Tuesday, February 23rd, 2021
Pakistan needs Joint Inter-Services Cyber Command to counter hybrid war: Mushahid
Mushahid at IRS Conference on Indian Disinformation: India has a clear Pakistan policy of destabilising & disinformation, Pakistan needs Joint Inter-Services Cyber Command to counter hybrid war DNA ISLAMABAD, FEB 23 – Chairman of Senate Foreign Affairs Committee, Senator Mushahid Hussain, has said India has a clear Pakistan policy, in which disinformation and destabilisation are key components, while Pakistan needs clarity in its India policy to respond effectively. He made these remarks at a Conference on ‘Disinformation as a Tool of Strategic Warfare’ organised by the Institute of Regional Studies.Read More
Ambassador lauds PM Khan’s initiative of establishing Japanese style Miyawaki forests in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD, FEB 23 (DNA) – Matsuda Kuninori, Ambassador of Japan to Pakistan, has expressed his deep appreciation for Prime Minister Imran Khan’s initiative of adopting the Japanese Miyawaki planting technique in the country’s urban localities to fight environmental pollution. The Ambassador, while lauding the PM Khan’s vision for Green Pakistan, in a statement on Tuesday, said that he highly values this very fruitful initiative by the Pakistani PM of using Japanese style Miyawaki technique,which is uniqueand was pioneered by Dr. MIYAWAKI Akira, aJapanese botanist and expert in plant ecology whoRead More
Pakistan wants to play role in IGAD region: Ambassador Shozab
ETHIOPIA (DNA) – The Ambassador of Pakistan to Ethiopia, concurrently accredited to Republic of Djibouti Shozab Abbas, presented his credentials to Ismail Omar Guelleh, President of the Republic of Djibouti. During the bilateral meeting, the President welcomed the Ambassador and expressed his strong desire to build closer partnership with Pakistan including security, trade and science & technology sectors. The Ambassador highlighted Pakistan’s “Engage Africa Policy” and informed that the Government of Pakistan has decided to open five new Embassies in Africa, the first being in Djibouti, which is reflective ofRead More
Rashid Khan leaves PSL 6 for national duty, hopes to return next year
Karachi: Afghanistan’s leg-spinner Rashid Khan has left the Pakistan Super League (PSL) season six as he is due to join his national team. The 22-year-old Rashid who was representing Lahore Qalandars thanked fans for the love and support. He is confident of playing the tournament again next year. “Too soon leaving but have to attend National duty. Thank you Lahore Qalandars and to all the fans for the great support and love,” he tweeted. The mystery spinner played two matches for Qalandars, bowling economical spells of 0/14 and 1/30. HeRead More
17,300-year-old kangaroo identified as Australia’s oldest rock painting
SYDNEY, Feb. 23 : A two-meter-long painting of a kangaroo in Western Australia’s Kimberley region has been recognized as Australia’s oldest intact rock painting, dating back 17,300 years. Naturalistic depictions of animals are a common subject for the world’s oldest dated rock art. In a paper published in Nature Human Behavior on Tuesday, a research team led by the University of Melbourne used the radiocarbon dating of 27 mud wasp nests from 16 similar paintings in Kimberley to identify the one that features kangaroo as the oldest dated in-situ rockRead More
‘Rehmatul-lil-Alameen’ scholarship programme to emulate Madina like welfare state: Firdous
ISLAMABAD, Feb 23 : Special Assistant to the Chief Minister on Information and Culture Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan Tuesday said Punjab government had launched a special merit-based scholarship programme ‘Rehmatul-lil-Alameen’ for underprivileged students to transform Pakistan on the model of state of Madina. Talking to a private news channel, she termed the scholarship programme as a giant step towards uplifting the social and economic conditions of the deserving students, with ample opportunities to excel in life and serve the nation and country. The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government under the leadershipRead More