Friday, May 8th, 2020
PTCL Ramazan Ration Drive for Coronavirus affected families across Pakistan
DNA Islamabad, May 08, 2020:Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL), embarks upon a massive Ramazan ration drive to provide relief for families affectedduring the Coronavirus pandemic. The ration drive initiative will becovering 25 cities across Pakistan in the coming days. The ration packs for an entire month comprising ofessential food items, were distributed amongst a few beneficiary families at a special ceremony organized at District Commissioner (DC) Office, Kohat. The ceremony was attended by senior management from PTCL, along with high-ranking officers of the KP Government.Majority of the rationRead More
Govt will facilitate students: Shafqat
Minister for Federal Education and Professional Training Shafqat Mahmood has assured students that government will do everything to facilitate them. In a series of tweets, he said the decision for canceling board exams has been taken reluctantly in the larger interest of safety of students. The Minister said we will answer all queries of students on Monday as they have sought a number of clarifications after Board exam cancellation, especially those who were giving composite class 12 exam or hoped to do better in 12 class compared to their performanceRead More
Rights violations in Held Kashmir : President AJK briefs French Media
MUBAHSHAR BHATTI PARIS. In a virtual meeting with French media, academia, think tanks, human rights organizations, and civil society, President Azad Jammu and Kashmir Sardar Masood Khan said that India was using the cover of coronavirus pandemic to break the will of Kashmiris by denying them their right to self-determination and by altering the status of the internationally recognized disputed region. The virtual video conference was convened by the Embassy of Pakistan, Paris in which the Ambassador of Pakistan to France Mr. Moin ul Haque, prominent French media persons,Read More
COVID-19 STRATEGY : FM for global multi stakeholder approach
ISLAMABAD, May 8 (DNA):Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Friday stressed the need for a multi-stakeholder global perspective approach to address the COVID-19 pandemic keeping in view its socioeconomic impact across the world. He was addressing foreign intellectuals through video-link under his ‘FM Connect Digital with Global Thought Leaders’ initiative. The guests included Dr William Ury (Harvard University), Professor Kishore Mahbubani (National University of Singapore), Dr Kevin P Gallagher (Boston University) and Dr Adil Najam (Boston University). Foreign Minister Qureshi discussed with international experts the post COVID-19 realitiesRead More
PM Imran greets new Iraqi PM
ISLAMABAD )DNA) -Prime Minister Imran Khan has conveyed felicitations to Mustafa al-Kadhimi on his assumption of office as the Prime Minister of Iraq. The Prime Minister expressed the confidence that under Prime Minister Al-Kadhimi’s leadership, the goals for reforms, national unity and development in Iraq would be further advanced. Underlining the close fraternal ties between Pakistan and Iraq, Prime Minister Imran Khan conveyed that he looked forward to working with Prime Minister Al-Kadhimi to further deepen bilateral cooperation in diverse fields.
All sections of Chinese society support Pakistan to fight epidemic: Report
Islamabad, May 8 (DNA): All sections of Chinese society are generously supporting Pakistan, donating medical supplies and funds, sharing experience of anti-epidemic and dispatching medical experts to overcome COVID-19 virous. According to Gwadar Pro, in recent fortnight, Chinese government and the people, enhanced their support to Pakistan in its efforts, to fight the epidemic. On April 24th, Chinese military sent a batch of medical supplies to Pakistan, such as masks, testing kits and protective suits. Chinese military pasted cards with warm slogan and army emblem onRead More