Tuesday, January 25th, 2022
England football legend Michael Owen meets COAS Gen. Bajwa
RAWALPINDI, JAN 25 /DNA/ – Former England footballer Michael Owen met COAS Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa. COAS thanked him for visiting Pakistan & promoting sports, particularly football. “Sports promote peace and this initiative for developing football infrastructure and young talent in Pakistan is a welcome step” COAS.
Political climate turns rough as elections draw near
Time is running out for the PTI and particularly Imran Khan. They hardly have any time to make up for the lapses made during the past three years. They literally need a magic wand that could turn things in their favour Analysis Ansar M Bhatti ISLAMABAD: The political climate of Pakistan has suddenly taken a new turn as Prime Minister Imran Khan, during his live interaction with the public on the national hook up, chose to once again take the Sharif family to the task. The prime minister reiterated hisRead More
Young leader Shahir Sialvi announced formation of a new political party
By Faisal Munir / DNA ISLAMABAD: Youth leader Shaheer Haider Salvi announced a politicalparty representing the youth in the name of Pakistan IdeologicalParty. Shaheer Haider Sialvi said that in the last ten years students workedhard and diligently for the youth and national issues in politics andduring this period they had to go through various difficult stages inwhich they were arrested twice and locked up behind bars. But theyhave not and will not back down from their mission. He said that Pakistan Ideological Party will make Pakistan a real andwelfare stateRead More
HEC, British Council hold Orientation Session on Development of Teaching Excellence Framework
Islamabad, JAN 25 /DNA/ – The Higher Education Commission (HEC) in collaboration with the British Council, Pakistan organized an orientation session on UK’s Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF), a preliminary step towards development of a similar framework for Pakistan under the collaborative “Pak-UK Education Gateway” project of HEC and British Council. The Teaching Excellence and Student Outcomes Framework (TEF) is a national exercise, introduced by the government in UK. It assesses excellence in teaching at universities and colleges, and how each higher education provider ensures excellent outcomes for their students in terms of graduate-level employment or further study. TheRead More
ICCI calls for withdrawal of over 21 percent sales tax on solar equipment
Islamabad, JAN 25: Shakeel Munir, President, Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI) said that the government has set a target of increasing the share of renewable energy in total energy mix up to 30% by 2030. However, the imposition of over 21 percent cumulative sales tax on solar equipment will not only make it difficult for the government to achieve its target but will also badly affect the growth of the renewable energy sector which will be detrimental to the economy. He expressed these views while addressing a pressRead More
Taiwan says no officials will go to Beijing Winter Games
Taiwan will not send any officials to the Beijing Winter Olympics but its athletes will attend as normal, the government said on Tuesday, adding a call for China not to use politics to “interfere” with the event or “belittle” the island. Taiwan competes in most sporting events including the Olympics as “Chinese Taipei” at the insistence of Beijing, which sees democratically governed Taiwan as part of “one China” and inviolable Chinese territory. Relations have plummeted in the past two years or so as Beijing steps up military and diplomatic pressure to assert its territorial claims, includingRead More