Friday, June 2nd, 2023
Online session on the “Role of FETPs in disease surveillance organized
ISLAMABAD, JUN 2 /DNA/ – Pakistan- Field Epidemiology Training Program (FETP), National Institutes of Health (NIH) Islamabad in collaboration with Japan-FETP, organized a special online session on the “Role of FETPs in Disease Surveillance and Prevention / Control of Diseases”. This session was originally initiated with the good communication and collaboration between Pakistan Center for Disease Control (CDC) of NIH and Embassy of Japan in Islamabad during the challenging time of COVID-19. The main aim of the session was to highlight the crucial role of Field Epidemiology Training Programs (FETPs)Read More
Positive Military Interference
Dr M Ali Hamza Pakistan has a complex and eventful political history since its creation in 1947. This period of 76 years has witnessed numerous political changes, military interventions, democratic transitions, and Socio-economic challenges. Military has painted the larger portion of political canvas of Pakistan starting from Gen. M Ayyub Khan to Gen. Musharaf. Overall, it makes 33 years of direct military rule in the country. Thirteen years of Gen. Ayyub, eleven years of Gen. Zia-ul-Haq and nine Years of Gen. Musharaf. While military involvement in politics is generally viewedRead More
IHC warns of summoning PM if court orders for recovery of Shahzad Akbar’s brother flouted
ISLAMABAD, JUN 2: Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kayani of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) warned on Friday that if the court’s order to recover Mirza Murad Akbar, brother of former PM Imran Khan’s aide Shahzad Akbar, was not complied with, Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif would be summoned to court. The judge issued the remarks while hearing a petition seeking the recovery of Murad, who his family claims was picked up by law-enforcement personnel. In the last hearing on May 31, the court had directed the capital police to produce the missingRead More
NIMA, Pakistan House sign MoU
ISLAMABAD, JUN 2 /DNA/ – A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between the National Institute of Maritime Affairs (NIMA) and the Pakistan House, Islamabad on 26 May 23 at NIMA Head Office at Bahria University, Islamabad. The documents were duly endorsed with the signatures of Vice Admiral (Retd) Ahmed Saeed HI(M), DG NIMA, and Muhammad Athar Javed, DG Pakistan House, Islamabad. By signing the MoU, the two parties agreed to establish a formal mechanism of collaboration and cooperation for new initiatives, i.e., establishing Green Ship Recycling Industry in Pakistan.Read More