Friday, June 10th, 2022
US Ambassador Donald Blome greets Pakistani Students
Islamabad, JUN 10 /DNA/ – U.S. Ambassador to Pakistan Donald Blome met with a group of 44 students from across Pakistan to congratulate them on their imminent departure for the United States to attend the Study of the U.S. Institutes (SUSI) for Student Leaders program, funded by the U.S. Department of State. Participants will attend an academic program on comparative public policymaking, exploring issues of public policy and democracy in the United States and comparing U.S. policy development with that of Pakistan. Together, Pakistani and American undergraduate students will examineRead More
PTI marchers proceeded toward D-Chowk on ‘directions of highest command’, Islamabad IG tells SC
ISLAMABAD: Islamabad Inspector General of Police Dr Akbar Nasir Khan on Friday submitted a report to the Supreme Court, detailing the events leading to PTI workers’ arrival at D-Chowk during the party’s ‘Azadi March’ which ended on May 26. In the report, the police chief said the crowd was “organised to enter D-Chowk under the PTI leadership who had reached Express Chowk with the intent to proceed further toward D-Chowk as per the directions of the party’s highest command”. On June 2, a five-member bench of the apex court, headedRead More
Ufone 4G users can now enjoy more power with UPower 250
Islamabad, JUN 10 /DNA/ – Ufone 4G – Pakistan’s no. 1 voice and data network as per Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA)’s Quality Index 2022 – has introduced ‘UPower 250’ to enhance the scope of its unique offering, UPower. The offer is all about empowering customers to exercise their will by choosing their own voice and data packages from a wide range of options of various denominations. ‘ApniMarziChala’ (exercise your will) is what UPower offers to its customers in this industry-unique proposition.Previously, UPower featured combined bundles of three denominations; Rs. 30,Read More
Pakistan and Turkey are Shaping New Era of Cooperation
Dr. Muhammad Akram Zaheer Pakistan and Turkey pledged to improve their strategic and economic relations and agreed to take steps to eliminate terrorism. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan made the commitments during a one-on-one meeting and talks on issues of mutual interests. Today, Pakistan and Turkey are moving in to the right direction of cordial relationship. Both the countries respect each other because of multiple commonalities and spirit of brotherhood. However, ideologically, the two countries were poles apart; Pakistan adhered to the Islamic ideology asRead More
USA’s Ramping of Propaganda Activities Following Ukraine Crisis
Nayeem Maqbool In the age of globalization, digital interference, disinformation, fake news and propaganda has become a serious concern. It has led to the manipulation of facts and the change in public perception of different events around them. It has, to a great extent, been a state sponsored project across globe. The deliberate act of spreading fake information has radically altered the situations on ground and has in a way been a source of putting facts under veil. The way propaganda is being framed, (de)legitimized and securitized has important implicationRead More
Only One Earth and Pakistan’s initiatives
Earth is getting hotter and mountains- the water towers suffer glacier retreat by passing a phase of global warming due toan increase in amount of CO2 in the atmosphere from 316 ppm in 1958 to 412 ppm in 2020 leading to worsening the issue of glacier melting. Pakistan is the house of more than 7000 glaciers, lies this preponderance, especially in the northern regions of Gilgit-Baltistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.Glaciers are melting rapidly in South Asia and this advent is unlikely to slow. As a result, unprecedented heat waves recently meltedRead More