Tuesday, June 8th, 2021
Voting machines demo within a week: Fawad
Says cabinet approved Mubashar Hassan name for MD APP; Tariq Malik returns as NADRA chairman; slams opposition for negative politics Ansar M Bhatti ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhary Fawad Hussain has said the demonstration process of Electronic Voting Machine, under government’s electoral reforms agenda, will be completed within a week. He was briefing media in Islamabad on Tuesday afternoon about decisions taken in the Federal Cabinet that met in the Federal Capital today with Prime Minister Imran Khan in the chair. The Minister said initially we have orderedRead More
PTV will not broadcast Pak-Eng series
ISLAMABAD, JUN 08 (DNA) – Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Fawad Chaudhry said that Pakistan tour of the England cricket series would not be broadcast in the country due to a license issue. Addressing a press conference after the federal cabinet meeting held in Islamabad with Prime Minister Imran Khan in the chair, the information minister said that the federal cabinet has rejected a proposal of the Pakistan Television Corporation to liaise with an Indian company for a live telecast of the upcoming Pakistan-England cricket series, scheduled to startRead More
Pfizer vaccine only for pilgrims, people on study/work visa: NCOC
ISLAMABAD, JUN 08 (DNA) – National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) has issued new guidelines for the Pfizer vaccine and announced that the Pfizer vaccine can be vaccinated to 18 and above. The NCOC said Pfizer vaccine is available in limited stock in Pakistan and it will be administered to outgoing pilgrims for Hajj, people want to travel for study and work visas. Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination Dr Faisal Sultan said that vaccines would only be administered to people with weakRead More
UN court in Hague upholds 2017 life sentence for Serbian General Ratko Mladic over Bosnian genocide, war crimes
UN court in The Hague on Tuesday upheld a 2017 life sentence for former Serb commander Ratko Mladic for his role in the genocide in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The hearing began after it was delayed several times due to Mladic’s health issues and the coronavirus pandemic. The 78-year-old led forces during the massacre of Bosnian Muslims (Bosniaks) during the 1990s Bosnian War. He was also found to have had “significant responsibility” for the genocide of over 8,000 Muslim men and boys committed at Srebrenica in 1995. In 2017, judges forRead More
UNIDO Pakistan promoting early adoption of Fourth Industrial Revolution (Industry 4.0)
DNA ISLAMABAD, JUN 8 – United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) organized a national stakeholder’s workshop on “Unleashing the potential of industry 4.0 in developing countries”. The aim for organizing this workshop was to bring onboard stakeholders from public and private sector to discuss the challenges and opportunities, and find a way forward to promote industry 4.0 in Pakistan. Opening the national stakeholders’ workshop, the chief guest, Mr. Asim Shahryar Husain, CEO of Ignite National Technology Fund (a non-profit company owned by the Government of Pakistan and administered by the Ministry ofRead More
IICR, LFOVK organize Int’l online conference “Re-theorizing Theory of Self Defence”
DNA ISLAMABAD, JUN 8 – Islamabad Institute of Conflict resolution (IICR) and Legal Forum for Kashmir (LFOVK) jointly organized an International online conference titled “Re-theorizing Theory of Self Defence”. The conference was aimed at highlighting how settlers oppress the people under the rubric of Self Defense to pursue their criminal objectives in Kashmir and Palestine. The eminent speakers included Dr.IlanPappe, historian and writer, Dr. RamzayBaroud, US-Palestinian journalist and media consultant, Dr. Salma Malik, Assistant professor Quai-e-Azam University and Dr. MevludinIbish, assistant professor International Balkan University. The session was moderated by Ms.Read More