Wednesday, February 1st, 2023
Palestinian Baseball Team visits HEC
DNA Islamabad, Feb 1: The baseball team of the State of Palestine, currently in Pakistan for the 15th West Asia Baseball Cup, visited the Higher Education Commission (HEC) and held a meeting with Chairman HEC Dr. Mukhtar Ahmed. The visiting team was accompanied by First Secretary Embassy of the State of Palestine in Islamabad Mr. Nader al-Turk, while Executive Director HEC Dr. Shaista Sohail and other senior HEC officers were also present in the meeting. Addressing the team, the Chairman HEC referred to the 15th West Asia Baseball Cup final between PakistanRead More
Accessible kitchen and mess for persons with disabilities
Federal Minister for Human Rights Mian Riaz Hussain Pirzada performs inauguration ISLAMABAD, FEB 1 /DNA/ – Directorate General of Special Education, Islamabad organized the opening ceremony of Accessible Kitchen and Mess for persons with disabilities (PWDs). Federal Minister for Human Rights Mian Riaz Hussain Pirzada was the chief guest on the occasion. An accessible kitchen and mess, the first of its kind in Pakistan, has been prepared at the National Institute of Special Education for special people, which was inaugurated by Federal Minister for Human Rights. On this occasion, heRead More
Court approves Fawad Chaudhry’s bail in sedition case
ISLAMABAD: An additional sessions court in Islamabad on Wednesday approved the bail of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Senior Vice President Fawad Chaudhry in a sedition case. The former minister — who is facing sedition charges for publicly “threatening” the members of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) in a media talk — was arrested from his Lahore residence on January 25 after a case was registered against him at Islamabad’s Kohsar Police Station.
IMF projects Pakistan’s economic growth to 2.0 pct in FY2023: Gwadar Pro
DNA ISLAMABAD, Feb 1: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) forecasted that Pakistan’s economy will grow by 2.0 percent in FY2023, 1.5 percent lower than what it projected in the October 2022 World Economic Outlook (WEO), according to a report, received by Gwadar Pro from its correspondent in Washington. Also the IMF projected the country’s economic growth to 4.4 percent in FY2024, 0.2 percent higher than the October 2022 forecast. The 2022 projections for Pakistan are based on information available as of the end of August 2022 and do not includeRead More
Pakistan Business delegation to visit Ethiopia in March to tap trade, exports
Islamabad, FEB 1 /DNA/ – Faad Waheed, Acting President, Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry said that Africa is an untapped market for Pakistan and close cooperation with Ethiopia would help us in capitalizing on the potential business and investment opportunities in the huge market of the African continent. He said that the current volume of around US$ 25 million bilateral trade between Pakistan and Ethiopia is negligible as compared to the actual potential of both countries and stressed that both countries should encourage regular exchange of trade delegations toRead More
Palestinian Envoy calls for two-state Solution
The Palestinian ambassador sincerely thanks the people of and successive Pakistani governments for their steadfast support ISLAMABAD: The Palestinian ambassador to Pakistan, Ahmed Jawad Rabie, said that implementing UN Resolution 181 — which provides for a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict — was the only way forward to resolve the long-running intra-Arab conflict. Palestinians and Israeli Jews. During an exclusive interview the Palestinian ambassador said that the UN and world powers in general facilitated the emergence of Israel out of nowhere in 1948 (under Resolution 181) but left theRead More