ISLAMABAD (DNA) -President of Afghanistan Ashraf Ghani called Prime Minister Imran Khan today and extended felicitations on the occasion of Eid-ul-Azha.   Prime Minister Imran Khan reciprocated the Eid Greetings and observed that this year, Eid-ul-Azha came when the international community was facing a number of challenges, including COVID-19. He commiserated with President Ghani on the loss of lives in Afghanistan due to COVID-19 and expressed the hope that COVID-19 would be successfully contained. Prime Minister Imran Khan informed President Ghani of the government’s strategy against COVID-19 inRead More

  BEIJING, August 3 : A forum on traditional medicine was held in the form of video to promote medical cooperation between member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) and relevant parties. According to Gwadar Pro, themed with “Give full play to unique edges of traditional medicine & Co-work in battle against COVID-19”, the forum invited political leaders, heads of health sectors, renowned scholars from the member states, observer states, dialogue partners of  SCO and representatives from WHO.   They shared their experiences in the edges of traditional medicineRead More

CPNE slams raids on printing houses DNA KARACHI – August 03, 2020: The Council of Pakistan Newspaper Editors (CPNE) has expressed grave concern over unannounced raid on newspapers and printing houses across the country by staff of Federal Information Ministry along with individuals, calling such activities are unethical and an attempt to harass the print media. Newspaper offices and their printing houses in all provinces are taking precautionary measures during the long lockdown from the Corona outbreak, while news outlets are working with extremely low attendance of staff.   TheRead More

BRI pushes forward Int’l coop in renewable energy sector: Experts     BEIJING, Aug 3 ): Experts at Global Economy and Clean Energy Development Webinar held online said that the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has become a major source of pushing forward international cooperation in renewable energy sector. According to Gwadar Pro, they observed that COVID-19 epidemic and international trade barriers have impacted on the global economy and energy industry from different perspectives.    They agreed that renewable energy has great potential and good momentum of development, and international cooperation inRead More

COMSATS to Cooperate with Egypt for the Advancement of STI in the Region Mahnoor Ansar       PIX 5 COL       The Embassy of Egypt in Islamabad has expressed interest in furthering cooperation between Pakistan and Egypt in areas of cyber security, STI, and education through the Commission on Science and Technology for Sustainable Development in the South (COMSATS). Discussions on potential collaboration in these areas and other matters of international importance were made in Islamabad during a meeting with Dr. Tarek Dahroug, Ambassador of Egypt toRead More