Tuesday, February 15th, 2022
President calls for increasing outreach of Federal Ombudsman
ISLAMABAD, FEB 15 (DNA) — President Dr Arif Alvi has called for increasing the physical and geographical outreach of the Federal Ombudsman to provide free-of-cost justice to the people of remote areas against administrative injustices. Speaking at a briefing on the role of Wafaqi Mohtasib in Islamabad on Tuesday, the President underscored the need for revolutionary changes into the institution of Ombudsman through legislation to make it stronger and more effective to dispense speedy justice to the people against the maladministration of government organizations. Federal Ombudsman Ejaz Ahmed Qureshi highlighted thatRead More
RCCI urges for Gems & Jewelry Authority to enhance exports
Rawalpindi: /DNA/ – The Rawalpindi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (RCCI) here on Tuesday urged the Government to establish Gems & Jewelry Authority at the earliest. The draft of the Act for the authority has already been approved by the Federal cabinet. Addressing the standing committee meeting on Gems and Jewelry Nadeem Rauf said that we demand immediate establishment of the Gems Authority so that exports of non- conventional sectors like Gems and Jewelry can be enhanced. The Chamber has always taken effective steps to bring the non-conventional sectors toRead More
Feb 27 long march will be last nail in PTI govt’s coffin: Saleem Haider
By Faisal Munir / DNACorrespondent ATTOCK: Former Federal Minister Sardar Saleem Haider Khan has saidthat the long march announced by PPP Chairman Bilawal is need of hourto put Pakistan on the path of national integration. He said that the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf government has failed togive any relief to the masses unemployment is touching its peak andcollectively Pakistan”s economy is on the verge of collapse. Former Federal Minister PPP went on to say that it is only thePakistan Peoples Party that can bring country out of present economic crisis and February 27Read More
Students Travel on the Bus Roof put their Lives in Danger
By Faisal Munir / DNACorrespondent ATTOCK, 15 Feb: Due to lack of interest of Attock trafficpolice and negligence of parents, students of schools and collegesstarted traveling on the roofs of vehicles. Accidents can happen tostudents. Demand for notice from SSP Traffic Police Rawalpindi. Students from Attock villages around Dandi, Chakki, Meera Sharif,Makhd Sharif, Kharpa, Dhok Laham and Pindi Gheb come to study sittingon the roofs of vehicles.Students have been forced to travel on theroofs of vehicles due to lack of interest of district traffic policepersonnel, negligence of parents and lackRead More
British HC launches mentoring programme for budding journalists
ISLAMABAD /DNA/ – The British High Commission on Tuesday announced the launch of the Chevening Mentoring Scheme for budding journalists. The three-month mentorship programme has been designed to target women and minorities working for media outlets or as freelance journalists across Pakistan. Fellows from the flagship Chevening South Asia Journalism Programme will act as mentors for those picked to join the scheme, and will share their knowledge and experience with young journalists on one-on-one coaching sessions, as well as group discussions. The British High Commission inaugurated a successful, similar mentorshipRead More
HEC brings together academicians to evaluate output of research grant
Islamabad, Feb 15: /DNA/ – There is a grave need for moving away from the metrics that emphasize on quantity of research papers produced towards the weight of one quality paper, which either solves or contributes meaningfully to solving a problem, being far better than the weight of dozens of papers which do not develop a body of knowledge. This was stated by Chairman Higher Education Commission (HEC) Tariq Banuri while expressing his views as a keynote speaker of a national conference entitled, “Meeting of the Minds” organized by theRead More