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Madam Naoko WADA hosts “celebration of Spring”

“Hina Matsuri” is celebrated on the 3rd of March. Japanese families with young girls celebrate this festival by displaying dolls Staff Report/DNA ISLAMABAD: Madam Naoko WADA, spouse of Ambassador of Japan celebrated the changing of seasons with ladies of diplomatic missions on the occasion of “Hina Matsuri(dolls festival)” and “Hanami(cherry blossom viewing)” at the Ambassador’s residence.  “Hina Matsuri” is celebrated on the 3rd of March. Japanese families with young girls celebrate this festival by displaying dolls, wishing for their sound growth, health and happiness. “Hanami” is the Japanese traditional custom to enjoyRead More


Chairman appreciates excellent performance of all Regional Bureaus of NAB

Islamabad, Feb 28 /DNA/ – Justice Javed Iqbal, Chairman NAB chaired a meeting to review overall performance of NAB at NAB Headquarters. The meeting was attended by Zahir Shah, Deputy Chairman NAB, Syed Asghar Haider, Prosecutor General Accountability (PGA), Masood Alam Khan, DG Operations and other senior officers of NAB. During the meeting, it was informed that the Learned Accountability Court Balochistan passed judgment in reference No 03/2014 whereby the accused Muhammad Anwar Qambrani was convicted /sentenced for 11 months of rigorous imprisonment along with fine of Rs 8.95 million.Read More


Male Champions of Change Pakistan commit to gender equality

Islamabad Feb 28 /DNA/ – Members of the Male Champions of Change Pakistan held their quarterly meeting at Telenor Pakistan Campus 345 to further their commitment to achieve gender equality and accelerate the advancement of more and diverse women into leadership. Comprising 15 active Members who lead approximately 55,000 employees across the nation, the Male Champions of Change Pakistan includes representatives from sectors including hospitality, consumer goods, telecommunications, retail, textile, financial services, information technology, microfinance, logistics, and media. Founded in Australia, in 2010, the Champions of Change Coalition was extendedRead More


Kashmir conflict continues to affect millions of lives, int’l mediation critical: Schofield

Islamabad, Feb 28 /DNA/ – The Kashmir conflict is ingrained with numerous constraints and complexities, and it only continues to get more and more compounded as time passes. The conflict demands the international community’s attention and arbitration to be resolved for the sake of the millions of lives of the region’s inhabitants, and the peace the people of Pakistan and India deserve to progress for the future. These views were expressed by Victoria Schofield, an eminent British historian, author, scholar and biographer with a particular interest in South Asia andRead More


February the month of women

Prof. Dr. Nusrat Ara Majeed WORLD HEART DAY IS THE WORLD Heart federation’s biggest platform for raising awareness about cardiovascular diseases.These are the leading cause of death globally [. 31 percent of global deaths] By 2030 more than 23.6 million will die of cardiovascular diseases. Fortunately we can change that because 80 percent of cardiac disease and stroke may be prevented with education and action. WORLD HEART DAY is celebrated all over the world every year in   last week of September. By now there has been enough awareness about riskRead More


EU Special Representative for Human Rights Eamon Gilmore visits Pakistan

DNA Islamabad, The EU Special Representative for Human Rights Eamon Gilmore concluded his three-day Pakistan. During the tour, Mr Gilmore held wide-ranging meeting with the Pakistan government officials, civil society representatives, human rights activists, religious minority representatives and media workers in Islamabad and Lahore. This year marks the 60th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the European Union and Pakistan. Mr Gilmore called upon the Honourable President of Pakistan Dr Arif Alvi, Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi, Minister for Human Rights Dr Shireen Mazari, Advisor to PM on Commerce Abdul Razak Dawood,Read More