Sunday, August 15th, 2021
Over 700 Sri Lankan Students Appear in Tests to Study in Pakistan
Islamabad, AUG 15 /DNA/ – Over 700 Sri Lankan students from across Sri Lanka are appearing in the written tests being held for scholarships to study in Pakistan’s universities at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. The scholarships are part of Pakistan-Sri Lanka Higher Education Cooperation Programme, which is aimed to further strengthen the ties between the two countries and bring people of both the nations more closer to each other. The tests are being conducted by the Higher Education Commission (HEC) of Pakistan in collaboration with Pakistan High Commission Colombo andRead More
EU Commission presses for overhaul of asylum rules as Taliban enter Kabul
KABUL – The crisis in Afghanistan and the actions of Belarus demonstrate the need for a fast overhaul of the European Union’s migration and asylum rules, EU Commissioner Margaritis Schinas said on Sunday. “If there is one thing that the situation in Afghanistan and the actions of Belarus have shown, it is that the clock has run out on how long we can wait to adopt the complete overhaul of Europe’s migration and asylum rules we need,” Schinas said in a tweet, citing his comments in Italian paper La Stampa.Read More
Ali Ahmad Jalali to head interim govt in Afghanistan: reports
KABUL, AUG 15: Former Afghan ambassador to Germany, Ali Ahmad Jalali, has been appointed as the head of the new interim government in Afghanistan, reported Afghan media Sunday. Taliban fighters arrived at Kabul’s surrounding areas but have not yet entered the city. The Taliban, however, announced that they did not intend to take the city by force. Reports from the Afghanistan media state that negotiations between the Taliban and the Afghan government are taking place inside the ARG Presidential Palace in Kabul, as Taliban fighters wait at Kabul’s gates forRead More
HUM TV wins RISJA Independence Cup Final
AFZAL JAVED ISLAMABAD, Aug 15: In the decisive final of first RISJA Inter-Media Independence Cup Cricket Tournament, Hum TV defeated Geo TV by 9 wickets to clinch the title of the tournament at National Cricket Ground Islamabad. In the final of the tournament with the collaboration with Park View City and NassGas , Geo TV batted first and scored 82 runs for the loss of six wickets in the stipulated 12 overs. Hassam Ahmed scored 25 and Shahzad Iqbal scored 16 runs for Geo tv while Sameer Butt bowled twoRead More
Uzbekistan’s ten commandments for regional connectivity
Dr Mehmood Ul Hassan Khan While addressing the international conference “Central Asia and South Asia: regional interconnectedness: Challenges and opportunities, President of Uzbekistan H.E. Shavkat Mirziyoyev pinpointed “ten initiatives” to achieve greater regional connectivity. Being prominent regional expert of Uzbekistan and CIS I term it “Ten Commandments of Modern World”. It is indeed a “Strategic Road Map” to foster trade and commerce activities, joint ventures, mutual investments, new jobs and eradication of poverty. It is a modern “Transportation Network Modeling and Calibration” to create modern, efficient and safe transport andRead More
Afghan turmoil has spill-over effects
The Taliban have positioned themselves as solely concerned with creating an Islamic emirate in Afghanistan and having no inclination to operate beyond the borders of the Central Asian state, but have been consistent in their refusal to expel Al Qaeda, even if the group is a shadow of what it was when it launched the 9/11 attacks on New York and Washington 20 years ago Dr. James M. Dorsey Taliban advances in Afghanistan shift the Central Asian playing field on which China, India and the United States compete with rivalRead More