Friday, June 23rd, 2023
Met office predicts another wet spell in several cities
DNA QAZI SHOAIB KHAN ATTOCK (JUNE-23) The Met Office on Friday predicted another wet spell between June 24 (night) and June 30, several cities including Attock, Chakwal, Jhelum, Murree, Rawalpindi, Lahore, Islamabad, Gilgit, Mianwali, Sargodha, Hafizabad, Mandi Bahauddin, Sialkot, Narowal, Gujranwala, Gujrat, Sheikhupura, Faisalabad, Jhang, and Toba Tek Singh will experience intense winds and thunderstorms accompanied by rainfall. According to a spokesman of Pakistan Meteorological Department while talking to the media persons here on Friday has said , moist currents are penetrating in upper and central parts of the countryRead More
‘Alarming’ rise in diabetes expected globally by 2050, study says
LONDON, JUN 23: Every country in the world will see rates of diabetes rise in the next 30 years without action, according to a new global study. There are currently 529 million people in the world with diabetes, the study led by researchers at the Institute of Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington found. They projected that this will more than double to around 1.3 billion people by 2050. The majority of the cases are type 2 diabetes, the form of the disease that is linked toRead More
Providing clean, hygienic food to citizens is responsibility of all of us: President ICCI
ISLAMABAD, JUN 23 /DNA/ – President of Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry Ahsan Zafar Bakhtawari has said that cleanliness is a part of our faith and the identity of any developed society. It is the responsibility of all stakeholders, including food authorities, restaurants, to ensure the provision of healthy food to citizens in a clean environment. The establishment of Food Authority is a very welcome step for the federal capital. The authority has excellent and professional officers, Islamabad Chamber will provide full support to the authority and restaurants inRead More
US Deputy Chief of Mission concludes the future of women in energy scholar program
DNA ISLAMABAD, JUN 23: The U.S. Deputy Chief of Mission Andrew Schofer, along with Federal Secretary for Energy Rashid Mahmood Langrial and USAID Mission Director Reed Aeschliman, concluded the second cohort of the Future of Women in Energy Scholars program with a certificate distribution ceremony on June 23, 2023. The program, which was launched in 2022 in Pakistan, aims to support and inspire Pakistani women to pursue careers in the energy sector. Held in Islamabad, the ceremony featured remarks from the U.S. Deputy Chief of Mission and the Federal SecretaryRead More
PM Shehbaz meets President of EU Commission
DNA Paris, JUN 23: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif met President of the EU Commission Ursula von der Leyen on the sidelines of the New Global Financing Pact Summit in Paris. The Prime Minister thanked the President of the Commission for her participation in the Resilient Pakistan Conference held in Geneva on 9 January this year. He conveyed Pakistan’s commitment to continue working in close collaboration with the European institutions for rehabilitation and reconstruction in the flood-affected areas. The Prime Minister appreciated high-level interactions between Pakistan and the EU and renewedRead More
President lauds services of outgoing Korean, Lanka envoys
It may be mentioned here that the Korean and Sri Lanka envoys are leaving Pakistan after completing their term. Both of them contributed greatly towards further strengthening of bilateral relations. Ansar M Bhatti Islamabad, JUN 23: President Arif Alvi has called for further promoting bilateral economic, trade and cultural cooperation with the Republic of Korea and Sri Lanka to further cement bilateral ties. The President expressed these views while talking to the outgoing Ambassador of the Republic of Korea, Mr Suh Sangpyo, and the outgoing High Commissioner of Sri Lanka,Read More