Friday, August 14th, 2020
Pak-Sino Universities to establish research center on hybrid rice
DNA Islamabad, Aug. 14 : Wuhan University-University of the Punjab Joint Research Center for Honglian Hybrid Rice is going to be established this year. This was reported by Gwadar Pro on Friday quoting the official website of China Association for Science and Technology. This move will boost the development of high-yield hybrid rice in Pakistan, a major rice exporter in the world, to improve domestic food safety as well as supplement rice export. Honglian hybrid rice is one of the three major types of cytoplasmic male sterility (CMS) of riceRead More
Former South Africa captain Smith breaks silence over race bias claims
JOHANNESBURG : Former South Africa captain Graeme Smith on Thursday responded to allegations of bias against black players by stating that he had “personal relationship challenges” with several other players during his time in charge. Smith, currently Cricket South Africa´s director of cricket, has come under fire in recent weeks for appointing former Test wicketkeeper Mark Boucher as national team coach. He has also been accused of allowing black players to feel isolated during his time as captain. Smith, who captained South Africa in a world record 108 Test matchesRead More
Boat Rally held in Karachi to celebrate Independence Day
KARACHI : A boat rally held from Keamari to Manora on Friday (today) to celebrate Pakistan’s Independence Day. Federal Minister for Maritime Affairs, Ali Zaidi, also participated in the boat rally. ” I have first time attended the boat rally and enjoyed it very much,” the minister said. More than 30 boats participated the independence day rally, which started from Keamari, reached Manora and than returned back to Keamari. Maritime Affairs minister Ali Zaidi, expressed his disappointment over heaps of garbage at Karachi Port. “I have saw several ports acrossRead More
Pakistan’s Waziristan fast becoming tourism hotspot: Report
ISLAMABAD, Aug. 14 : Waziristan is fast becoming a tourism hotspot, as it provides some fascinated places to visit, says a report published by Gwadar Pro on Friday. Tribal youth from South and North Waziristan are extensively utilising social media platforms to promote the stunning beauty of the erstwhile lawless districts bordering Afghanistan ever since Pakistan Army wiped out militants here. The report says, this is a success story, as thousands of people have started travelling to Waziristan, including families, from the country’s settled areas, said Zahid Wazir, an analystRead More
Karachi to see opening of its second Street Library today
KARACHI : Second street library of Karachi will be inaugurated on Independence Day (today) at Baloch Chowk in Lyari. The first street library in the city, with over 600 books on different subjects, was inaugurated on December 25, last year on the occasion of the 144th birth anniversary of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah. The street library in Lyari has been established at Baloch Chowk in collaboration with the District Municipal Corporation (DMC) South. Karachi Commissioner Iftikhar Shallwani is expected to inaugurated the street library today. The city administration had initiatedRead More
President Alvi confers Nishan-e-Pakistan on Syed Ali Geelani
ISLAMABAD, AUG 14 (DNA) : President Dr. Arif Alvi Friday conferred Nishan-e-Pakistan, the highest Civil Award of the country, on the veteran Kashmiri Hurriyat leader, Syed Ali Geelani on Pakistan’s Independence Day for his services and sacrifices in the Kashmiris’ ongoing struggle for securing their right to self-determination. Nishan-e-Pakistan was conferred on Syed Ali Geelani during a prestigious flag hoisting ceremony at the President House in Islamabad. The award was received by the Hurriyat AJK leaders on behalf of Syed Ali Geelani. In the award giving ceremony, today, glowing tributesRead More