Wednesday, July 7th, 2021
U.S. Embassy, KIU sign letter of intent to establish lincoln corner Gilgit
DNA ISLAMABAD, JUL 7 – The U.S. Embassy in Islamabad signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with the Karakoram International University (KIU) to establish a Lincoln Corner in Gilgit. Lincoln Corners are partnerships between the U.S. Mission to Pakistan and eminent Pakistani institutions like universities, public libraries, and cultural centers. They connect Pakistani youth and emerging leaders to the United States through educational and thematic programs and peer-reviewed collections of information resources related to American culture, history, and international relations. Lincoln Corners events are hosted in person and online andRead More
LUMS hosts online convocation ceremony to honour the Graduating Class of 2021
DNA Lahore, July 7: LUMS hosted an online convocation ceremony to honour the Class of 2021 on July 3. The ceremony was streamed via Facebook Live. the President of Pakistan and Chancellor, LUMS, Dr. Arif Alvi, joined the University’s senior leadership, including Founding Pro Chancellor, Babar Ali; Rector, Mr.ShahidHussain; Pro Chancellor, Mr. Abdul RazakDawood and Vice Chancellor, Dr. Arshad Ahmad to congratulate 1,281 graduating students. The keynote speaker at the ceremony was Ms.Faiza J. Saeed, Presiding Partner at the prestigious USA law firm, Cravath, Swaine& Moore in the USA whoRead More
FPCCI,Vietnam agree to jointly work for increasing bilateral trade, economic ties
Islamabad (DNA). Federation Pakistan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) and Vietnam on Tuesday agreed for enhancing the bilateral trade and economic ties to further boost the trade and investment volume between both sides. The Ambassador that already the Vietnam has signed Free Trade Agreement with 38 countries for promoting trade liberalization and enhance the trade volume. He informed that Pakistan and Vietnam were also negotiating on Preferential Trade Agreement ,which leads towards the FTA between both sides for enhancing bilateral trade volume. He said that Vietnam has focused onRead More
Chingiz Aitmatov’s stories book launched in Pakistan
Ansar M Bhatti ISLAMABAD: A Book Launching Ceremony of Chingiz Aitmatov’s selected stories “Jamila”, “Farewell, Gyulsary” and ” Spotted dog running by the edge of the sea” translated and published into Urdu by the Academy of Literature of Pakistan, at the initiative of the Pakistan was held in Islamabad. Erik Beishembiev, Ambassador of the Kyrgyz Republic in his speech noted that the Book Launching Ceremony of Chingiz Aitmatov’s selected stories took place in the year of the 30th Anniversary of the Independence of the Kyrgyz Republic. He spoke about theRead More
Experts discuss depleting water reservoirs; climate change
DNA MULTAN: A Roundtable Discussion on “Food Security vis-à-vis Sustainable Agriculture in Pakistan: Policy Outcomes and Prospects” was jointly organized by Center for Global & Strategic Studies (CGSS), Islamabad, Hanns Seidel Foundation Pakistan and MNS University of Agriculture, Multan at Multan. The Discussion commenced with the opening remarks by Mr. Khalid Taimur Akram, Executive Director, Centre for Global& Strategic Studies, Islamabad. He welcomed the panelists and participants of the discussion. He appreciated and acknowledged the hard work of the university particularly in the domain of food security. He stated that aRead More
POA announces Pak contingent for Tokyo Olympics
LAHORE, Jul 07 :By Sohail Ali Pakistan Olympic Association on Wednesday announced 22-member Pakistan contingent which will take part in Tokyo Olympic being held later this month. “ As many as 22 Athletes, Athlete Support Personnel, Officials and Medical Support Personnel will be part of the contingent which includes in particular two Covid Liaison Officers for point of contact between contingent, POA and organizers”, said Muhammad Khalid Mahmood, Secretary, POA here. Apart from those joining from overseas, all the contingent of Pakistan has been vaccinated and have submitted their VaccinationRead More