Sunday, June 14th, 2020
FM stresses upon utilization of modern technology
ISLAMABAD, Jun 14 (DNA):Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi Sunday said that the world had undergone a complete change due to coronavirus pandemic and underlined the need for utilization of modern technology for efficient running of the official matters. He expressed these views while chairing a meeting with authorities of various telecom companies that called on him at the ministry of foreign affairs, a press release said. The meeting especially discussed the enhanced use of latest technology in the ministry. The foreign minister said that in this fast changing world,Read More
NDMA chairman visits triage centre
LAHORE, JUNE 14 (DNA) – National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) Chairman Lt-Gen Muhammad Afzal visited Expo Rescue Triage Centre. Punjab Rescue Director General Rizwan Naseer briefed the NDMA chairman that Expo Rescue Triage Centre was providing services to 4,701 people. As many as 274 people were shifted to hospitals by Expo Rescue Triage Centre. As many as 3,210 people were provided with guidance and 1,216 were shifted to isolation wards, said Rizwan Naseer. He briefed the NDMA chairman that at least 1,048 bodied were buried by adopting corona protocol byRead More
Unique graduation celebrations at Sheikh Zayed Int’l Academy amid Pandemic
ISLAMABAD (DNA) -‘Unprecedented circumstances provide unprecedented opportunities for innovation’- the sentence that aptly wraps up the efforts of the Principal of Sheikh Zayed International Academy Islamabad, Mrs. Wafaa Abdul Ghaffar and the sterling support of the Ambassador of the United Arab Emirates Hamad Obaid Al Zaabi, to mark the accomplishment of IB-DP2 students. Sheikh Zayed International Academy Islamabad commemorated the success of the graduating class of session 2019-2020 at the Embassy of the United Arab Emirates in a novel fashion to make the day indelible for the students amid theRead More
COMSATS virtually trains telehealth professionals
ISLAMABAD, JUNE 14 (DNA) – Commission on Science and Technology for Sustainable Development in the South (COMSATS) joined hands with the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Ministry of National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination (MoNHSR&C), Government of Pakistan, through training the country’s doctors and medical community for 5-day virtual training on Sexual, Reproductive and Maternal Health (SRH) for Telemedicine providers (Phase-Doctors). The training successfully concluded in Islamabad in presence of Dr. S.M. Junaid Zaidi, Executive Director COMSATS; Dr. Palitha Mahipala, WHO Country Representative in Pakistan; and Dr. Malik MuhammadRead More
Gwadar FZs get preferential policy in National budget
GWADAR, June 14 / DNA / = With relentless efforts, Gwadar Free Zone’s preferential policy of zero rating has finally been inserted into Pakistan’s laws and included in the Budget Act of 2020. Based on the newly promulgated act, Gwadar Free Zone has been given zero-rating facility, not only applied to raw materials and machinery, etc. imported from abroad, but also for those purchased from the tariff area of Pakistan. It may be mentioned here that this preferential policy originally was tax exemption by presidential decree valid forRead More
Qatar will host Intra-Afghan Talks
KABUL, JUNE 14 / DNA / = President Ghani and Mutlaq bin Majed Al-Qahtani, currently the Special Envoy of the Foreign Minister of the State of Qatar for Counterterrorism and Mediation of Conflict Resolution, have agreed to hold intra-Afghan negotiations in Doha, capital of Qatar. Last week, Qahtani visited Kabul and met with President Ghani and other Afghan leaders and discussed the Afghan peace process. During his visit, Qahtani also met with the Taliban delegation in Kabul. Qahtani told local media that following the meeting the Taliban released AfghanRead More