Friday, November 18th, 2022
Afghan faculty members meet Chairman HEC
Islamabad, JUL 18: /DNA/ – Chairman HEC Mukhtar Ahmad held an interactive session with 30 Afghan faculty members who are attending a three-week capacity building programme at the National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST) under HEC Afghan Project. The Chairman urged the Afghan faculty members to act as master trainers and further delegate their key learnings gained through capacity building programme to their colleagues at universities and other academics to continue the learning process. The faculty members appreciated HEC’s initiative for capacity building of Afghan teaching staff and showedRead More
Biden administration says Saudi prince has immunity in Khashoggi killing lawsuit
DNA WASHINGTON: The Biden administration ruled on Thursday that Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has immunity from a lawsuit over the murder of Jamal Khashoggi, drawing immediate condemnation from the slain journalist’s former fiancee. Khashoggi was killed and dismembered in October 2018 at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, an operation which US intelligence believed was ordered by Prince Mohammed, who has been the kingdom’s de facto ruler for several years. “Jamal died again today,” Khashoggi’s ex-fiancée, Hatice Cengiz, said on Twitter minutes after the news became public. SheRead More
Pakistan’s fruits & vegetable export to China over $54 million
ISLAMABAD, Nov 18 (DNA): Pakistan’s fruits & vegetable export to China topped $54.34 million, witnessing a massive increase in the month of January-September year-on-year, China Economic Net (CEN) reported on Friday quoting data from General Administration of Customs of the People’s Republic of China (GACC). According to GACC, imports of dried leguminous vegetables (commodity code 07139090), amounted to $6.17 million, with imports totaling more than 4,040 tons in the January-September period, compared with $3.97 million in the same period last year. Ahmed Raza, a Pakistani fruits & vegetable exporter, toldRead More
Korea keen to enhance relations with Pakistan
Korean embassy organizes seminar on solar power in Pakistan DNA ISLAMABAD: The Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Islamabad organized an interactive seminar on the theme of Energy Infrastructure Enhancement in Pakistan through the Economic Development Cooperation Fund (EDCF). The seminar was attended by senior level representatives from Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Economic Affairs Division, EXIM Bank of Korea, Korean Companies, Pakistani Business Community Members, and the UN. The seminar’s propose was to discuss ways to promote renewable energy especially solar power in Pakistan in a collaborative and synergeticRead More
Palestine embassy hoists flag at half mast
DNA ISLAMABAD: The Embassy of the State of Palestine, Islamabad Pakistan hoisted the flag at half mast according to the declaration of Mahmoud Abbas, President of the State of Palestine, today, Friday, November 18, 2022, a national day of mourning in which flags are flown at all Palestinian official institutions, mourning the lives of the victims of the unfortunate fire incident in a house in Jabalia, Palestinian Refugee Camp in the northern Gaza Strip, which resulted in the death of an entire family consisting of 21 people. The unfortunate accidentRead More
PAF pavilion remained iconic at IDEAS-2022
KARACHI, Nov 18 (DNA): The 11th Edition of the International Defence Exhibition and Seminar, IDEAS 2022, concluded on Friday at Karachi Expo Center. On the 4th and final day of the exhibition, the National Aerospace Science and Technology Park (NASTP) being the most appreciated project of the show, continue to gather admiration from the visitors, said a news release on Friday. The broad spectrum of the project and its national significance has made it the most successful project at the exhibition. The NASTP project as per CAS vision and hisRead More