Monday, May 8th, 2023
Fowzia Siddiqui gets five-year US visa to meet sister Aafia Siddiqui
ISLAMABAD, May 08 (DNA): Fowzia Siddiqui got a five-year US visa to meet his sister Aafia Siddiqui in the prison from May 29 and 31 next. Additional Attorney General Munawar Iqbal Duggal informed the Islamabad High Court (IHC) about the issuance of visa during the hearing of the plea for the release of Dr Aafia Siddique from the US prison. Fowzia Siddiqui and US lawyer Clive Smith will meet Aafia Siddiqui. The petitioner’s lawyer Imran Shafiq informed the court about the meeting. IHC judge Justice Sardar Ejaz Ishaq Khan heardRead More
Robert Gordon University delegation visits NUTECH
ISLAMABAD, MAY 8 /DNA/ – A four-member delegation headed by Dr. Duncan Cockburn, Vice Principal for Strategy and Planning at Robert Gordon University (RGU) Aberdeen, Scotland, visited NUTECH with the aim to establish a long-term partnership and explore avenues of collaboration with NUTECH. The delegates were given a detailed briefing on the university’s mission, vision, innovative education system, future academic programs and collaborations with national & international industries and provided updates on progress towards establishing NUTECH as a “University for Industry”. Matters related to future collaborations were discussed. The delegationRead More
Kazakhstan keen to strengthen trade ties with Pakistan: Yerzhan Kistafin
Islamabad, MAY 8 /DNA/ – Yerzhan Kistafin, Ambassador of Kazakhstan said that his country is keen to strengthen and deepen trade ties with Pakistan as both countries have good potential to trade with each other in multiple sectors. He said this while talking to a delegation of Islamabad Chamber of Commerce & Industry (ICCI) that called on him led by Ahsan Zafar Bakhtawari, President. The envoy spoke about the opportunities for doing business in Kazakhstan and the advantages of his country as a regional hub. He welcomed ICCI’s plan toRead More
14th Korean Speech Contest
The 14th Korean Speech Contest was held at the National University of Modern Languages on 4th May, 2023. The 14th Korean Speech Contest has been held after a period of four years since the 13th Korean Speech Contest held in the year 2019 because of the Covid-19 Pandemic. The 14th was jointly organized by the Department of Korean Language & Culture Islamabad and the Islamabad King Sejong Institute (IKSI). The 14th Korean Speech Contest was attended by the Ambassador of the Republic of Korea, H.E. Mr. Suh Sangpyo, the DirectorRead More
China’s advice regarding political stability should be taken seriously
Karachi, MAY 8 /DNA/ – Chairman of National Business Group Pakistan, President Pakistan Businessmen and Intellectuals Forum, and All Karachi Industrial Alliance, and former provincial minister Mian Zahid Hussain on Monday said after many friendly countries and international institutions, China has also expressed its concern over the political situation in Pakistan. Beijing has asked the political forces to sit together to find a solution for their issues which is required to ensure stability. Mian Zahid Hussain said that the advice comes from a sincere friendly country, so it should beRead More
Law to clip CJP’s powers: SC grills AGP over plea to form full court
ISLAMABAD, MAY 8: An eight-member larger bench of the Supreme Court (SC) grilled Attorney General of Pakistan (AGP) Mansoor Usman Awan over the government’s plea to form a full court to hear a set of petitions against a law aimed at limiting the powers of the chief justice of Pakistan (CJP). The bench comprised CJP Umar Ata Bandial, Justice Ijazul Ahsan, Justice Munib Akhtar, Justice Mazahar Ali Akbar Naqvi, Justice Muhammad Ali Mazhar, Justice Ayesha Malik, Justice Syed Hasan Azhar Rizvi and Justice Shahid Waheed. At the last hearing onRead More