Wednesday, February 17th, 2021
President Masood assures protection of minority rights in AJK
ISLAMABAD, FEB 17 (DNA) – Sardar Masood Khan, President Azad Jammu and Kashmir, has said that the minorities in AJK including the Christian community have always played a positive role in promoting interfaith harmony, brotherhood and development in the liberated territory. The AJK President made these remarks while interacting with a nine-member delegation of the Christian community from Mirpur, who called on him here at Jammu and Kashmir House. The delegation was led by community leaders Ms Sairah Basharat and Younis Bhatti. During the meeting, members of the delegation drewRead More
Director of ISRS Eldor Aripov: “Mazar-i-Sharif – Peshawar: a corridor to the new future of Central and South Asia”
On February 2, Tashkent hosted a landmark event for the future of Afghanistan and the entire region. It was the first trilateral meeting of Uzbekistan, Afghanistan and Pakistan on the implementation of the project for the construction of the Mazar-i-Sharif-Kabul-Peshawar railway. The exceptional importance of this meeting is due to many reasons. First of all, a solid trilateral consensus was reached on the need to build a trans-Afghan highway. Moreover, a joint Action Plan (“Road Map”) for the construction of the Mazar-i-Sharif – Kabul – Peshawar railway was developedRead More
AIOU Admission Open Spring 2021: Matric To PhD Students [Eligibility Criteria+AIOU Programs For Overseas Pakistani]
ISLAMABAD – Allama Iqbal Open University has announced today on Thursday, 17th February, 2021 regarding AIOU admissions spring 2021. applications are invited to apply for the admissions through form for Matric, Intermediate, BS, MSC, MPhil, MS and PhD. The last date for AIOU admission date is 22nd February, 2021. AIOU Admissions 2021 Advertisement – Academic Programs AIOU Matric Admission: Matric General [Eligibility: Middle Pass Certificate] Matric Dars-e-Nizami (Sanvia Aama) AIOU Intermediate Admission: FA General ICOM F.A Dars-e-Nizami (Sanvia Khasa) AIOU BS Programmes Admission: Chemistry Microbiology Biochemistry Environmental Science Statistics MathematicsRead More
WhatsApp Can Be Used To ‘Blackmail’ You, Warns FIA
ISLAMABAD – Federal Investigation Agency’s Cyber Crime Wing has warned WhatsApp users that they could be “blackmailed” through the app. The Cyber Crime Wing, in a tweet, said that messages sent on WhatsApp could be recovered later, even after they were deleted. “Avoid sending messages that you will want to delete later,” the FIA cautioned the messaging app’s users. The information comes to light just as users are already switching to Signal and Telegram following WhatsApp’s privacy terms fiasco.
FM Qureshi meets Egyptian businessmen and investors in Cairo
CAIRO, Egypt: Upon his arrival in Cairo for a three-day visit, the Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi met leading Egyptian businessmen and investors at a dinner on February 16. While talking to them, the foreign minister outlined the government’s focus on Economic Diplomacy and the steps taken to create a favorable business and investment climate in Pakistan. The foreign minister underscored the opportunities existing in diverse areas in Pakistan for Egyptian businessmen and investors, in particular in the energy, construction, pharmaceutical, tourism, Informational Technology, and logistics sectors. Qureshi stressed thatRead More
Sindh Forest Department dedicates part of Island to Tahir Qureshi
Nazir Siyal / DNA KARACHI: The Sindh Forest Department, Government of Sindh, organized an event at Shah Bander to dedicate an island to Tahir Qureshi – Baba-e-Mangroves (Father of Mangroves) in recognition of his services rendered towards conservation of mangroves along the Pakistan coast. The event was attended by a large number of Forest Department officials, IUCN staff members, admirers and family members of Tahir Qureshi. Tahir Qureshi, a forester by profession, having worked in Sindh Forest Department and then at IUCN, dedicated his entire life to the conservation ofRead More