Wednesday, February 24th, 2021
PRCS, NH&MP sign joint road safety initiative MoU
Murad Saeed says initiative taken by PRCS will go a long way in saving lives in case of road accidents Abrar ul Haq says resource and knowledge sharing between PRCS and NH&MP will help reduce fatalities in road crashes ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Red Crescent Society (PRCS) and National Highways and Motorway Police (NH&MP) on Tuesday signed an MoU to launch a road safety initiative to help reduce deaths and injuries on the motorway. Federal Minister for Communications Murad Saeed was chief guest on the occasion. PRCS Chairman Abrar ul Haq, FederalRead More
Japan-funded education project inaugurated in Jamrud village, KPK District
ISLAMABAD, FEB 24 (DNA) – Matsuda Kuninori, Ambassador of Japan to Pakistan, on Wednesday, 24th February 2021, inaugurated the project for re-expansion of Primary School in Village Raziq Kalay being managed by Learning Awareness and Motivation Program (LAMP), a non-governmental organization, in Khyber District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The Government of Japan, under its Grant Assistance, had provided financial assistance of USD 73,514 (Equivalent to around PKR 11.4 million) for this project. The NGO, community representatives and school students attended the inauguration ceremony. It is pertinent to mention here that the GovernmentRead More
Khojaly Genocide – A Crime Against Humanity
29 years ago, the Armenian military units carried out an act of genocide in the Khojaly city of Azerbaijan with a population of 7,000 on February 26, 1992. This genocide of ethnic Azerbaijanis was carried out by the Armenian military with particular ruthlessness and unthinkable brutality. During the Khojaly genocide, 613 people were killed, 1,000 civilians of various ages became disabled as a result of the bullet wounds received. As many as 106 women, 63 young children, 70 old men were killed, eight families were completely destroyed, 25 children lostRead More
Nasser Janjua sees Afro-Eurasia as future of the world
ISLAMABAD: The former National Security Advisor Lt General (retd) Nasser Khan Janjua has said that the Afro-Eurasian region is the future of the world that starts from Balochistan, and its significance has grown manifold with the operationalization of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). While delivering his remarks on “CPEC and Balochistan” at the Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad (ISSI) on a Public Talk organized by the China Pakistan Study Centre (CPSC), Lt General (retd) Nasser Khan Janjua said that the BRI actually covers the future world – Afro-Eurasia, BalochistanRead More
Punjab talent hunt competitions held at PUCAR
RAWALPINDI, FEB 24 (DNA) – Punjab council of the Arts has organized Punjab Talent Hunt competitions in poetry, fiction and painting at the district level in Rawalpindi. The special guest of the competitions was Vice Chairman PHA Malik Abid Hussain. While addressing Vice Chairman PHA Malik Abid Hussain said that our youth are very creative, Talent Hunt will further enhance the art of the youth. The interest of students in poetry and fiction is commendable. In the painting competitions, the children have given a message of peace to the worldRead More
VC’s emphasize over Student Centric Policies & Effective Engagement of Students
DNA Islamabad, FEB 24 – Prior to 3rd Rectors Conference 2021, an important online panel discussion was successfully concluded on the topic of “Debating Pakistan Education Policy 2021: Student Centric Policies and Effective engagement of Students”. The panel comprising of concerned stakeholders including government officials from the Federal Ministry of Education and Professional Training, Vice-Chancellors and leading academics suggested various recommendations for incorporating in new education policy which is going to be announced by the federal government soon. The panel discussion was organized by Superior University, Association of PrivateRead More