Friday, November 20th, 2020
Govt playing tricks over not giving NOC to PDM for Peshawar rally
PESHAWAR, NOV 20 (DNA) – Members of opposition parties on Friday have said that the incumbent government of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) is deliberately not allowing Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) to hold rally in Peshawar on November 22. Responding to the government’s decision, Awami National Party’s (ANP) provincial president Aimal Wali Khan said the PTI government is playing tricks over not giving no objection certificate (NOC) for the rally. Meanwhile, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) spokesman Ikhtiar Wali Khan asked with whom permission, Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan and Chief Minister of KhyberRead More
Licence of bus driver booked for playing video game while driving
KARACHI, NOV 20 (DNA) – The licence of a bus driver who was caught on camera playing a video game while driving a fast-paced passenger bus has been cancelled. The Inspector-General of Motorway Police took notice of the incident after the video went viral. According to Spokesperson Motorway Police Mehmood Ali Khokhar, a video had gone viral on social media a few days back wherein a bus driver was caught playing a video game as he drove the bus on the busy Karachi motorway. The violation was traced at the Karachi-LarkanaRead More
COMSTECH Int’l workshop and exhibition kicks off on Tuesday
ISLAMABAD, NOV 20 (DNA) – Realizing the importance of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the healthcare systems, COMSTECH is going to inaugurate a two-day workshop and exhibition on AI in healthcare in collaboration with Sir Syed CASE Institute of Technology. It will be inaugurated at the COMSTECH headquarters, Islamabad on November 24, 2020. Chaudhry Fawad Hussain, Federal Minister for Science and Technology, Pakistan will grace the occasion as guest of honor. This event is being organized under the kind patronage of Prof. Dr. Atta-ur-Rahman (FRS., N.I., H.I., S.I., T.I.), Chairman PrimeRead More
US govt, Women business opportunity initiative help Pak women entrepreneurs thrive in global markets
DNA Islamabad, November 20 – Women-owned businesses in Pakistan that are ready to grow by becoming part of global supply chains will now have access to world-class training, networks, and information thanks to the launch of the Women’s Business Opportunity Initiative, an effort led by non-profit WEConnect International in coordination with Vital Voices Global Partnership and the U.S.-Pakistan Women’s Council. The initiative was announced at “Advancing Women’s Entrepreneurship and Supplier Diversity,” a virtual event taking place during the Global Entrepreneurship Week hosted by U.S. Embassy Islamabad and the U.S.-PakistanRead More
The Tashkent Conference on Children Rights
Justice Ali Nawaz Chowhan In collaboration with UN specialized agencies and supported by the “ZAMIN” international public foundation the government of Uzbekistan held web forum dedicated to world children day and resolved to celebrate this day annually on 20th November. I take this opportunity of congratulating the progressive president of Uzbekistan, its government, the sponsors and the UN agencies for taking this initiative. The conference was highly successful. Where speeches were made by the first deputy secretary general of UN, Amina Muhammad, UN deputy secretary general Tatyana Valovaya, UN secretaryRead More
TPL Trakker to Provide Fleet Management Services to Sialkot Dry Port Trust
KARACHI: TPL Trakker, Pakistan’s leading IoT Company, has been chosen as the sole Fleet Management Partner for Sialkot Dry Port Trust (SDPT), Asia’s first ever Dry Port in the private sector. Following the partnership, TPL Trakker will provide SDPT a customized solution catered to address their business needs. These services will include Online Tracking of their fleet, Business Insights on Drive Time and Distance Travelled, a Live Dashboard indicating Real-Time status of the fleet, Creation and Monitoring of Geofences as well as SMS Alerts, helping SDPT efficiently manage its fleet of customsRead More