Monday, February 7th, 2022
RCCI, NUST to join hands for further cementing industry-academia linkages
Rawalpindi: /DNA/ – Nadeem Rauf, President, Rawalpindi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (RCCI), has said that there is an urgent need to increase the linkages between industry and academia. Only through research, innovation and marketing can the challenges of the modern world be met. He passed these in a meeting with Pro-Rector of Research, Innovation & Commercialisation NUST, Dr Rizwan Riaz here on Monday. He was accompanied by RCCI Executive Member Raja Umar Iqbal. The President also gave a briefing on the ongoing activities and future programs of RCCI. HeRead More
Renowned environmental scientist Dr Mahmood Khwaja dies of cardiac arrest
ISLAMABAD, FEB 7: /DNA/ – The Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI)’s board, management and staff with profound grief and sorrow announce the demise of one of the world’s renowned environmental scientists of Pakistan, Dr Mahmood A. Khwaja, who till his last breath served SDPI as Senior Advisor, Chemicals and Sustainable Industrial Development. Dr Khwaja died of cardiac arrest at a local hospital leaving his family and SDPI family in grief.The Executive Director of the SDPI, Dr Abid Qaiyum Suleri has condoled the sad demise and said that the SDPI familyRead More
More than 250 people attend OGRA’s Public Hearing
ISLAMABAD, /DNA/ – Today, OGRA Public hearing was attended by more then 250 people, Senior Management of SNGPL, domestic, commercial, industrial and business community. They have raised issues of inadequate gas pressure, fault volume, pressure factor, excessive billing, meter connections, meter tempering, new gas connections and installations of gas pipe lines. Also the matters relating to CNG industry, contractual load and misbehaviour of SNGPL officials etc. From the team of OGRA, Mr. Member Gas Muhammad Arif, Mr. Imran Ghaznavi, Senior Executive Director (Corporate & Media Affairs), Mr. Shahzad Iqbal, SeniorRead More
Portal for Pakistanis students in Beijing inaugurated
BEIJING, Feb 7 (DNA): Portal for Pakistanis students and professionals in Beijing has been established, Gwadar Pro reported on Monday.It is an initiative of the Pakistan Embassy in Beijing that is the first kind of web portal for students’ engagement, communication, and a space for sharing research ideas and success stories. It is learned that this portal seeks to build a committed cadre of principled and self-assured leaders capable to take the nation forward. This portal also provides all necessary information on getting admission to Chinese Universities & Chinese Scholarships forRead More
HEC abolishes Endorsement requirement for TTS
Islamabad, Feb 8 /DNA/ – As a step forward towards enhancing the universities autonomy, the Higher Education Commission (HEC) has authorized the universities to decide through their statutory bodies, all Tenure Track System (TTS) cases, including initial appointment, tenure, and promotion. According to details, HEC has issued a notification announcing its decision to abolish the endorsement requirement and replace it with a self-governed decision-making process in order to expedite the disposal of TTS cases and empower the universities’ statutory institutions and processes. HEC will now on require all universities toRead More
Hyundai suffers backlash in India after Pakistani partner expresses solidarity with people of IoK
South Korea’s Hyundai Motor faced calls on Monday for a boycott of its cars from Indians incensed over a tweet from the account of its Pakistan partner that expressed solidarity with the people of Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK). The row erupted on Sunday, a day after Pakistan marked the annual Kashmir Solidarity Day and the posts on behalf of Hyundai’s partner Nishat Group appeared on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram commemorating the sacrifices of Kashmiris struggling for self-determination. Hundreds of social media users in India backed calls for a boycott,Read More