Friday, October 15th, 2021
Sustainable Tourism; The only Requirement
Munaza Kazmi Tourism is one of the most incredible socio-economic phenomena of the twentieth century. It singly started from an action “enjoyed by only a small group of relatively well-off people” during the first half of the last century, it gradually became a mass popular during the post- World War II, particularly from the 1970s and onwards. It now reaches wider scale and larger numbers of people throughout the worldand is a source of employment for a significant segmentofthe labor force. Tourism can contribute as the major service sector inRead More
Some EU members support dissolution of Bosnia and Herzegovina – Serb leader
Several EU countries support the dissolution of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Serb member of the country’s Presidency Council said c. Speaking on a TV program, Milorad Dodik said: “seven EU countries support the independence of Republika Srpska,” one of the two entities that make up Bosnia and Herzegovina, without naming the countries in question. During the program, Dodik accused the High Representative of Bosnia and Herzegovina, as well as the country’s constitutional court, of taking decisions against the Dayton Agreement, which ended the war in the country during 1992-1995. He said the constitutional order in the countryRead More
Passing marks: Fate of thousands of students hangs in the balance
Students have demanded of the Education Minister Shafqat Mahmood, the Chairman of the Higher Education Commission and even the Prime Minister to look into the matter and provide immediate relief to all such students Staff Report ISLAMABAD: Due to an indiscreet decision of the Ministry of Education and the High Education Commissioner the fate of thousands of students hangs in the balance as those who got 3rd divisions are not able to even apply for the admissions to the next class. According to the details the government had passed allRead More
Grant Bradburn steps down from NHPC coaching role
LAHORE : Grant Bradburn on Friday stepped down from the head of high performance coaching role to pursue further coaching opportunities. Per a statement issued by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), during Bradburn’s three-year stay in Pakistan, the former New Zealand Test spinner served Pakistan cricket as the national side’s fielding coach from September 2018 to June 2020, before taking on the development of coaching responsibilities. “He remained a popular figure within the cricket fraternity and is regarded highly by players, coaches and colleagues,” it read. Commenting on his decision,Read More
Uzbekistan’s chairmanship in the SCO
Vladimir Norov Following the results of the jubilee Dushanbe meeting of the Council of Heads of SCO Member States, held on September 17, 2021, the chairmanship of the Organization passed to the Uzbek side. Having accepted this responsible mission, President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev outlined at the summit its main priorities aimed at the further development of the SCO. Uzbekistan, as a founding state of the SCO, attaches particular importance to strengthening multilateral cooperation within the Organization in the system of its foreign policy priorities, and alsoRead More
Around Rs270b released for development of tribal districts: NA Informed
Islamabad : The National Assembly was informed that around 270 billion rupees have been released for the development of tribal districts. Responding to a Calling Attention notice regarding non-allocation of additional three percent of National Finance Commission Award to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa for the development of erstwhile FATA, Parliamentary Secretary for Finance Zain Qureshi said that 121 billion rupees were released in 2019-20, while 121 billion rupees were allocated in last fiscal year. He said 51.5 billion rupees were released, whereas an additional amount of 129.7 billion rupees have been allocatedRead More