Wednesday, February 20th, 2019
Deputy Cultural Attaché of US Tony Jones meets Chairman HEC
ISLAMABAD, FEB 20 (DNA) – Admission Directors of 10 US universities visited the Higher Education Commission (HEC) to discuss possibilities of institutional agreements for admission and placement of Pakistani scholars in the US universities under the US-Pakistan Knowledge Corridor. The meeting was chaired by Dr. Tariq Banuri, Chairman HEC, while Dr. Mahmood-ul-Hassan Butt, Consultant HEC, Mr. Tony Jones, Deputy Cultural Affairs Attache, US Embassy, Islamabad were also present on the occasion. The meeting was held in collaboration with the US Embassy and the United States Education Foundation of Pakistan (USEFP). TalkingRead More
UAE, Pakistan agree to boost economic ties
ISLAMABAD, FEB 20 (DNA) – UAE Ambassador to Pakistan Hamad Obaid Ibrahim called on Senate Chairman Sadiq Sanjrani in Islamabad on Wednesday and discussed bilateral relations. In his remarks, the Senate Chairman said there is great scope of bolstering economic and trade relations between Pakistan and the UAE. Sadiq Sanjrani said the UAE investors should take benefit from conducive investment opportunities. Sadiq Sanjrani said both the countries enjoy historic relations rooted in common faith and culture. He said Pakistani diaspora is playing an important role in the development of UAE. He saidRead More
EU asks India to immediately put halt to atrocities in IOK
BRUSSELS, FEB 20 (DNA) – European Union’s Sub Committee on Human Rights hosted an official exchange of views on situation of human rights in Kashmir at the European Parliament in Brussels. This was for the first time after 2007 that the issue of Kashmir was discussed publically at an official EU forum. In his remarks, the Chair of the Sub-Committee Pier Antonio PANZERI reiterated EU’s commitment to uphold and protect human rights throughout the world. He pointed out that the issue of Kashmir was the longest unresolved issue on theRead More
NAB arrests Sindh Assembly Speaker Agha Siraj Durrani
KARACHI, (DNA) – National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Wednesday has arrested Sindh Assembly Speaker Agha Siraj Durrani over funds embezzlement and disproportionate assets charge. The speaker was taken into custody from a hotel in Islamabad’s Red Zone area. According to recent reports, NAB has shifted Durrani to Rawalpindi office however, the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leader will be produced before accountability court for transit remand on Thursday. NAB sources told that Durrani failed to justify his properties in Karachi, Hyderabad, Shikarpur and Sukkur. The watchdog has also collected record of Durrani’s propertiesRead More
Government to Collaborate with UNDP to Scale up Youth Empowerment Initiatives;
Islamabad: 20 February: “Government will play a leading role in mainstreaming marginalized youth by scaling up youth empowerment initiatives of UNDP,” said Prime Minister Imran Khan in a meeting with Mr. Muhammad Usman Dar, Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Youth Affairs, and Mr. Ignacio Artaza, UNDP’s Resident Representative in Pakistan. Prime Minister was briefed on UNDP’s Youth Empowerment Programme (YEP), which, in collaboration with Prime Minister’s Youth Program, aims to support youth engagement and empowerment initiatives across Pakistan over a period of five. Mr. Muhammad Usman Dar informedRead More