Wednesday, August 4th, 2021
Symposium on Agricultural Technical Cooperation between Pakistan and Korea
ISLAMABAD, AUG 4 /DNA/ – The Prime Minister Office and the Embassy of the Republic of Korea jointly inaugurated the Symposium on “Agricultural Technical Cooperation between Pakistan and Korea” on August 3, 2021 at Serena Hotel, Islamabad. This symposium is co-organized by the Pakistan Agricultural Research Council (PARC) and Rural Development Administration (RDA) of the Republic of Korea. The symposium was attended by the SAPM on Food Security, Minister for National Food Security and Research, the RDA delegation from Korea and dignitaries from KOPIA, PARC and NARC.The symposium explored theRead More
HOW TO FORGET THE CRUEL 5th AUGUST
ALI SUKHANVER Abrogation of the articles 370 and 35-A, in Indian illegally Occupied Kashmir has altogether changed the demography of the Jammu Kashmir Valley. The helpless people of the Jammu Kashmir valley, who were already in trouble at the hands of the Indian troops, now are in a state of more pain and more agony. They are deprived of their liberty as well as of their identity. The article 370 allowed the state of Jammu Kashmir a certain amount of autonomy – its own constitution, a separate flag and freedomRead More
Many lessons can be learnt by developed countries from Ehsaas: Hartwig Schafer
ISLAMABAD, AUG 4 /DNA/ – Hartwig Schafer, South Asia Regional Vice President (SARVP) visited Ehsaas offices, this morning. Senator Dr. Sania Nishtar, SAPM together with Ehsaas team welcomed the World Bank’s South Asia Regional Vice President and his delegation. She briefed them on the deep-rooted reforms embedded in the design and roll out of Ehsaas programmes, policies, reforms and initiatives. Hartwig Schafer congratulated Ehsaas for leading an incredible role not just amid COVID-19 pandemic but also in building back better post-COVID. The meeting aimed to discuss the Bank’s ongoing engagementsRead More
‘India using every tactic to change demography of IOK’
ISLAMABAD, AUG 4 /DNA/ – Tactics to change demographics of the occupied valley which have been a linchpin of the BJP’s Hindu-supremacist agenda in post-August 5 Indian Occupied Kashmir were denounced by speakers at the 15th meeting of Institute of Policy Studies-Working Group on Kashmir (IPS-WGK). The agenda of the meeting organized by IPS was to discuss Indian attempts to change the demography of Kashmir during the last two years. Among the speakers were Syed Abrar Hussain, former ambassador and vice chairman IPS, Iftikhar Gillani, a senior Kashmiri journalist, FarzanaRead More
Sanjrani embarks on a two-day visit to Tehran
Islamabad -/DNA/ – Chairman Senate Sadiq Sanjrani reached Tehran on a two-day visit, along with a Parliamentary delegation. Pakistan Envoy to Tehran H.E Rahim Hayat Qureshi and Chairman Iran Pakistan Parliamentary friendship goup Ahmad Amir-Abadi Farahani received the Parliamentary delegation, headed by Chairman Senate Sadiq Sanjrani, at the airport. The delegation, led by the Chairman Senate, will attend the swearing-in ceremony of the newly elected President of Iran, Ebrahim Raisi. During his two day stay in Tehran, Sanjrani will call on Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi. Chairman Senate is also expected toRead More
OIC’s IPHRC Delegation to visit Islamabad and AJK
ISLAMABAD /DNA/ – A 12-member delegation of the Independent Permanent Human Rights Commission (IPHRC) of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) will be visiting Islamabad and Azad Jammu & Kashmir from 4-9 August 2021, as part of its mandate to monitor the deteriorating humanitarian and human rights situation in the Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK), especially as a result of the spate of Indian illegal actions since 5 August 2019. The Commission was mandated by the 13th Islamic Summit and the 42nd Session of the OIC Council ofRead More