Sunday, January 17th, 2021
Summary ready for raising electricity tariff by Rs2 per unit
ISLAMABAD, Jan 17 (DNA): The Ministry of Energy and Power Division has prepared a summary for an increase in base electricity tariff by Rs2 per unit, a private television channel on Sunday, quoting sources in Power Division. With this summary, the government is all prepared to increase the price of electricity by Rs2 per unit. The summary will be forwarded to the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) for its consent. It is pertinent to note that NEPRA had already approved the increase in the electricity tariff by Rs3.34 perRead More
Significant interactions across border, a sign of mutually beneficial future: Zubair
ISLAMABAD, JAN 17 (DNA) – Chairman Pakistan Afghanistan of Joint Chamber (PAJCCI) has referred recent diplomatic, parliamentarian and hi-level public / private exchanges between Pakistan and Afghanistan as highly instrumental. He issued these remarks while commenting on latest visit of Head of Afghanistan Hizb-e-Wahdat-e-Islami, Karim Khalili who met PM Imran Khan, COAS, National Assembly speaker Asad Qaiser, Foreign minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi and other leaders. The major reason for Khalili’s visit was to develop a common understanding between the two nations about the Peace process and enhanced socio-economic linkages. HeRead More
IBCC, IUCPSS launch weekly program “Live with Vice Chancellor”
ISLAMABAD, JAN 17 (DNA) – Committee of Chairman of the Intermediate Board (IBCC) and the largest network of universities in the Pakistan, Inter University Consortium for Promotion of Social Sciences Pakistan (IUCPSS) have jointly launched weekly live program “Live with Vice Chancellor” The first guest was Vice Chancellor of The Islamia University of Bahawalpur Engineer Prof. Dr. Athar Mehboob. Secretary Inter-Board Committee of Chairman Prof. Dr. Ghulam Ali Mallah and National Coordinator Inter-University Consortium Muhammad Murtaza Noor were also present in the live session while Mr.Shabbir Hussain conducted theRead More
Industry stakeholders want policy for promotion of demand-driven technical education
The participants of a meeting has called for formulating an effective policy for the promotion of demand-driven technical education and vocational training in Punjab under the Technical Education & Vocational Training Authority (TEVTA), as the present setup of technical training is not addressing the requirements of modern industrialization. These views were expressed by various industries’ stakeholders at a meeting arranged by the All Pakistan Business Forum (APBF) along with the TEVTA in view of providing a platform to the business community with ultimate aim of introducing demand-driven courses for theRead More
Pakistan, China partnership is vital for national and regional security: Experts
Devcom-Pakistan webinar is a timely effort to brainstorm on Pakistan-China partnership for national and regional security in the context of US-India emerging alliance: Senator Mushahid Hussain DNA Islamabad – The experts speaking at a webinar said that the interdependence for Pakistan and China has increased in the given geopolitical circumstances in the region. Common interests of both countries are intertwined now whether they are of human security in the era of pandemic, socio-economic or strategic alliance to counter the increasing US-Indian collaboration against China. Taking over the lead position onRead More
People advise me to keep my mouth shut: Amitabh
Islamabad: Bollywood veteran actor Amitabh Bacchan is quite active on twitter and often gets trolled massively for allegedly spreading misconceptions. This time around, Big B revealed that people often advised him to put a lock on his mouth. The revelation came while he was interacting with a fan on twitter. One of his fans had tweeted, “If the world had run on faith, there would be no lock on anyone’s door.” Reacting to his tweet, Big B wrote in Hindi, “Brother I have seen such days in Allahabad. We wouldRead More