Wednesday, March 22nd, 2023
HEC hosts Inter-University Declamation Competition on Constitution’s 50 Years
Islamabad, MAR 22 /DNA/ – Higher Education Commission (HEC) is hosting the Inter-University Bilingual Declamation Competition 2023 in commemoration of the Golden Jubilee of the Constitution of Islamic Republic of Pakistan, as advised by the honourable Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan, Mr. Raja Pervez Ashraf. For ICT round, students from Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Taxila, AJK and Gilgit Baltistan participated in the competition held at HEC Secretariat Islamabad on Wednesday, while regional rounds for Balochistan, Sindh, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab were held in the provincial capitals on Tuesday. The aimRead More
Forging a New Partnership: Understanding the Importance of Pakistan-Russia Relations
Masuood Ahmad With the split of USSR in 1991, a massive shift emerged in the nature of global politics with new principles becoming dominant factors in determining the strength of bonhomie between different nation-states. Pakistan’s relationship with USSR changed from cool to hostile. In its initial years of tremendous difficulties, Pakistan received two invitation letters from the United States of America and Soviet Union but the then Prime Minister of the country preferred to go to U.S. and thus sending an unfriendly gesture to Soviet Union which later resulted inRead More
President approves remission for prisoners on Pakistan Day
ISLAMABAD, Mar 22 (APP): President Arif Alvi on Wednesday approved a remission for the prisoners on the occasion of Pakistan Day annually observed on March 23. The president granted a remission of 90 days in sentences exercising his powers under Article 45 of the Constitution. However, the remission would not be applicable on the prisoners involved in murder, espionage and anti-state activities. Besides, the prisoners involved in rape, theft, robbery, kidnapping, terrorism and financial crimes, would also be ineligible for the remission. The reduction in sentences will be applicable onRead More
Book Title: The Security Imperative – Pakistan`s Nuclear Deterrence and Diplomacy
ACDC-ISSI Book Launch Book Title: The Security Imperative – Pakistan`s Nuclear Deterrence and Diplomacy Author: Ambassador Zamir Akram, Advisor SPD The Arms Control & Disarmament Centre (ACDC) at the Institute of Strategic Studies (ISSI) hosted the launch of the book titled The Security Imperative – Pakistan`s Nuclear Deterrence and Diplomacy authored by Ambassador Zamir Akram. The keynote address was delivered by General (R) Zubair Mahmood Hayat, former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (CJCSC). There was a large attendance of academics, former and serving Pakistani diplomats, experts fromRead More
‘Desert to see economic boom’: PM Shehbaz inaugurates 1,650MW coal-fired power plants in Thar
Thar, MAR 22: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday inaugurated two coal-fired power plants in Tharparker with a capacity of 1,650 megawatts (MW) of electricity generation, saying that the projects would turn the desert into an “economic hub”. The projects, including the 1,320MW Shanghai Electric power plant and 330MW Thal Nova power plant, will annually generate 11.24 billion units of low-cost electricity. Through the direct investment of $3.53bn into these projects, the production of coal-based electricity in Thar will increase up to 3,300MW. Addressing the launch event at Thar’s IslamkotRead More
Arab plan for Syria puts US and Europe in a bind
A push by Arab allies of the United States to bring Syria in from the cold highlights the limits of a Chinese-mediated rapprochement between the Middle East’s archrivals, Saudi Arabia and Iran. The effort spearheaded by the United Arab Emirates, and supported by Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and Jordan, demonstrates that the expected restoration of diplomatic relations between the kingdom and the Islamic republic has done nothing to reduce geopolitical jockeying and rebuild trust. At best, the Chinese-mediated agreement establishes guardrails to prevent regional rivalries from spinning out of control, aRead More