technology
-By Pallava Bagla New Delhi,=India has a new dream, a deep conviction to launch an Indian into space, from Indian soil on an Indian rocket by 2022 which is before the seventy-fifth birthday for India’s independence. Work has started in right earnest at the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) which is expected to deliver this Herculean task in less than 1.4 billion dollars, possibly the cheapest human space flight ever to be undertaken in the world. This confidence and promise comes riding on the repeated successesRead More
Qalandars out to surprise United in PSL4 season opener
Lahore Qalandars will be looking to put up an impressive performance to start their campaign on a high, when they face defending champions Islamabad United, in the season opener of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) fourth edition in Dubai on Thursday. The match will be played after a glamorous opening ceremony, where hosts of stars including Pitbull, Fawad Ahmed and Junoon band will perform and entertain the crowd. Qalandars is, perhaps, the most under-achieving team in the competition as they finished last in all three previous seasons. Therefore the team,Read More
Russia, Turkey, Iran to hold Syria summit
SOCHI (DNA) – Russian President Vladimir Putin was set to host his Iranian and Turkish counterparts Thursday to discuss how to resolve the conflict in Syria as Islamic State jihadists made a last stand in the east of the country and Washington prepares to withdraw troops. A flurry of diplomatic efforts this week are focusing on the eight-year conflict in which more than 350,000 people have died. The international anti-IS coalition is set to meet on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference while US Secretary of State Mike PompeoRead More
FM Qureshi leaves for Germany to attend international security conference
ISLAMABAD (DNA) – Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has left for Munich, Germany to represent Pakistan in the international security conference. The moot will be attended by Defence and Foreign Ministers and security experts from across the world. Talking to the media persons before departure, Shah Mehmood Qureshi said he will present Pakistan’s point of view on different issues of regional peace and security in the conference. The foreign minister said that Pakistan-US relations have reached an important point and it is his effort to reset the relations with theRead More