Wednesday, October 7th, 2020
COMSTECH announces award winners of year 2019
DNA ISLAMABAD, OCT 7 – COMSTECH confers awards biennially in ‘Basic Sciences’ and in ‘Excellence in Science and Technology’ to recognize outstanding research work carried out by scientists who are citizen of, and working in, OIC member states. In the category of basic sciences, awards are given in Biology, Chemistry, Physics and Mathematics. COMSTECH confers awards in two fields alternating biennially. Each award carries a cash prize of US$5000, a shield of honor and certificate. Basic sciences award of the year 2019, in the field of Mathematics wonRead More
Hafeez Shaikh chairs ECC meeting
DNA ISLAMABAD, OCT 7 – Adviser to the Prime Minister on Finance and Revenue Dr. Abdul Hafeez Shaikh chaired the meeting of the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet here at the Cabinet Division. ECC allowed SNGPL for the recovery of previous revenue shortfall as well as enabling SNGPL to manage the load of the domestic/ commercial sectors by diversion of RLNG in the approaching winter. ECC constituted a three member committee consisting of Secretary Finance, Secretary Commerce and Secretary National Food Security (as the chairman of the committee)Read More
Govt has nothing to do with FIR against Nawaz, PML-N leaders: Shibli
DNA ISLAMABAD – Information Minister Shibli Faraz on Wednesday reiterated that the government and Prime Minister Imran Khan did not have anything to do with the FIR against former premier Nawaz Sharif and 40 other PML-N leaders for “conspiring” against the state. Responding to a question while speaking to the media in Karachi, he said: “We have nothing to do with the incident you are mentioning. Anyone in this country can get up and file an FIR against someone. “The government is not [involved] in this. It is focused on working forRead More
Govt notifies Economic Outreach Apex Committee
ISLAMABAD : The federal government notified on Wednesday the formation of Economic Outreach Apex Committee and Coordination Group. According to a notification, Prime Minister Imran Khan will be the chairperson of the Economic Outreach Apex Committee that comprises 13 federal ministries, the chief ministers of all the provinces, and the Azad Jammu and Kashmir premier. The premier’s advisers on finance and trade have been named members of the committee. The federal ministers for science and technology, information, industries, information technology, and food security will be part of the committee. SpecialRead More
Japan provides assistance for building disaster resilient school’s infrastructure in KP Province
DNA ISLAMABAD, OCT 7 – The Government of Japan has agreed to provide grant assistance of 471 million Japanese Yen to UN-Habitat for the project of “The Improvement of Disaster Resilient Schools Infrastructure” in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) province, aiming to provide a safe and stable educational environment to the students as well as the teachers. Notes to this effect were signed and exchanged between H.E Mr. MATSUDA Kuninori, Ambassador of Japan to Pakistan and Mr. KORESAWA Atsushi, Regional Representative, Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific of UN-Habitat in Fukuoka,Read More
2nd Round of Bouznika Inter-Libyan Dialogue: Global Agreements on Criteria for Filling Positions of Sovereignty
BOUZNIKA, (DNA) – The delegations of the Libyan High Council of State and the House of Representatives participating in the second round of the inter-Libyan dialogue in Bouznika stressed, Tuesday, that this round ended with comprehensive agreements on the criteria and mechanisms for filling sovereignty positions, provided for in Article 15 of the Libyan Political Agreement concluded in December 2015 in Skhirat. The two delegations specified, in a final declaration issued at the end of this round, held from 02 to 06 October in the Kingdom, that “the outcome ofRead More