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Women role in combating COVID 19 highlighted

ISLAMABAD (DNA)-  Center for Global & Strategic Studies (CGSS), Islamabad organized a Webinar on “COVID-19 Chronicles: A Women Perspective”. The aim of the Webinar was to analyze how COVID-19 is impacting women and to allow the respective authorities to respond effectively to their vulnerabilities. The session was commenced with the opening remarks by Ms. Mehreen Gul, Director CGSS. She welcomed all the speakers and participants to the Webinar. She highlighted the significant role of women in our society and how women have continued to play a constructive role in nationRead More


HEC has not ranked universities for online readiness

DNA Islamabad, June 29,  –  The Higher Education Commission has clarified that it has neither evaluated universities nor issued any ranking for their online readiness. A section of the press has published news reports issued by different universities, which are contrary to this fact.   HEC has asked universities to self-report their readiness, and this self-reporting has been shared with the public. The list referred by some universities is just a statement of how much information has been submitted by them. So far, 138 universities have submitted their information andRead More


PEMRA issues notices to TV channels over Kuwait Airways story

The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority has issued a show cause notice to ARY, Dunya TV, 24 News, Public TV and GTV for airing fake news. According to the authority, the new channels ran news regarding the termination and suspension of Pakistani pilots and engineers working for Kuwait Airways. The channels have been directed to show cause within 14 days and submit an apology for airing the false news without any editorial check. The fake news was run immediately after the Pakistan International Airlines grounded 141 pilots whose licences areRead More


Karachi stock exchange attack: Sindh Rangers say four terrorists killed

Panic and fear gripped Karachi’s II Chundrigar after four suspected terrorists tried to storm into the Pakistan Stock Exchange building Monday morning. All terrorists have been killed. One police officer and two security guards were martyred in the attack, said the spokesperson of the Karachi police. Three policemen, two security guards and a stock exchange employee have been injured and shifted to a hospital. According to the Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto Accident Emergency and Trauma Centre, a total of seven bodies and eight injured people were brought to the hospital.Read More


Finance Division rebuts news reports on Audit Report 2019-20

DNA ISLAMABAD, JUNE 29 –  The Ministry of Finance has refuted news reports appearing in a section of the press claiming that the first audit report of the present government reveals irregularities and corruption amounting to Rs. 270 billion by 40 government departments and ministries during FY 2018-19. Describing these reports categorically as baseless, misinformed and erroneous, the Ministry of Finance in an official statement has said that the Audit Report for FY 2019-20, like all audit reports, consists of preliminary observations: it identifies some gaps in completing formalities whileRead More


World Bank says exports crucial for Pakistan economic growth

DNA Lahore: JUNE 29 –   The World Bank has said that Pakistan is not immune to the economic shock caused by the coronavirus and its exports have been hit hard, as the country recorded $1.39 billion in merchandise exports in May 2020, showing 34 percent drop with respect to the same period in 2019. The World Bank Senior Economist Gonzalo Varela, in an online interaction session with the members of APBF, observed that every crisis presents an opportunity, whereas the COVID-19 provided the world and Pakistan an opportunity to initiateRead More