Monday, August 23rd, 2021
Pakistan inches toward a digital future amid fruitful BRI cooperation
BEIJING, Aug 23 (DNA): Over the years, countries along the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) including Pakistan have collaborated to explore the Digital Silk Road and reaped fruitful benefits in this regard, according to Mr Li Yikai, of Centre for International Economic and Technological Cooperation, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of China (MIIT). According to China Economic Net, he was addressing the 2021 Online Silk Road Conference of the Fifth China-Arab States Expo held in China’s northwest city of Yinchuan. Mr Li added, “From 2019 to 2020, there areRead More
All-out efforts being made to net accused in Pirwadhai madrasa abuse case
RAWALPINDI, Aug 23 :Rawalpindi police teams under the supervision of Superintendent Police (SP) Rawal were making all-out efforts to net the accused Mufti Shah Nawaz Ahmed allegedly involved in Pirwadhai Madrasa female student abuse and violence case. According to a police spokesman, the raids were conducted in Chakri, Hassanabdal, Mansehra and other areas to arrest the accused. He informed that the brother of the accused namely Haq Nawaz, his nephew Hassan Nawaz, Deputy Amir of the madrasa, Owais and son of the administrator of madrasa namely Abdullah were rounded upRead More
Tariq Malik vows to equip NADRA with latest technology
ISLAMABAD, Aug 23 :National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) Chairman Muhammad Tariq Malik Monday said the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf government was committed to equip institutions with the latest technology including NADRA. Talking to a private news channel, he said to control malpractices, digital technology was being used so that no one could be registered in any other family under wrong data. He said NADRA held an inquiry against 39 and canceled 66 contracts of its employees who were involved in misconduct. The chairman said NADRA was planning to introduce digital identityRead More
Kabul airport gunfight leaves Afghan guard dead: Germany
Berlin, Aug 23 :German and US forces joined in a gun battle Monday at Kabul airport after Afghan guards and unknown assailants exchanged fire, with one guard killed, the German army said. “This morning at 4.13am, there was an exchange of fire between Afghan guards and unknown assailants at the North Gate of Kabul airport. An Afghan guard was killed, three others injured,” said the German army on Twitter, adding that its forces and American counterparts “participated in further exchange of fire.”