Wednesday, February 16th, 2022
True implementation of property rights laws inevitable for women empowerment: President
ISLAMABAD, Feb 16: President Dr Arif Alvi Wednesday said the true implementation of laws on women property rights across the country was inevitable for their empowerment, by doing away with the cultural traditions contradicting the Islamic injunctions.The president, addressing the launching ceremony of an Awareness Campaign on Enforcement of Women Property Rights Legislation in Pakistan, said the financial inclusion of women was also equally essential for their empowerment and self-dependence.Emphasizing the encouragement of women to go into business, the president said in today’s era of modern technology, the women couldRead More
58 global bodies demand release of journalists detained in IIOJK
NEW DELHI, FEB 16 (DNA) — As many as 58 global rights groups, including Human Rights Watch, Committee to Protect Journalists and Reporters Without Borders, have urged the authorities in Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) to release the incarcerated Kashmiri journalists Fahad Shah, Asif Sultan, Sajad Gul and Manan Gulzar. In a letter to the New Delhi-appointed Lieutenant Governor of IIOJK, Manoj Sinha, the groups drew his attention to the illegal arrests and subsequent incarceration of the aforementioned scribes and urged him to ensure their immediate release using hisRead More
Unprecedented oil price hike will unleash floodgates of inflation: RCCI
Rawalpindi /DNA/ – The Rawalpindi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (RCCI) has expressed deep concern over the rise in prices of petroleum products and demanded of the government to immediately review the prices. The price of petrol has been increased from earlier Rs147.83 to Rs159.86 a litre; high-speed diesel from Rs144.62 to Rs154.15 a litre, kerosene from Rs116.48 per litre to Rs126.56, and LDO from Rs114.54 to Rs123.97 per litre. In a statement, RCCI President Nadeem Rauf said that the business community was deeply concerned over the sharp rise inRead More
US, Pakistan Break Ground on U.S. Education Foundation of Pakistan Headquarters
Islamabad, Feb 16 /DNA/ – Today marks a new milestone in the 75 years of the U.S.-Pakistani relationship with the groundbreaking of the first permanent headquarters for the U.S. Educational Foundation in Pakistan (USEFP). U.S. Embassy Islamabad Chargé d’affaires Angela P. Aggeler noted: “Today’s ground-breaking is just the next step in the tremendous work of USEFP and each of you who are dedicated to bringing our people together through education, and eager to watch it continue for decades to come.” In 1950, the United States and Pakistan officially formed aRead More
Serena Hotels, EHL collaboration to promote hospitality sector
Ambassador of Switzerland Benedict de Cerjat says this collaboration ensure world class training; Aziz Boolani thanks the Swiss ambassador Ansar M Bhatti ISLAMABAD: Ambassador of Switzerland Benedict de Cerjat has said EHL was founded in 1893 and is considered as the first hospitality management school in the world. The ambassador termed partnership between Serena Hotels and EHL very important. The ambassador expressed these views on the occasion of a dinner he hosted for the visiting faculty members of the EHL. Ambassador Cerjat said Serena Hotel is one of the bestRead More
Japan announces US$ 3.45 mln grant to Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: Feb 16: /DNA/ – The International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the Embassy of Japan in Islamabad today held a signing ceremony of Exchange of Notes for a USD 3.45 million grant project aimed at strengthening the operational capacities of border management authorities to contribute towards comprehensive migration management in Pakistan. The event – held at the IOM Office in Islamabad – was attended by H.E. Mr. WADA Mitsuhiro, the Ambassador of Japan to Pakistan, Ms. Sarah Benazir, Section Officer – Migration Management Cell, Ministry of Interior of Pakistan,Read More