Thursday, August 13th, 2020
TRANSFORMATIONAL CONTINUITY: PAKISTAN NAVY AT 73RD YEAR OF ITS OPERATIONAL HISTORY
Sohail A. Azmie Charting an uncertain course of its progression from 1947, Pakistan Navy rightly deserves the title of an organization that ‘never looked back’. Though smaller in size among the three military services, the Navy never appeared to be smaller in carrying the burden of national security. Over the past 73 years of its existence, the characteristic that conspicuously distinguished the Navy from other services was its pursuit of ‘transformational continuity’, i.e., consistent capacity enhancement and capability development vis-à-vis challenges and national responsibilities. Beginning with off shore andRead More
PAKISTAN NAVY: A STORY OF SEVEN DECADES
Hadiqa Mir Pakistan emerged on map of the globe when world was in phase of cold war between USA and USSR. The strategic location and relevance with the core power objective of USSR put Pakistan into a vital position to choose a block. It was quite difficult for a newly emerged state to take a position on international and regional matters as the objectives and interests were defined but was not possible for Pakistan to strategically incline towards existing powers as a new born state. Pakistan soon after the independenceRead More
H.E. Mr. Rolf Michael Hay Pereira Holmboe, Ambassador of Denmark calls on Honorable Mr. Justice Javed Iqbal, Chairman NAB
Islamabad, August 13, 2020: H.E. Mr. Rolf Michael Hay Pereira Holmboe Rolf Michael Hay Pereira Holmboe, Ambassador of Denmark to Pakistan called on Honorable Mr. Justice Javed Iqbal, Chairman National Accountability Bureau at NAB Headquarters here today and discussed matters of mutual interest. Honorable Mr. Justice Javed Iqbal, Chairman National Accountability Bureau at NAB apprised H.E. Mr. Rolf Michael Hay Pereira Holmboe, Ambassador of Denmark about NAB’s National Anti Corruption Strategy in order to eradicate corruption from Pakistan and remarkable efforts to nab the corrupt elements as per law.Read More
PepsiCo Pakistan distributes 10 million meals nationwide
13 August 2020, : As part of its ‘Millions of Meals’ campaign, PepsiCo Pakistan has so far distributed over 10 million meals as part of its ongoing COVID-19 disaster relief efforts. ‘Millions of Meals’ is an inclusive, nationwide disaster relief program making millions of meals available to the communities most impacted by the COVID-19 outbreak. The 10 million meal milestone has been achieved within four months of the campaign launch and was made possible by the on-ground support of reputable charitable organizations. PepsiCo has also partnered with the Prime Minister’s EhsaasRead More
Financial Times Publishes Traveler’s Impression of Tajikistan
DUSHANBE, AUG 13 : A European traveler Sophy Roberts shares her fascinating recollections of Tajikistan’s tourist attractions published in the Financial Times on August 7. Roberts visited Tajikistan in December 2019 per initiative of the Committee for Tourism Development within the implementation of the Rural Economic Development Project. In her article, Roberts notes that during her travels to Pamir Mountains, she passed through Bokhtar, and got acquainted with the cultural sites of the region, especially Ajina-Teppa. She tells that the statue of Central Asia’s largest reclining Buddha was excavated inRead More
PAKISTANI WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS COMPLETE TRAINING ON EXPORTING THEIR PRODUCTS
THE U.S. GOVERNMENT PARTNERED WITH PAKISTAN WOMEN CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY TO HELP OPEN NEW INTERNATIONAL MARKETS ISLAMABAD, August 13, 2020: More than 100 Pakistani women recently completed a virtual training on how to export their products and explore new international markets as part of a collaborative program conducted by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and several Pakistan Women Chambers of Commerce and Industry. Under this first phase of the program, 115 women from various business and industry sectors completed five online training sessions on “ExportRead More