Sunday, September 20th, 2020
Disaster Risk Reduction-interactive session held at IEP
DNA Islamabad, SEPT 20 – An interactive session on Disaster Risk Reduction encompassing basic definitions, concepts and protocols for graduate engineers was held here under the auspices of Institution of Engineers, Islamabad Centre. It was aimed at apprising the young engineers about their role and responsibilities for better disaster-risk management and promoting community’s capacity to manage the risk through indigenous resources. The event was arranged by the Center as part of their continuing professional development program (CPD) for the young engineers. Brig (r) Engr Fiaz Hussain Shah, Ex- DG National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) wasRead More
‘Businessmen Panel urged universities should focus on fostering entrepreneurship in students’
DNA Islamabad: SEPT 20 – FPCCI’s Businessmen Panel on Sunday stressed the importance of strong industry-academia linkages for commercialisation of innovative business ideas of students in order to improve economic growth of the country. Secretary General (Federal) of the Businessmen Panel Ch. Ahmad Jawad said that in recent times industries have been increasingly relying on technology based solutions to solve various problems. He said that universities being the hub of research and development activities should play an enhanced role in suggesting innovative solutions to problems faced by industries and the societyRead More
Dhoni praises Chennai ‘Dads Army’ after IPL win over Mumbai
NEW DELHI : Chennai Super Kings skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni has heaped praise on the experienced players in his side after they toppled defending champions Mumbai Indians in the opening match of the Indian Premier League. South African veteran Faf du Plessis smashed an unbeaten 58 to guide Chennai to a five-wicket win, chasing Mumbai’s 162 in Abu Dhabi as glitzy Twenty20 tournament started months late because of the coronavirus pandemic. Once labelled “The Dads Army” by the media, Chennai have a number of players over the age of 35, includingRead More
Participation of Maryam in APC shows no-confidence over Shehbaz: Chohan
LAHORE : Punjab Information Minister Fayyazul Hassan Chohan has said that participation of Begum Safdar in the APC shows no-confidence over her uncle Shehbaz Sharif. “Shehbaz Sharif deceiving his elder brother and niece from many years”, Fayyazul Hassan Chohan said in his statement issued here from Lahore, today. The only concern of the PML-N President Shehbaz Sharif is to get rid-off the cases being faced by him and his son Hamza, the minister said, and added that he is not interested in return of Nawaz Sharif or departure of MaryamRead More
‘Opponents to face failure as nation standing with govt rhetoric’
Islamabad : Punjab Chief Minister Chaudhry Sarwar has said that the nation is supporting the rhetoric of the incumbent government and opponents will face failure. Chaudhry Sarwar expressed his thoughts while meeting with Sindh Governor Imran Ismail where they discussed the current political scenario and matters related to government affairs. Ismail thanked Sarwar over relief package to the affected citizens in flood-hit areas of Sindh. During the meeting, Sarwar said that all parties conference will be continued till 2023 but the incumbent government led by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) will completeRead More
India’s COVID-19 cases climb up to 5.4 million
India’s coronavirus cases tally rise up to 5.4 million as it added 92,605 new infections in the last 24 hours, data from the federal health ministry showed on Sunday. The country has posted the highest single-day caseload in the world since early August and lags behind only the United States, which has 6.7 million cases in terms of total infections. A total of 1,113 people died of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, the health ministry said, taking mortalities to 86,752, which is a relatively low 1.6% of all cases.Read More