Tuesday, February 7th, 2023
Former president Pervez Musharraf laid to rest in Karachi
DNA Karachi, 7 Feb: The funeral prayer of former President of Pakistan, Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (CJCSC) and Chief of Army Staff (COAS), General Pervez Musharraf, was offered at Polo Ground Malir Cantt today. General Sahir Shamshad Mirza, CJCSC, senior serving / retired Army officers, relatives of deceased and a large number of civil/military officials and public attended the funeral.
Pakistan wins three medals in Fujairah International Taekwondo C’ship
AFZAL JAVED ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s ace taekwondo players won three bronze medals in the 10th edition of Fujairah Open International Taekwondo Championship underway at United Arab Emirates (UAE). More than 700 players from 36 countries took part in the tournament in three age-categories (12-14 year juniors and seniors) organised by Fujairah Martial Arts Club (FMAC). It is the biggest Taekwondo event ever held in the UAE since the tournament started 11 years ago as the Pakistani contingent participated in the senior category. Pakistan’s star player Haroon Khan won the bronze medalRead More
ICCI lauds Ambassador for mobilizing Pak Business Delegation to Ethiopia
DNA Islamabad: Ahsan Zafar Bakhtawari, President, Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI) leading a delegation visited the Embassy of Ethiopia and held a meeting with H.E. Jemal Beker Abdula, Ambassador to discuss the matters regarding inclusion of ICCI representatives in the Pakistan business scheduled to fly to Ethiopia from March 5-10, 2023 to explore business and investment opportunities in the Ethiopian market. Ahsan Bakhtawari lauded the efforts of the Ethiopian Ambassador for mobilizing a high-profile Pakistani delegation to Ethiopia in a short span of time, which showed his commitmentRead More
HEC organizes round table on challenges of health sector
DNA Islamabad – Feb 7: The Higher Education Commission (HEC) organized a round-table conference to address the challenges faced by health sector and propose solutions through active involvement of academicians and researchers. The conference was chaired by Executive Director HEC, Dr. Shaista Sohail and cochaired by Dr. Habib-ur-Rehman Chairman Shifa International Hospital. Dignitaries from chambers, health-care industries, pharmaceuticals, ORIC heads of higher education institutions, and notable researchers and academics attended the conference. Dr. Shaista Sohail emphasized on the role which academics and researchers can play to bring innovative and need-basedRead More
Swindon Town Football Club coaching programme showcases strength of UK-Pakistan sporting ties
DNA Karachi, FEB 7: On Monday, February 6, the Karachi Football Club and Saber Sports Academy teams played a friendly football match at the Karachi Port Trust stadium. The match, which highlights growing UK-Pakistan sporting ties, comes as coaches and senior management from the English football club, Swindon Town, visit their football training academy in Karachi where Karachi Football Club players are being trained. The match proved to be a thrilling spectacle with both teams struggling to gain ascendency leading to a 2-2 draw. Swindon Town Football Club Vice-chairman, ZavierRead More
Nepalese Ambassador for directly exchanging tradeable goods
KARACHI: /DNA/ – The Ambassador of Nepal Tapas Adhikari has stressed that Nepal and Pakistan were developing countries who have to effectively mobilize tradeable resources and products by directly exchanging them with each other instead of receiving the same indirectly through other routes. “Nepal and Pakistan have competitive advantage in various agricultural products whose trade needs to be promoted. The business community of Pakistan must look into the possibility of importing Nepalese tea, cardamom, ginger and several other products, which were being exported to Europe, USA and India etc.”, heRead More