Wednesday, November 2nd, 2022
IHC CJ Minallah stresses ‘judiciary not scared of criticism’
ISLAMABAD: Islamabad High Court (IHC) Chief Justice Athar Minallah Wednesday maintained that criticism improves judges, but also spoke about its ineffectiveness on the judiciary. “We will also be accountable. We are not scared of criticism,” the chief justice reiterated after inaugurating and laying the foundation of the Legal Facilitation Centre of Islamabad High Court’s newly-constructed building. The ceremony was attended by the IHC chief justice, newly-appointed Law Minister Ayaz Sadiq, former law minister Azam Nazir Tarar, high court judges, and session judges. Justice Minallah admitted that the judiciary is facingRead More
Many women face risk of breast cancer: Begum Alvi
ISLAMABAD, NOV 02 (DNA) — Begum Samina Alvi, wife of President Dr Arif Alvi on Wednesday said one in nine women in Pakistan faced the risk of breast cancer and stressed early diagnosis as the best way to recovery. Speaking at the breast cancer awareness event held here at Health Services Academy, she said 90,000 to 100,000 women in Pakistan suffered breast cancer every year and expressed concern that the survival rate of the country touched 50 percent compared to 80 percent in the developed world. Begum Alvi pointed outRead More
HEC briefs Vice Chancellors on Prime Minister’s National Innovation Award
Islamabad, NOV 2 /DNA/ – Higher Education Commission (HEC) organised online orientation sessions on the Prime Minister’s National Innovation Award (PMNIA) for the Vice Chancellors and Rectors of public and private sector universities. More than 230 university heads were invited to the sessions, which were aimed at giving them a detailed orientation of various components of the National Innovation Award and how the universities can partake to make this project a success for the country’s youth. Executive Director HEC Dr. Shaista Sohail, in her briefing to the Vice Chancellors, said that the project is aimed at changing the economic landscape for youth by promoting innovation and creating/supporting local businesses. She explained in detail the nineRead More
Islamic Banking’s future envisioned at ICIBF 2022
ISLAMABAD, NOV 2 /DNA/ – Syed Samar Hasnain, ED, Development Finance Group, SBP was the Guest of Honor at the 6th International Conference on Islamic Banking and Finance (ICIBF). It was organized by the Accounting and Finance Department at the Institute of Business Management (IoBM) on November 2, 2022. The two-day conference was held under the patronage of the Accounting and Auditing Organization for Islamic Financial Institutions (AAOIFI), Bahrain. During his Welcome Address, President IoBM, Talib Karim suggested that educational institutions should collaborate with the corporate sector and other academicRead More
Brazilian Envoy for face-to-face interaction between business communities
DNA KARACHI: The Ambassador of Federative Republic of Brazil Olyntho Vieira has stressed that instead of having online meetings, the business communities of Brazil and Pakistan must look into the possibilities of holding face-to-face interactions which would certainly help in enhancing trade ties. “The best way of doing business is to regularly meet each other and directly examine and feel the goods being produced by Brazil and Pakistan”, he added while exchanging views at a meeting during his visit to the Karachi Chamber of Commerce & Industry (KCCI). President KCCIRead More
UNODC hands over Mobile Crime Scene Investigation Units to Balochistan Police
ISLAMABAD, NOV 2 /DNA/ – UNODC Country Office in Pakistan continues to strengthen the rule of law in Balochistan through supporting the Police Department of Balochistan towards enhancing its operational capacity and efficiency in handling and investigation of serious crimes. Under the gracious support of the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL), UNODC is implementing a 5-year (2017-2022) ‘Improving the Rule of Law in Balochistan-Pakistan’ program in collaboration with the Government of Balochistan. The Program aims to strengthen trust between citizens and government in the security andRead More