Monday, April 12th, 2021
PFUJ pays glowing tribute to late I.A. Rahman
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: The Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) has termed the death of I.A. Rahman as a great loss of the Country and of all those who defend human rights, work for peace, struggle for democracy and hold the torch of enlightenment, tolerance, and brotherhood. In a joint statement on Monday, the President of the PFUJ Shahzada Zulfiqar and Secretary-General Nasir Zaidi said that I.A. Rahman was not only a person but an institution in himself whose ideas enlightened generations of activists. The two leaders of the journalist fraternityRead More
Emirates flights highlights UAE’s impressive vaccination drive
DNA ISLAMABAD, APR 12 – Emirates’ one-of-a-kind flight EK2021 proudly made a journey across the different emirates today, to celebrate the UAE’s remarkable progress in vaccinating its citizens and residents from COVID-19 through a national vaccination program that has administered close to 9 million vaccines doses to date. The special flight, which carried fully vaccinated crew and passengers onboard, was unprecedented in the industry in scale. With close to 400 fully vaccinated customers onboard, the flight illustrates confidence and undiminished excitement for air travel. EK2021 was also supported by fullyRead More
Jazz initiates Covid-19 vaccination drive for its employees
ISLAMABAD, APR 12 (DNA) – Pakistan’s number one 4G operator and the largest internet and broadband service provider, Jazz has initiated an organization-wide COVID-19 vaccination drive, which includes its permanent and contractual employees. Keeping in view the limited availability of vaccines in the country, Jazz will be administrating the vaccination in phases, starting first with the front-line commercial and technical employees, as well as the members of its franchise network. In the next phase, the vaccines will be provided to the rest of the employees who are currently working fromRead More
Ambassador Matsuda visits centuries-old archeological site at Shah Allah Ditta village
ISLAMABAD, APR 12 (DNA) – Ambassador of Japan Matsuda Kuninori and Madam Matsuda visited centuries-old Buddhist caves located at the foothills of the Margalla in Shah Allah Ditta village and felt mesmerized by the beauty and significance of this ancient historical archeological site. While expressing his heartfelt emotions after seeing the ancient heritage, the Ambassador said, “this is indeed a very important place to visit for me and I feel delighted having this opportunity to see the ancient Buddha caves located in the vicinity of Islamabad”. The Ambassador said thatRead More
Organized crime spreading throughout European Union – Europol
Organized crime is spreading ever further into all areas of the European Union, the European police body Europol said in a report on Monday. Never before has the threat to the EU and its citizens been so great, the European police agency warned on Monday in an analysis of organized crime presented in Lisbon. There was a great danger that criminals would also exploit the coronavirus pandemic and its long-term economic and social consequences, it said. These could be “ideal conditions” for criminals to target citizens, businesses and public entities, the report added. Based on thousands of casesRead More
PTCL Turning Around- Posts 7% Revenue Growth
DNA Islamabad, APR 12 (DNA) – Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL), the country’s leading telecom and ICT services provider, has announced its financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2021 at its Board of Directors’ meeting held in Islamabad on April 11, 2021. The significant growth in revenues was mainly driven by strong performance in Consumer segment and continued growth momentum in Business Services that supported PTCL in posting 7% growth in revenues for the first time since Q1 of 2014. This was achieved despite the negative effects of the coronavirus pandemic.Read More