Sunday, August 23rd, 2020
Pak manufacturing intel standard face shield for school children to protect from Coronavirus
LAHORE, AUG 23 (DNA) – Pakistan is successfully manufacturing International standard economical “face shield” for kids and school goers for protection against deadly Coronavirus. Zia Haider designer of the shield here on Sunday in demonstration said that prior to designing of shields he held a series of result oriented consultations with a panel of leading medical professionals ,scores of principals and headmasters/ headmistress of the provincial metropolis to understand the psyche of the students so that they feel comfortable while wearing shields in class and their facial impressions should alsoRead More
Launching ceremony of T-054 a/p frigate for Pakistan Navy held in China
DNA ISLAMABAD, AUG 23 – The launching ceremony of 1st ship of Type-054 Class Frigate constructed for Pakistan Navy, was held at Hudong Zhonghua Shipyard Shanghai, China. The ceremony was graced by Commodore Azfar Humayun (Chief Naval Overseer, China) as Chief Guest in presence of China Shipbuilding Trading Co, Ltd. (CSTC) Chairman, Mr. Li Hongtao. The Launching event has been marked as major milestone in construction of state of the art Frigate for Pakistan Navy. The Type-054 Class, fitted with latest Surface, Subsurface, Anti-air weapons, Combat Management System andRead More
Speakers highlight important role of stake-holders in development projects
DNA ISLAMABAD, AUG 23 – Institution of Engineers, Pakistan (Rawalpindi-Islamabad Center) held a lecture for graduate engineers on ‘Project stake-holders Management. It was aimed at apprising the engineers about the guideline for projects’ execution, as provided in the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK). The seminar was the part of regular activities, arranged by the Center for the continuing professional development program (CPD) of the young engineers. It was also conducted through hybrid (zoom mode) for wider-access of the engineering community. Haroon Rashid who is a seniorRead More
Pak-Saudi Relations: Are they in crisis?
Waheed Hussain Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi annoyed the Saudi Royal family. Some diplomatic experts and political commentators believe that he should not have openly criticized the Saudi government and OIC on Kashmir issue. There are those who supported the Shah of Multan saying that Pakistani government and public are frustrated, the way Muslim World as a whole and Saudi Arabia in particular ignored the Kashmir situation where the innocent population is butchered by the Indian forces on the daily basis. We must realize and understand that weRead More
Pakistan terms Indian media reports about SROs baseless, misleading
ISLAMABAD : The Foreign Office has rejected baseless reports by the Indian media regarding two SROs that had been issued by FO on August 18. According to a statement of the Foreign Office spokesperson, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs had issued two consolidated SROs on 18th of this month reflecting the current status of the UN Taliban and Da’esh and Al Qaeda Sanctions list. He said these lists contain names of individuals and entities designated under the two sanction regimes established pursuant to the UN Security Council resolutions. “The reportsRead More
‘People should shun anti-CPEC tirade’
Saifullah ISLAMABAD: Chairman CPEC Authority Lt. General (retired) Asim Saleem Bajwa has appealed the general public to ignore all fake news and stories regarding jobs, projects and individuals. In a tweet today [Sunday], he said it has recently been noticed the attempts to subvert China Pakistan Economic Corridor project by lies and propaganda stories about various aspects and individuals. The Chairman CPEC Authority said all the job ads will be posted on our website and official accounts.