Friday, December 9th, 2022
Mountain heritage, ecosystem endangered in changing climate
ISLAMABAD, DEC 9 /DNA/ – The mountain products, handicrafts, art exhibition and cultural performances marked the opening ceremony of the grand event of 12th Pakistan Mountain Festival. Devcom-Pakistan in partnership with Pakistan National Council of the Arts (PNCA), Ministry of National Heritage and Culture, organized the mountain cultural heritage mainstreaming event on Friday. The guests of honour included, Head of Italian Agency for Development Cooperation chief in Pakistan Emanuela Benini, Kyrgyzstan embassy Deputy Chief of Mission Melis Moldaliev, Pakistan’s renowned mountaineer Nazir Sabir, Gilgit-Baltistan Parliamentary Secretary Kulsoom Farman, National Heritage DivisionRead More
Govt asked to establish Housing Bank to promote low costing housing
Islamabad, DEC 9 /DNA/ – Many dignitaries visited the 1st International Housing EXPO 22 on its second day being organized by the Ministry of Housing & Works in collaboration with Islamabad Chamber of Commerce & Industry. Capt. (Retd) Muhammad Safdar PNL-N leader and former MNA, H.E. Chakkrid Kraichaiwong Ambassador of Thailand, H.E. Nguyen Tien Phong, Ambassador of Vietnam, H.E. H.E. Khazar Farhadov Ambassador of Azerbaijan and H.E. Ms. Dilshad Senor, Ambassador of Northern Cyprus. Ahsan Zafar Bakhtawari, President, Islamabad Chamber of Commerce & Industry and Iftikhar Ali Shallwani, Secretary, MinistryRead More
RCCI delegation visits Attock Refinery Limited (ARL)
DNA Rawalpindi: The Rawalpindi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (RCCI) delegation headed by President Saqib Rafiq along with Group Leader Sohail Altaf, Senior Vice President Muhammad Hamza Sarosh, Vice President Faisal Shahzad, Immediate Past President, Nadeem A Rauf, former president, Chaudhry Abdulrauf and executive members visited Attock Refinery Limited to celebrate 100 years of excellence. CEO Attock Refinery, Muhammad Adil Khattack received the delegation and also gave a presentation. He informed that ARL is the pioneer and pacesetter in Pakistan’s petroleum refining sector. Since its inception in 1922, ARL continuesRead More
Over 80 truckers point established to supply flour to masses on daily basis
From Qazi Shoaib Khan / DNA ATTOCK, DEC-09 – District Food Controller Rawalpindi Sufian Asif Awan has said that over 80 truckers point has been established to supply flour to the masses on daily basis at their door steps in various markets and bazaars across the district. He was briefing newsmen about the anti-wheat smuggling activities by the food department on Attock-Rawalpindi district border at Brahma-Bhattar toll plaza near here on Friday. Ruling out paucity of flour or artificial shortage of the basic commodity in the district, Mr Awan hasRead More
PDAS Elizabeth horst arrives in Pakistan to discuss US support for Pakstan’s flood recovery
ISLAMABAD, DEC 9 /DNA/ – Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asia Elizabeth Horst visited Islamabad December 8-9 to discuss U.S. support for Pakistan’s flood recovery with government leaders. She also spoke with members of Pakistan’s civil society to discuss initiatives to combat gender-based violence, as well as strategies to ensure underserved communities are represented in flood recovery efforts. The United States has provided more than $97 million to support flood relief, food security, and disaster preparedness in Pakistan this year. PDAS Horst’s visit was part of anRead More
Role of Teachers Vital for Democratic Citizenship: Quetta-Based Faculty Members
ISLAMABAD, DEC 9 /DNA/ – The gatekeeping role of teachers – at different levels of education – to inoculate democracy against the threats from extremism, inculcate the democratic values of peace and harmony in youth as leaders of tomorrow, and develop their critical thinking skills as an inherent communal capacity against/ to refute extremist narratives, figured prominently in the discussions among Quetta-based faculty members. Representing different universities across Quetta, the faculty members converged at the Quetta Press Club for the Balochistan Chapter of Paving Pathways to Social Cohesion, an initiativeRead More