Devcom-Pakistan Executive Director Munir Ahmed said right professionals, liberal policies and a vigorous framework is very essential for the mainstreaming of mountaineering in Pakistan DNA Islamabad – Speaking at a webinar on “mountaineering challenges confronting Pakistan”, the experts urged the government to urgently establish a professional mountaineering school and a strong Alpine Club of Pakistan (ACP) having right professionals on board. The national mountaineering federation is a weaker body having lack of organizational skills, competency and transparency right from its elections to its performance. The Alpine Club of Pakistan despiteRead More

KARACHI, FEB 20 (DNA) – Upon culmination of Exercise AMAN 2021, Pakistan Navy Ships ALAMGIR and ASLAT conducted bilateral Exercise ARABIAN MONSOON 2021 with ships of Russian Federation Navy, ADMIRAL GRIGOROVICH and DMITRIY ROGACHOV in North Arabian Sea. Besides, Pakistan Navy Ship ZULFIQUAR also conducted bilateral Exercise LION STAR-II with Sri Lankan Navy Ship GAJABAHU. In these exercises, fixed and rotary-wing aircraft of Pakistan Naval Aviation, as well as PAF Fighters, also participated. The exercises included Anti-Surface, Anti-Air Warfare, Manoeuvring and Communication serials. Bilateral exercises ARABIAN MONSOON 2021 and LIONRead More

KARACHI , FEB 20 (DNA) – In a second telephonic conversation between former prime minister Nawaz Sharif and former president Asif Ali Zardari in two days, the PML-N supremo has assured PPP co-chairman of all possible support during upcoming elections of Senate. According to sources, Nawaz Sharif and Asif Zardari discussed political situation, upcoming elections of upper house of parliament and long march of Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM). PML-N supremo also talked to former prime minister Yousuf Raza Gilani, who has been fielded as a joint candidate of the oppositionRead More

DNA ISLAMABAD, FEB 20 – Distributed generation through net-metering is one of the most effective tools to enable renewable power generation at the grassroot level and is one of the key focus areas of NEPRA for meeting increased electricity demands sustainably. This was stated by Chairman NEPRA while addressing the launch of a research report by Institute of Policy Studies (IPS) titled ‘Barriers and Drivers of Solar Prosumage: A Case Study of Pakistan’ at NEPRA headquarters. The event – jointly hosted by NEPRA and IPS – was chaired by ChairmanRead More

DNA ISLAMABAD, FEB 20 – “CPEC projects not only bring electricity to us, but also train professionals, and contribute to the well-being of local people for Pakistan.” This was stated by Muhammad Muneeb, a senior official of Sahiwal Coal-fired Power Station, who awarded the Outstanding Pakistani Employee of CPEC Project by the Chinese Embassy, according to a report published by Gwadar Pro on Saturday. The Sahiwal project, initiated in 2015, plays a crucial role in domestic electricity supply. Muneeb introduced to Gwadar Pro that Sahiwal lies in the industrial hub regionRead More