Tuesday, October 12th, 2021
Husband & Wife reaches in CAS Int’l Squash Championships QF round
ISLAMABAD, OCT 12: /DNA/ – Pakistani married squash couple Farhan Zaman and Sadia gul reaches into quarterfinal round along with top seed Tayyab Aslam in the Chief of the Air Staff (CAS)-Serena Hotels International Squash Tournament for men along with Serena Hotels-Combaxx Sports International Squash Tournament for women here at the Mushaf Squash Complex on Tuesday. In mens event Pakistan due Farhan Zaman and top seed Tayyab Aslam stroms in to quarterfinal round after defeating Muhammad Asim and Amaad Fareed in close encounters by 3-2. Farhan showed some excellent skillsRead More
FM Qurshi reaffirms Pakistan’s firm commitment to NAM
ISLAMABAD, OCT 12 /DNA/ – Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi delivered a video statement at the High-Level Commemorative Meeting to mark the 60th Anniversary of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) being hosted in Belgrade, Serbia, on 11-12 October 2021. Sharing Pakistan’s perspective on contemporary global issues such as the COVID-19 pandemic and climate change, the Foreign Minister underscored the significance of the essential role of NAM – an important international grouping dedicated to peace and development – to counter these challenges. The Foreign Minister called for a comprehensive and cooperativeRead More
Senate body blames minister for backing illegal occupants in G-14
(FGEHA) could only develop a subsector G-14/4 completely while it has partial possession and development in G-14/3. However, rest of two subsectors G-14/1 and G-14-2 are under adverse possession of either local inhabitants or illegal occupants. News Desk ISLAMABAD – The members of the senate standing committee on housing and works blamed Federal Minister for Planning and Development Asad Umer for backing illegal occupants of Sector G-14. The said residential sector was launched in April 2005 by then ‘housing foundation’ but it has yet to clear all the land forRead More
Alvi urges society to treat the differently-abled persons with care
KARACHI, OCT 12 (DNA) – President Dr Arif Alvi has urged society to treat the differently-abled persons with care. He emphasized the need for mainstream schools and skills development programs for differently-abled persons. The President expressed these views at the stone laying ceremony of Al-Shifa trust, Special School & Rehabilitation Centre in Karachi. Addressing the ceremony, he said that Universities have been directed to play their role in providing physical access to differently-abled persons in schools, colleges and universities, and Higher Education Commission had already announced that no fee shouldRead More
Qureshi lauds CICA’s role in providing an invaluable platform for promoting peace
ISLAMABAD, OCT 12 /DNA/ – Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi addressed the 6th Ministerial Meeting of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA) through a video statement. The meeting was hosted by the current CICA Chair, Kazakhstan, in Nur-Sultan on 11-12 October 2021. The Foreign Minister lauded CICA’s role in providing an invaluable platform for promoting peace, security and development on the Asian continent through dialogue and cooperation. He reaffirmed Pakistan’s commitment to the CICA process and the concept of common, comprehensive, cooperative and sustainable securityRead More
Creating synergies, integrating evidence can enhance Social Protection impact: Speakers
ISLAMABAD, OCT 12 /DNA/ – For optimal shock-responsive Social Protection, innovation in delivery; paying attention to evidence gaps; transition to strategy and alignment of Federal and Provincial Social Protection programs can play a vital role in enhancing the overall impact. This was the crux of the online-Consultative Session titled: ‘Aggregating the Evidence: Shock-responsive Social Protection Delivery Mechanism in Pakistan’ organized by Sub-National Governance Programme (SNG), Foreign Commonwealth & Development Office-UK (FCDO) and Sustainable Development Policy Institute, SDPI-Center of Evidence Action Research. This exploratory session was the first one in the upcoming seriesRead More