Wednesday, April 15th, 2020
Sherry Rehman calls for Senate to steer Pakistan in Crisis
ISLAMABAD, APR 15 (DNA) – After the House Business Advisory Committee of the Senate, the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Parliamentary Leader, Sherry Rehman Wednesday urged going forward with making the rules and arrangements for an online session as well as the regular session of standing committees. In a press statement today, she said that Parliament’s urgent role of scrutinizing government, authorizing spending, making laws, and providing leadership during difficult times must be upheld. She said, “While Pakistan faces a risk of increased cases and casualties, the federal government’s decision-making,Read More
Lockdown necessitated tech-based distance education: Masood
MUZAFFARABAD, APR 15 (DNA) – The Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) President Sardar Masood Khan has directed all public sector universities of the liberated area to prepare a distance learning program for restoration of academic activities disrupted because of coronavirus outbreak. Talking to vice-chancellors of the public sector universities through video link from Aiwan-e-Sadr on Wednesday, Khan, who is also Chancellor of the five public sector universities, said that we would have to adopt virtual and technology-based alternative means to save the precious time and the academic year of theRead More
Speakers at policy dialogues underpin need of inclusive decision-making to respond to global pandemic, Experts
ISLAMABAD, APR 15 (DNA) – Covid-19 has posed unprecedented challenges for the nations across the globe including the specific impacts on women’s health and socio-economic wellbeing. However, in developing countries like Pakistan, the women and girls have to bear the extra brunt of the situation because of their lack of access to support and safeguarding mechanisms. The speakers shared these views with the audience of the 16th episode of the Online Policy Dialogue Series titled ‘Covid-19 crisis: Impact on women’s health, domestic violence, and lost livelihoods’ organized by the SustainableRead More
Steps underway for promotion of IT: Secretary
ISLAMABAD, APR 15 (DNA) – Federal Secretary Ministry of IT and Telecommunication Shoaib Ahmad Siddiqui Wednesday said that Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication is taking special steps for the promotion of information technology in the country. Federal Secretary Ministry of IT and Telecommunication Shoaib Ahmad Siddiqui joined the launching of Pakistan’s first E-Commerce Index organized by Daraz through video conference on Wednesday. Speaking on the occasion, he said that importance of e-commerce and online purchase of products is increasing day by day especially in view of the presentRead More
Chinese envoy reiterates support to Pakistan
China had been supporting the PRCS for COVID-19 in many ways; China had supported the PRCS in procuring 200,000 masks including N95 for doctors and para medical staff, which was exposed to coronavirus due to direct support to patients ISLAMABAD, Apr 15 (DNA):Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan Yao Jing has said that the government of China would continue its support to Pakistan in form of medical assistance, expertise and facilities to combat COVID-19. “We are trying our level best to provide medical assistance on daily basis to Pakistan,” he said whileRead More
DG ISI meets Prime Minister Imran Khan
ISLAMABAD, APR 15 (DNA) – Director General ISI Lt. Gen. Faiz Hamid called on Prime Minister Imran Khan today. Matters pertaining to national security were discussed during the meeting.=DNA ========