ISLAMABAD, FEB 1 (DNA) – The National Academy of Higher Education (NAHE) has organized the first of a series of workshops entitled, “Collaboration for Excellence – A Roundtable on Developing Linkages for Faculty Development in Higher Education”. The series of these workshops is one of multiple ongoing NAHE endeavours to facilitate capacity building of faculty in HEIs. Representatives of 17 faculty development units and departments of higher education institutions from all provinces, ICT and Gilgit-Baltistan attended the workshop. In view of the necessary COVID-19 safety measures, some participants joined theRead More

ISLAMABAD : While a special aircraft of the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) carrying o.5 million doses of a Covid-19 vaccine landed at Nur Khan Airbase today, the government has outlined a vaccination distribution plan. All measures for anti-Covid-19 vaccination drive have been finalised. The government has decided to swiftly distribute the China-gifted vaccine to the provinces to start the vaccination process, they added. They said the Covid-19 vaccine that arrived at Nur Khan Airbase this morning will be shifted to the Expanded Programme on Immunisation’s (EPI) storage in Islamabad fromRead More

ISLAMABAD : In an unprecedented move, Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan will personally interact with the general public on the telephone to address their problems today (Monday). The prime minister will take calls from the public at 4 pm today. He will personally respond to the queries of the general public. People can contact PM Imran by dialing 051-9210809. Earlier, PM Imran Khan had said the incumbent government’s efforts to reduce inflation were showing results. Taking to his official Twitter handle, he had said: “More good news on the economicRead More

Zanzibar’s First Vice-President, Seif Sharif Hamad, has tested positive for Covid-19 together with his wife. Some of his aides have also contracted the virus, his party ACT Wazalendo said in a statement. Mr Hamad was hospitalised and his condition has been said to be improving. The opposition party urged Tanzanians to follow public health guidelines to prevent the spread of coronavirus. The news comes days after Tanzania’s President John Magufuli warned health officials against acquiring Covid-19 vaccines, saying – without giving evidence – that they could harm the population. TheRead More

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting, Shibli Faraz has said that the deadline of resignation drama of the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) has been over. In a tweet, Shibli Faraz said the general public of the country has come to know that their resignation threat was based on self-interest and lust for power. He said the conspiracies of the opposition have completely failed as the masses rejected their narrative and supported the democratically elected government. It is to be noted that the PDM [Pakistan Democratic Movement] deadline date forRead More

ISLAMABAD : The Supreme Court on Monday deferred release of Daniel Pearl murder case accused till tomorrow (Tuesday) while hearing review petition of the Sindh government. A three-member bench of the Supreme Court headed by Justice Umar Atta Bandial issued order for keeping the status-quo until Tuesday. The bench restrained the government of Sindh from release or issuing a new detention order of the accused. Attorney General Khalid Javed appeared before the apex court bench and argued that the Sindh High Court didn’t issue a notice in Daniel Pearl caseRead More