Shujaat Hamza ISLAMABAD(DNA): Pakistan has rejected US state department’s annual report on terrorism, stating that it failed to recognize Pakistan’s efforts for countering terrorism. Foreign Office on Thursday said that we are disappointed with the U.S. State Department’s Annual Country Report on Terrorism for 2019, which is self-contradictory and selective in its characterization of Pakistan’s efforts for countering terrorism and terrorist financing. While the Report recognizes that Al Qaeda has been seriously degraded in the region, it neglects to mention Pakistan’s crucial role in decimating Al Qaeda, thereby diminishing theRead More

ISLAMABAD, JUNE 25 (DNA) : The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has announced the start of its preparations for the local body elections across the country. In this regard, the ECP has issued a schedule for the delimitation of local government jurisdictions. According to a notification, the Election Commission of Pakistan has constituted committees for the delimitation of local government jurisdictions in Punjab. In a notification, the ECP directed provincial election commission to complete the delimitation of constituencies in 36 districts of Punjab in four months. The delimitations of constituenciesRead More

ISLAMABAD : Prime Minister Imran Khan is addressing a session of the National Assembly on the COVID-19 pandemic. Addressing criticism by opposition parties that the prime minister and his government was ‘confused’ on how to react to the pandemic, he issued a challenge to detractors. “I want to challenge you to point out a single contradiction in my statements since we imposed the lockdown on March 13,” he said. PM Imran reiterated that Pakistan’s population density, circumstances and economic conditions were different from Wuhan City, Singapore and New Zealand. TheRead More

ISLAMABAD, June 25: Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU) has extended the fee-depositing date for the Post-Graduate continuing students (Semester Spring 2020) till June 30. The programs for which the date was extended are: BA, BS (ODL), B.Ed, M.Ed, M.A, MSc and Post-Graduate diploma. Vice Chancellor Prof. Dr. Zia Ul-Qayyum allowed the students to avail the opportunity of deposing the fee till June 30 after receiving demand from them through various email messages, said Director Admissions.

ISLAMABAD (DNA) : The convocation & graduation ceremony of No 33rd Air War Course was held at Air War College, Karachi today. Air Marshal Ahmer Shehzad, Vice Chief of the Air Staff, Pakistan Air Force was the Chief Guest at the occasion. Addressing the graduating officers, the Chief Guest said, “You must be aware of the contemporary geopolitical and strategic environments since it would not only have a deep influence on the overall security calculus, but  its sound understanding would also facilitate better preparedness and timely response to emerging threats.”Read More

ISLAMABAD, June 25: Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU) has announced that roll number slips, instruction material and question papers regarding end term assessment (Semester Autumn 2019) has been sent to students via Pakistan post through prepaid. No post office or postman is authorized to take charges on the time of delivery to students in this regard. The AIOU has already paid postal charges to Pakistan Post for the purpose. If there is any wrongdoing or complaint to this effect, it should be brought to the notice of concerned regional office/ExamRead More