Wednesday, August 16th, 2023
Zong 4G, HANDS Join Forces to Empower Youth through Digital Education
Islamabad, 16 Aug – Zong 4G, a pioneering force in Pakistan’s telecommunications landscape, has forged a strategic partnership with the Health and Nutrition Development Society (HANDS), ushering in a new era of transformative education in underserved regions. This strategic initiative is poised to establish an advanced digital lab at the FAS Noor Muhammad School in Karachi, outfitted with cutting-edge computer systems and technology, aimed at enhancing students’ technical prowess and access to the digital world. The partnership’s core objective is to empower the youth by harnessing digital technology to create newRead More
IHC to hear Imran’s appeal against conviction, sentence in Toshakhana case on Aug 22
Islamabad: The Islamabad High Court will take up an appeal filed by PTI Chairman Imran Khan — currently incarcerated in Attock Jail — against his conviction and sentence in the Toshakhana case on August 22 next week. A division bench, comprising IHC Chief Justice Aamer Farooq and Justice Tariq Mehmood Jahangiri, will take up the hearing. On August 5, a trial court in Islamabad found the PTI chief guilty of “corrupt practices” and sentenced him to three years in prison in the case. The verdict means that he also stoodRead More
UAE Ambassador meets Caretaker PM Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar
ISLAMABAD, AUG 16 /DNA/ – Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar, Caretaker Prime Minister of Pakistan receives in Prime Minister Office Hamad Obaid Alzaabi the Ambassador of UAE in Islamabad, as the bilateral relations between the two friendly countries and ways to enhance bilateral cooperation and partnership and matters of mutual interest were discussed
PTI Vice Chairman pens letter to Interim PM
Qureshi demands holding free, fair elections within stipulated 90 days Urges issue of delimitation can’t be taken as a pretext to delay elections Says keeping Khan in sub-human conditions to be a slur on face of administrative, judicial dispensation Asks now time to administer healing process, as his predecessors put country on verge of constitutional collapse ISLAMABAD: /DNA/ – Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Vice Chairman Shah Mehmood Qureshi congratulated Anwar-ul-Haq Kakar on assuming the office of Caretaker Prime Minister and demanded him to ensure holding free, fair and transparent general electionsRead More
Another incident of Holy Quran desecration takes place in Sweden
Another incident of desecration of the Holy Quran has taken place outside the Swedish Royal Palace in the capital Stockholm amid a heavy police presence, it emerged on Wednesday. The incident, which took place on Monday, marked the second time in a matter of weeks that Salwan Momika, 37, and Salwan Najem, 48, have desecrated the Holy Quran. Momika, an Iraqi refugee based in Sweden, has been involved in multiple such incidents, the last being on July 31, when he and another man desecrated the Holy Quran outside the SwedishRead More
‘Shock of my life,’ Wasim Akram on Imran Khan’s exclusion from PCB video
Pakistani legend Wasim Akram said Wednesday he was appalled after the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) excluded cricketing great Imran Khan from a video that highlighted the historic achievements of the national squad since its inception in 1952. The board is under criticism for the last 48 hours as people demanded the PCB to delete the video as it did not include one of the greatest of all time. “After long flights and hours of transit before reaching Sri Lanka, I got the shock of my life when I watched PCB’sRead More