Friday, March 18th, 2022
Pakistan Day to be celebrated at London High Commission on 23 Mar
LONDON, MAR 18 /DNA/ – To mark Pakistan Day, a flag hoisting ceremony will be held at the Pakistan High Commission, London on 23 March 2022 at 10:00 a.m. Dr Faisal Aziz, Charge de’affaires, will hoist the Pakistani flag. The members of the Pakistani community, British friends of Pakistan and representatives of media are invited to attend the ceremony and be part of the celebration. On this occasion, local singers will present popular national songs, and traditional Pakistani brunch will also be served to the guests. Like every year, aRead More
Pakistan Day celebrations held at Belteleradio Company Belarus
Minsk, MAR 18 /DNA/ – As part of the National Day of Pakistan celebrations and to commemorate the 28th Anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Pakistan and Belarus, the Embassy of Pakistan in Minsk in collaboration with Belteleradio Company organized a comprehensive event on 17 March 2022. The programme included a Round table discussion covered political, parliamentary, economic, education and culture areas of mutual cooperation with the participation of prominent speakers from diverse fields. H.E. Mr. Sergey Rachkov, Chairman of the Standing Commission on International Cooperation & Internal SecurityRead More
PRCS, NDMA ink MoU to boost humanitarian cooperation
Abrar ul Haq says both organizations will work together to promote a culture of prevention, mitigation, better & enhanced coordination among key stakeholders involved in Disaster Risk Management (DRM) Lt Gen Akhtar Nawaz says partnership will go a long way in mitigating the sufferings of vulnerable communities in Pakistan ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Red Crescent Society (PRCS) and the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) on Friday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to enhance humanitarian cooperation between the two organizations. The MoU was signed in presence of Chairman PRCS Abrar ul Haq andRead More
COMSTECH Organizes 3-day Online Workshop on Scientific Writing
Islamabad, MAR 18 /DNA/ – COMSTECH, International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences (ICCBS), and Sindh Innovation Research and Education Network (SIREN) jointly organized a 3-day online workshop on scientific writing during March 17-19, 2022 at Latif Ebrahim Jamal National Science Information Center, University of Karachi. The workshop consisted on lectures delivered by a renowned expert Prof. Dr. Rafat Ali Siddiqui, Senior Investigator at the Methodist Research Institute, and Professor of Cellular Biochemistry, Indiana University School of Medicine, USA. Each lecture followed by extensive exercises, tutorials, and discussion sessions. Prof.Read More
Direct flights start between Pakistan and Azerbaijan
DNA ISLAMABAD: On March 16, 2022, direct flights started between Azerbaijan and Pakistan. An official ceremony was held on the occasion of the launch of direct flights at Lahore Airport. Speaking at the ceremony Ambassador of Azerbaijan to Pakistan KhazarFarhadov, CEO of PIA Air Marshal Arshad Malik, Secretary Aviation Division Shoukat Ali noted that the launch of the direct flights will contribute to the further deepening of relations between the two brotherly countries, especially ties in economy and tourism. They congratulated the people of the two countries on the occasionRead More
Japan Funded Project for Persons with Disabilities Inaugurated in Lahore
Lahore, MAR 18 /DNA/ – A grassroots grant assistance project for the construction of a special education self-support training center for persons with disabilities in Lahore, funded by the Government of Japan, was inaugurated on March 18, 2022. The Government of Japan had provided a US$74,173 grant (equivalent to around PKR 13 million ) to Milestone Society for the Special Persons, a local NGO working for spreading awareness and accessibility for persons with disabilities, for implementing the project. At the inauguration ceremony, H.E. WADA Mitsuhiro, the Ambassador of Japan toRead More