Monday, May 4th, 2020
ICCI cautions against prolonged lockdown
Islamabad ( dna ) The Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI) has shown great concerns over the prolonged lockdown as it would cause permanent closure of millions of businesses and cripple the growth of overall economy. Therefore, it called upon the government to ease restrictions and allow gradual opening of businesses as due to continuous lockdown, labor was losing daily earnings and financial problems of business community were multiplying. Muhammad Ahmed Waheed, President, Islamabad Chamber of Commerce & Industry said that Asad Umar Federal Minister for Planning &Read More
CPEC a boon for Pakistan as investments gloom amid pandemic: Muneer Kamal
BEIJING, May 4 (DNA): “COVID-19 pandemic has caused a major, dramatic disruption in the global economy and Pakistan will also face severe consequences of an economic slowdown. With this abrupt change in the economic environment, China-Pakistan Economic Corridor ( CPEC ) is even more crucial for Pakistan’s development than it was prior to the advent of COVID-19 early this year,” CEO of Karachi Education Initiative ( KEI ) Muneer Kamal said while talking to China Economic Net. Muneer who is also former Chairman of Karachi Stock ExchangeRead More
Iran, Pak hold virtual meeting
Islamabad, May 4, DNA A video conference of health ministers of the Islamic Republic of Iran and Pakistan was held on Monday with the aim to strengthen joint cooperation and exchange experiences to overcome the Covid-19 pandemic. A statement issued by Pakistan’s Health Ministry spokesperson said that Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Health Dr. Zafar Mirza and Iranian Minister of Health, Treatment and Medical Education Saeed Namaki during a virtual meeting discussed the prevailing situation due to the corona outbreak and bilateral relations. The statement said:Read More
Desert Locust: Iranian envoy stresses regional cooperation needed
Seyed Mohammad Ali Hosseini, Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran says Iran and Pakistan will enhance bilateral cooperation to tackle the situation ISLAMABAD, MAY 5 (DNA)- Seyed Mohammad Ali Hosseini, Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran to Pakistan has made comments on the attack of Desert Locust and the need to regional cooperation. He said, emergence of new challenges like virus originated global pandemics, climate change; pollutions and infest of locusts require timely and collective response, infest of locusts from different sides threatens food supply for millionsRead More
Japanese NGOs support needy families
ISLAMABAD , MAY 4 (DNA) Aspart of relief assistance and goodwill gesture by the people of Japan to respond to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemicin Pakistan, an international Japanese NGO, KnK (KokkyonakiKodomotachi, Children without Borders) has stepped forward to provide emergency support to the deserving families in Mansehra, which is one of the most seriously COVID-19 affected districts in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) after Peshawar and Mardan. This emergency support, provided by KnK on behalf of the Japanese people, has a scale of JPY 711,500 (ca. PKR 1,077,500) and 165 families inRead More
AIOU launches Next Generation Learning system
ISLAMABAD, May 4 (DNA) : Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU) launched Next Generation Learning Management system (LMS ) with Virtual class room facilitation grid to meet students’ academic needs. It upgraded ‘Aaghi LMS portal’ to offer online programs and hold Online classes at the post-graduate-level particularly during the lock-down period in wake of COVID-19. Through this portal, online sessions are being held with the students of Associate Degree, BS, Bed, MA, MSC, MS/M.Phil and PhD programs, it was stated here on Monday. With having experience of 46Read More