Friday, September 18th, 2020
Balochistan CM Jam Kamal Khan visits NCOC
DNA ISLAMABAD, SEPT 18 – Chief Minister Balochistan visited NCOC today. CM Balochistan was given Detailed brifing on overall disease prevalence and specific issues to Balochistan. CM said that Balochistan will further increase the testing for disease containment. NCOC apprised CM Balochistan that to assist in testing additional testing Labs will be established in 3 x districts of balochistan. CM appreciated the efforts of NCOC and integrated efforts of federation and all federating units.
EU seals second COVID-19 vaccine deal
BRUSSELS : The European Union has agreed to buy a potential COVID-19 vaccine from Sanofi and GSK in its second such deal to secure supplies, as a deadline for signing up to the World Health Organization’s vaccine purchase programme looms. The deal will see the French and British drugmakers, which have teamed up to manufacture a recombinant protein-based vaccine they hope to get approved next year, provide the EU with up to 300 million doses, according to a tweet from European Health Commissioner Stella Kyriakides. Friday’s agreement confirms an announcementRead More
PTCL concludes Justuju Program 2020
DNA Islamabad, Sept 18 – Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) successfully concludes Justuju, an exclusive internship program for ‘Persons with Disabilities’ (PWDs). The six weeks internship included a broad range of tech-based learning and professional development features, where PTCL directly mentored 20 interns based in Islamabad, Lahore and Karachi. The selected interns were differently-abled with either hearing, speech, visual impairment or restricted mobility. PTCL facilitated interactive sessions for the interns with Sign Language Interpreters provided by its technical partner ‘Deaf Tawk’. The mentors provided weekly scorecard review on time management, officialRead More
Pakistan’s mission in London gets warrants for Nawaz
LONDON: The Pakistan High Commission in London on Thursday received arrest warrants sent by the government for former prime minister Nawaz Sharif. The high commission did not make an official comment on the development but sources confirmed that the mission had received the paperwork to serve the arrest warrants on Mr Sharif. The sources added that all legal formalities and procedures would be followed in this regard. The assistant registrar of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) directed the foreign secretary to ensure production of the former prime minister before the court onRead More
More than 1600 women prisoners in 99 different jails in Pakistan
DNA Faisalabad, SEPT 18 – A human rights organization Irshad Parkaash President, Adara Samaji Bahdood to the statistics of the various prisons in Pakistan at present Including 13 foreign women There are more than 1,600 female prisoners Who are facing various cases These cases include murder, kidnapping, drug trafficking In Punjab, the largest province of Pakistan At most about a thousand women are prisoners Punjab accounts for 70% of total female prisoners 20% Sindh, 17% are in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and 2% are in Balochistan jails. About 70.7% of women prisoners,Read More
PM Khan’s move to empower youth widely hailed
DNA ISLAMABAD, SEPT 18 – Samina Fazil, founder President, Islamabad Women’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry (IWCCI) on Friday lauded the move of Prime Minister Imran Khan to empower the youth. Kamyab Jawan Programme’s Youth Entrepreneurship Scheme (YES) is a great initiative to empower the youth and women entrepreneurs which will result in rapid national development, she said. Speaking at an awareness session regarding Youth Entrepreneurship Scheme, organised by IWCCI, she said that entrepreneurship should be included in the curriculum at all levels. She said that businesswomen should be providedRead More