Monday, March 2nd, 2020
Int’l experts to attend seminar on “Global Strategic Threat & Response”
ISLAMABAD, MAR 02 (DNA) – Nine international experts and analysts from varied backgrounds would be arriving in Pakistan to participate in a seminar on “Global Strategic Threat & Response” which will be held at Serena Hotel Islamabad on 4th & 5th March, 2020. The list of worthy guest speakers has renowned analysts including Cameron Munter (USA), Air Chief Marshal (Retd) Sir Brian Burridge (UK), Lieutenant Colonel Lyle Holt (Royal Australian Air Force), Dr Filippo Neri Leonardo (Italy), Colonel Dr. John Andreas Olsen (Norway), Jorge Sebastiao (CTO Huawei Middle East &Read More
HEC, APPNA to hold Conference on primary healthcare on Mar 4
ISLAMABAD, MAR 02 (DNA) – The Higher Education Commission (HEC) in collaboration with the Association of Physicians of Pakistani Descent of North America (APPNA) and Rawalpindi Medical University (RMU) is organizing a conference on Family Medicine entitled “Building Primary Care Capacity: Pakistan’s Critical Need” from March 4-5, 2020 at RMU’s main campus. The objective of the Conference is to identify actionable items needed to enhance life expectancy and health outcomes in the country. These include the fostering of training programmes and policies for comprehensive development of Family Medicine, investing inRead More
An address to the world’s religious leaders and parliaments
In the name of the One Creator! As we approach the 28th anniversary of the genocide in Khojaly, in Azerbaijan’s Karabakh region, we speak on behalf of millions of Azerbaijanis and address once again the entire international community, regardless of religion, language or nationality. A historical fact deeply engraved in the memory of the Azerbaijani people is that on the night of February 25-26, 1992, Armenian invaders, aided by their patrons, carried out a sudden armed attack on the town of Khojaly to commit a merciless mass killing of theRead More
PM Imran Khan to give away Ehsaas Undergraduate Scholarships today
ISLAMABAD,, MARCH 02 (DNA) : Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan will give away scholarships to the first batch of deserving bright students under Ehsaas undergraduate programme today (Monday). Around 24 billion rupees would be spent on this four-year programme to support 200,000 students, half of them girls, from low-income backgrounds. As part of the Ehsaas scholarships policy, two percent scholarships will be exclusively awarded to students with special needs. Overall, 50,000 scholarships will be given every year to enhance financial access to higher education for deserving students. Special Assistant toRead More
OIC secretary general’s special envoy to reach Pakistan today
ISLAMABAD, MAR 02 (DNA) – The OIC Secretary General’s Special Envoy for Jammu and Kashmir, Ambassador Yousef M. Al Dobeay, is visiting Pakistan and Azad Jammu and Kashmir from 2-6 March 2020. He will be leading a 6-member delegation. During the visit, the delegation will be briefed on the deteriorating human rights situation in the Indian Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IOJ&K). The Special Envoy and his accompanying delegation members will visit the Line of Control (LOC) to get first-hand knowledge about the loss of lives and property causedRead More