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Pakistan out of medal race in hockey event of Commonwealth Games 2022

BIRMINGHAM, AUG 5: Australian hockey team trounced Pakistan to force them out of the medal race in Commonwealth Games 2022 s Hockey event. Pakistan had no chance to make a comeback in the match as the Kangaroos were unstoppable. Blake Govers scored a goal in 12th minute to give a 1-0 lead to Australia. Under pressure Pakistan seemed clueless as they didn’t find any room to score an equalizer in second quarter. Jeremy Hayward scored another goal in 19th minute to make it 2-0 in favour of pool toppers Australia. HaywardRead More


Mushahid Hussain chairs meeting of Senate Standing Committee on Defence

DNA Islamabad: The Senate Standing Committee on Defence on Friday unanimously passed a resolution to pay tribute to the martyred Lt. Gen. Sarfraz Ali, Commander 12 Corps Quetta, Maj. General Amjad Haneef, Brigadier Mohammad Khalid, Maj. Saeed Ahmad, Maj. Muhammad Talha Manan and Naik Mudassar Fayyaz, who lost their lives in the line of duty for national cause as a result of a tragic helicopter crash while monitoring the flood relief operation in Balochistan on 1st August 2022. The Senate Standing Committee on Defence met on Friday under the ChairmanshipRead More


Delegation of 31st Senior Management Course visit HEC

Islamabad, AUG 5 /DNA/ – A delegation of 31st Senior Management Course (SMC) from various service groups visited Higher Education Commission (HEC) Secretariat as part of Local Visit – Field Research (LV-FR) segment of their course.      The National Academy of Higher Education (NAHE) of HEC hosted the delegation, comprising 11 officers and two faculty members. They were briefed about functions, performance and operational policy formulation aspects of the organisation. The 31st SMC for potential BS-20 Civil Officers commenced from May 23, 2022 at the National Institute of Management (NIM), Islamabad. LV-FR isRead More


COAS reaches out to Saudi, UAE authorities on IMF programme

LAHORE, AUG 5 /DNA/ – Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa days after the phone call to US Deputy Secretary of State to help Islamabad secure an early dispersal of $1.2 billion in funds under an International Monetary Fund loan (IMF) programme, on Friday has now spoken with the authorities of the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia to discuss the IMF programme. The extended fund facility worth $1.2 billion with the IMF was discussed with the friendly countries, including the upcoming executive board meeting of theRead More


China says ending cooperation with US on multiple issues

BEIJING: China on Friday said it was cancelling several defence meetings and suspending key climate talks with the United States after a visit by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan this week. Beijing will “suspend the China-US climate change talks” and nix plans for a call between military leaders as well as two security meetings, the foreign ministry said, citing Pelosi’s “disregard of China’s strong opposition and stern representations” on the Taiwan visit. China and the United States — the world’s two largest carbon emitters — unveiled a surprise climate pactRead More


IWCCI partners with start-up to lift women-led businesses

ISLAMABAD, AUG 5: /DNA/ – Samina Fazil, founder President, Islamabad Women’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry (IWCCI) on Friday said with the economic situation improving, the government should focus on start-ups to boost the economy. Start-ups boost the economy with revolutionary technology and create new industries over time. When these start-ups go public, they become money-making engines for not just the owners but also for the employees and shareholders, she said. This she said while signing an MoU with a newly established FinTech (financial technology) start-up, with an aim to digitizeRead More