Tuesday, August 16th, 2022
Salman, Naseem receive their debut ODI caps from Yousaf, Shaheen
ROTTERDAM: Young Pakistan cricketers Salman Ali Agha and Naseem Shah received their debut ODI caps from Mohammad Yousaf and Shaheen Shah Afridi ahead of the first fixture of the three-match one-day international (ODI) series against Netherlands. While giving Naseem the cap, Shaheen said, “You deserve this cap and enjoy your achievement.” Salman and Naseem are Pakistan’s ODI players number 236 and 237. Pakistan will be without the services of world number three ODI bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi, who is not available for the first two games due to a kneeRead More
MoFEPT, PTCL sign contract
DNA Islamabad: Ministry of Federal Education and Professional Training (MoFEPT) and Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) signed an agreement for the provision of 04 educational OTT channels in order to deliver educational content to students across the country, at a ceremony in Islamabad on Thursday. The channels will boost accessibility to quality educational content to foster learning and growth amongst students of different age groups. Minister of Federal Education & Professional Training, Rana Tanveer Hussain was the Chief Guest at the occasion. Federal Secretary-MOFEPT, Aamir Ashraf Khawaja and Federal SecretaryRead More
Socio-economy and geopolitics of Indo-Pacific region enters into a new trade war
DNA Islamabad, Aug 16: The socio-economy and geopolitics of the Indo-Pacific region has entered into a new “blind alley” of another trade war in terms of semiconductor/CHIPs, says a report published by Gwadar Pro on Tuesday. Most recently, the US government has announced to form a BIG/CHIP 4 Alliance (US, Japan, South Korea and Taiwan) to contain the Chinese semiconductor capacity and market share, the report added quoting an article contributed by Dr. Mehmood Ul Hassan Khan, Executive Director of the Center for South Asia & International Studies (CSAIS). ItRead More
Speakers highlight sacrifices of independence movement heroes
DNA ISLAMABAD: Resilient Pakistan – A special talk on Resilient Pakistan was organized by Rotary Club of Islamabad (Metropolitan) in line with celebrations of 75th Anniversary of Independence of Pakistan. Imran Ghaznavi President RCIM welcomed the Guest Speaker Maj General Dr Sumraiz Salik. General Salik served in army for 34 years. High points of his career have been, instructional appointments, rich experience of war on terror, 5 tenures in GHQ and command of a formation in Balochistan. He authored a book on War on Terror and he completed PhD onRead More
WHO WILL BE THE NEXT ARMY CHIEF?
WHO WILL BE THE NEXT ARMY CHIEF? ISLAMABAD: It is almost time for the government to make what is likely to be one of the toughest calls of its tenure: who to appoint as the next chief of Pakistan’s Army. A senior Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader — a member of the federal cabinet — hinted in background discussions that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif could initiate discussions on the appointment by the end of August, and possibly take a decision by mid-September. The general perception is that he will consultRead More
Agthia’s net profit surges to 74% on strong H1’22 Results
Agthia’s net profit surges to 74% on strong H1’22 Results ISLAMABAD, Aug 16: The Agthia Group PJSC, one of the region’s leading food and beverage companies has announced that its first half (H1) of 2022 net revenues grew to United Arab Emirates Dirham (AED) 2 billion that recorded a 51% year-on-year growth in net revenues compared with the same period in 2021. The group net profit attributable to shareholders grew to AED 118 million for the period, a 74% increase relative to H1 2021 which reflected the impact ofRead More