Tuesday, March 21st, 2023
Soldiers martyred in gun battle with terrorists

RAWALPINDI, MAR 21 /DNA/ – Terrorists opened fire on Police check post in general area Khutti, DI Khan District. On receipt of the information, security forces immediately cordoned the area, blocking all possible escape routes. Fleeing terrorists were intercepted in general area Saggu, Dera Ismail Khan District. After intense exchange of fire, three terrorists were sent to hell. Weapons and ammunition were also recovered from the killed terrorists. However, during intense exchange of fire, Havaldar Muhammad Azhar Iqbal (age 42 years, resident of Lodhran), Naik Muhammad Asad (age 34 years,Read More
RCCI urges stakeholders to steer country out of crises

Rawalpindi, MAR 21 /DNA/ – The economic situation is worsening; political intolerance and uncertainty are fueling it. The country’s economy is in a situation where it will take time to recover. It required a long time to bring the economic indicators back. At this time, there is a lot of hopelessness and frustration in the nation and the business community. Addressing a meeting of businessmen at Rawalpindi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (RCCI), group leader Sohail Altaf and President Saqib Rafiq said that the worrying thing is that neither instituteRead More
Acting British High Commissioner hosts returning Chevening scholars

DNA ISLAMABAD, MAR 21: The British High Commission organised a reception on Tuesday, 21 March for returning Chevening scholars who were awarded the scholarships for the year 2021/22. Through a rigorous recruitment process, 42 Pakistanis were selected for the Chevening scholarship last year. Half of those selected consisted of female scholars who went to study master’s programme at the UK Universities. Acting British High Commissioner, Jo Moir, congratulated the returning Pakistani scholars and welcomed them into the Chevening alumni family, which is an influential network of over 2000 alumni acrossRead More
Pearl-Continental Hotel Lahore chefs win the fifth season of Pakistan Int’l Culinary Championship 2023

Lahore, MAR 21 /DNA/ – Pearl-Continental Hotel Lahore chefs won four gold medals, two silver medals and two trophies in the fifth season of Pakistan International Culinary Championship (PICC) held at Royal Palm Golf and Country Club, Lahore. The Chefs Association of Pakistan (CAP) along with its strategic partner, the College of Tourism and Hotel Management (COTHM) Pakistan and Dubai, and co-organizers The World Association of Chefs Societies (WACS) launched the fifth season of PICC 2023 to challenge the potential of Pakistan professional chefs from hotels, restaurants, catering companies, bakeries,Read More
US mobilizes diaspora and private sector resources for flood-affected communities

DNA Islamabad – Mar 21: United States Ambassador Donald Blome highlighted the valuable contributions of the U.S.-Pakistani diaspora and the private sector at a U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) conference aimed at building back better for flood-affected communities in Pakistan. The U.S. government has pledged more than $200 million to date to support flood relief and recovery efforts, disaster resilience, and food security, while the U.S.-Pakistani diaspora has contributed about $42 million. During the conference, Ambassador Blome emphasized the longstanding U.S.-Pakistan partnership to advance Pakistan’s economic growth and socialRead More
President felicitates newly elected APNS body

ISLAMABAD, Mar 21 (DNA): President Arif Alvi on Tuesday felicitated the newly elected members of All Pakistan Newspapers Society (APNS), an organization of major Pakistani newspapers and publishers. The president congratulated Naz Afreen Sehgal Lakhani and Sarmad Ali as the unanimously elected president and secretary general, Imtenan Shahid as senior vice president, Muhammad Aslam Qazi as vice president, S.M. Munir Jilani as joint secretary, and Shahab Zuberi as finance secretary of the APNS. President Alvi expressed hope that the newly elected APNS body would take steps for the promotion ofRead More