Tuesday, January 19th, 2021
Fresh weather system to bring cold wave in Karachi from Sunday
KARACHI, JAN 19 (DNA) – A new weather system will enter in Karachi from Balochistan on Saturday night, quoting the Met Office. The westerly wave will bring gutsy Siberian winds with a speed from 22 to above 30 kilometres per hour, the Pakistan Meteorological Department said. The entry of the Siberian winds in Karachi will likely to bring minimum temperature in the metropolis as down as four to five degree Celsius. The westerly weather system will bring the minimum temperature down to single digit in Karachi, the weather report said. FreshRead More
CDA’s anti encroachment drive continues
ISLAMABAD, JAN 19 (DNA) – Capital Development Authority (CDA) in connection with ongoing anti-encroachment drive conducted Anti encroachment operation in the city. In the joint venture of the department of environment and department of DMA the authority removed dozens of encroachments from Park road during last one week. The said area has been cleared and the captured goods have been submitted to CDA’s store. Newly constructed building, 10 illegal boundary walls, 01 illegal building, 01 room, 03 roadside setups, and DPC of one building were demolished during the anti encroachmentRead More
COMSTECH public lecture on medical research to promote health on JAN 21
ISLAMABAD, JAN 19 (DNA) – COMSTECH public lecture on Engagement in Medical Research to Promote National Health and Wellbeing is going to be held on Thursday, January 21, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. PST at COMSTECH Secretariat, Islamabad. People can attend this lecture in person as well as virtually on Zoom. Zoom link is available on www.comstech.org. A large number of researchers from Iran, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Nigeria, Cameroon, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Iraq and Jordan has got registered to attend this lecture online. The lecture will be delivered by Prof. Dr. KhalidRead More
Donald Trump bestows a rare award on King Hamad of Bahrain
US President Donald Trump bestowed a rare award on King Hamad of Bahrain on Tuesday, acknowledging the Gulf state’s normalisation of ties with Israel on his last full day in office. Trump, who sees Arab recognition of Israel as a key overseas achievement of his presidency, already conferred the same award on King Mohammed VI of Morocco last week for his move to restore ties. Announcing his bestowal of the Legion of Merit, Degree Chief Commander, on King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, Trump also paid tribute to Bahrain’s hosting of a June 2019 conferenceRead More
President Alvi for increased trade, cultural cooperation with all friendly countries
ISLAMABAD, JAN 19 (DNA) – President Dr Arif Alvi has called for increased trade, investment, defence and cultural cooperation with all friendly countries. He said that Pakistan was home to some of the world’s most revered Buddhist sitesand expressed the hope that tourists from friendly countries would increasingly visit Pakistan. He made these remarks while talking to the Residents Ambassadors-designates of Korea, Nepal, Belarus and Non-Residents Ambassadors-designates of Ireland, Kosovo, Mali and Sierra Leone,who made separate calls on President Dr Arif Alvi, at Aiwan-e-Sadr, today. Earlier, the Resident Ambassador-designate ofRead More
NEPRA unveils its CSR drive “Power with Prosperity”
ISLAMABAD, JAN 19 – In a bid to introduce an inclusive development model in the power sector of Pakistan, the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) has envisioned developing a Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) culture with its CSR drive of “Power with Prosperity”. In this regard, a webinar cum seminar was hosted at NEPRA Tower on 18.01.2021 (Monday), attended by a number of senior representatives from power industry, public and private sector entities as well as members of the Authority, Mr. RehmatullahBaloch and Engr. Bahadur Shah. Chairman NEPRA, Mr.Read More