Monday, June 20th, 2022
Academia and industries must collaborate
By Muhammad Omar Iftikhar There is a need for academia to work in collaboration with the industries. The universities and especially the business schools should have a close link with organizations that are related to the courses and degree programs the business schools are offering. Industry experts should be invited by the universities to share their experiences and insights. This will provide the students with practical and relevant information about Pakistan’s industrial outlook that is not available in textbooks. The teachers should also plan a meeting with industry professionals andRead More
French Ambassador to host reception for B-International consortium
DNA ISLAMABAD: On the occasion of the very first meeting of the B-International consortium in Pakistan the French Ambassador to Pakistan, Nicolas Galey, has invited the representatives of these 8 universities, along with the ambassadors of UK, Italy and Spain, and representatives from the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan and the European Delegation in Pakistan . B-International is a collaborative capacity building project in higher education between Pakistan, the UK, France, Italy, and Spain, and is co-funded by the Erasmus+ programme of the European Union. The project brings together 4 prestigiousRead More
Countrywide torrential rains from today
DNA ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has predicted countrywide torrential rains from Monday due to a strong weather system entering the upper and central parts of the country. According to PMD, the weather system will persist till Wednesday night. The National Disaster Management Authority also issued a similar alert, saying it had directed authorities to adopt rain-emergency measures to prevent any untoward situations during the rains. Under the influence of the system, widespread thundershower with isolated hailstorms are expected in Islamabad; Khyber Pakhtunkhwa including Chitral, Dir, Swat, Buner, Shangla,Read More
Does the FATF take political decisions?
FM Bilawal hails the decision; says Pak economy to get a breather Ansar M Bhatti ISLAMABAD: The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) in its recent meeting decided to send an inspection team to Pakistan after which the body would make up its mind to take Pakistan out of the grey list or otherwise. The economic wizards believe the inspection is just a formality and in fact the organization has, in principle, decided to take Pakistan out of the grey list. Pakistan was placed in the grey list in 2018 whenRead More