Tuesday, March 7th, 2023
HEC celebrates International women’s day
Islamabad, MAR 7 /DNA/ – Higher Education Commission (HEC) Islamabad in collaboration with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) celebrated International Women’s Day. The event was aimed to announce 500+ scholarships for flood-affected university students, half of which will be awarded to female students. These scholarships will cover one academic year (three semesters) for these students at 30 Pakistani universities. The event was graced by the presence of Federal Minister for Ministry of Planning, Development and Special Initiatives, Mr. Ahsan Iqbal, Chairman HEC, Dr. Mukhtar Ahmed, US AmbassadorRead More
Toshakhana case: IHC reserves verdict on Imran’s plea seeking cancellation of arrest warrants
ISLAMABAD, MAR 7: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday reserved its verdict on PTI chairman Imran Khan’s plea seeking the cancellation of non-bailable arrest warrants issued last week by a district and sessions court in the Toshakhana reference over his persistent absences. Earlier, IHC Chief Justice Aamer Farooq — who is hearing the case — had given Imran’s legal team 30 minutes to tell it when the former prime minister will appear before the court. The 70-year-old ex-premier, who has been recovering from a gunshot injury from an assassinationRead More
Two-day U.S.-Pakistan Counter terrorism Dialogue Concludes
Islamabad, Mar 7 /DNA/ – Senior officials of the United States and their Pakistani counterparts opened the Pakistan-U.S. Counterterrorism Dialogue on March 6 at the Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Islamabad. The two-day policy-focused meeting was chaired by the U.S. Department of State Acting Coordinator for Counterterrorism Christopher Landberg and Pakistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs Additional Secretary for the UN and Economic Diplomacy Syed Haider Shah. The Dialogue provided an opportunity to discuss the counterterrorism landscape in Pakistan and the broader region, with a focus on areas where theRead More
ICCI for strong academia-industry linkages to boost economic growth
Islamabad, MAR 7 /DNA/ – The developed countries have achieved phenomenal economic growth by promoting strong academia-industry linkages and Pakistan has to adopt the same approach to promote industrialization and improve its economic growth. This was said by Faad Waheed, Acting President, Islamabad Chamber of Commerce & Industry during his visit to Centre of Research, Innovation and Commercialization (ORIC) of Air University, Islamabad along with a delegation. Faad Waheed said that universities are producing many research projects, but they are not benefiting the local industry as they are not orientedRead More
PBF proposes to prioritise industrialisation, privatise SOEs in its economic manifesto
DNA Karachi: Pakistan Business Forum has proposed a 25-point economic manifesto, announcing that businesspeople and traders will back that politician party in the upcoming elections who promising to put the manifesto into action to get the country out of its current financial and administrative mess. The economic manifesto suggests that, in order to rescue the nation from the worst financial crisis and mismanagement it has ever experienced, all stakeholders—politicians, the establishment, and bureaucracy must agree on a charter for the economy. During the presentation of the 25-point economic manifesto toRead More
6th session of Pak-Belarus Joint Working Group on Agri Cooperation held virtually
MINSK, MAR 7: /DNA/ – The 6th session of Pakistan-Belarus Joint Working Group on Agriculture Cooperation was held virtually today. Pakistan side was led by the Minister for Food Security and Research of Pakistan Chaudhary Tariq Bashir Cheema, accompanied by Zafar Hasan, Federal Secretary for Food Security and Research and other members. The Ambassador of Pakistan to Belarus Sajjad Haider Khan also attended the session. Mr. Shagoiko Vadim, Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Food of the Republic of Belarus led the Belarusian side. The session revolved around the discussions onRead More