Thursday, June 4th, 2020
Three West Indies cricketers turn down England tour
ST. JOHN S (dna) – Veteran batsman Darren Bravo was among three West Indies cricketers to turn down a place in the squad for next month s three-Test tour of England, Cricket West Indies (CWI) announced Wednesday. Also missing out are fellow batsman Shimron Hetmyer and fast-bowling all-rounder Keemo Paul. “Darren Bravo, Shimron Hetmyer and Keemo Paul all declined the invitation to travel to England for the tour and CWI fully respects their decision to choose to do so,” CWI said in a statement. “As previously stated, CWI will not hold thisRead More
Pakistan is unique country of the world in terms of its tourism assets
MUBASHAR BHATTI Paris 4th June, 2020. Ambassador of Pakistan to France Mr. Moin ul Haque held a virtual meeting with Ms. Francoise Cadoux a renowned French mountaineer and traveler who had recently published a book about her travels to Pakistan and China. The Ambassador of Pakistan thanked Ms. Francoise for writing an interesting book based upon her mountaineering experiences and travels in Pakistan. He also briefed her about government’s efforts for promoting tourism in Pakistan. Sharing her experiences, Ms. Francoise Cadoux said that the people of Pakistan are oneRead More
CASS hosts seminar to commemorate N.tests anniversary
ISLAMABAD (DNA) – To commemorate the anniversary of 1998 nuclear tests by Pakistan, Centre for Aerospace and Security Studies (CASS) hosted a webinar on the topic of “Nuclear South Asia: Challenges and Opportunities,”. The session was chaired by Air Chief Marshal Kaleem Saadat (Retd). Ambassador Zamir Akram, (Retd), Advisor SPD; Dr Adil Sultan, Director CASS, and Ms Sitara Noor, Senior Research Associate, CASS were the three speakers. Ambassador Akram, in his remarks highlighted the role of nuclear weapons in bringing stability to the region and discussed some of the lessonsRead More
Naval chief’s message on World Environment Day
ISLAMABAD (DNA) -World Environment Day is celebrated internationally to raise awareness about protection of earth’s natural systems, galvanize support to focus on threats that the environment faces and consider ways that can help mitigate these threats. This year’s slogan adopted for the World Environment Day is Biodiversity; the foundation that supports all life on land and below water. It affects every aspect of human health; provides clean air and water, nutritious foods, natural disease resistance and climate change mitigation. Human actions, including deforestation, encroachment on wildlife habitats, intensified agricultureRead More
PCB announces successful bidder of media rights consultancy contract
LAHORE (Dna) – The Pakistan Cricket Board announced the successful bidder of the contract for media rights consultancy services pursuant to a transparent bidding process, said an official press release. Australian firm Colgan Bauer was declared successful in its bid as they submitted the Lowest Evaluated Bid from a total of seven firms who participated in the bidding process. Colgan Bauer will now provide consultancy services in relation to media rights for various PCB projects for a period of three years i.e. 2020 to 2023. The projects will include mediaRead More
Protesters welcome new charges in Floyd killing but remain in streets
MINNEAPOLIS (dna) – US protesters welcomed new charges brought Wednesday against Minneapolis officers in the killing of African American man George Floyd — but thousands still marched in cities across the country for a ninth straight night, chanting against racism and police brutality. With a key demand met, demonstrators nevertheless staged large and mainly peaceful rallies calling for deeper change in cities from New York to Los Angeles, hours after the new indictments were announced. Pressure on President Donald Trump mounted as his former Pentagon chief Jim Mattis launched aRead More